| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.04.2026 | Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon’s health care system, as it did Gaza’s | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ISABEL DEBRE
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Two years ago, Dr. Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza’s health care system, shelling hospitals, striking ambulances and forcing patients to evacuate. Re... |
| 03.04.2026 | GREECE: Humanitarian arrested in Norway at Greece’s request ― Greek authorities accused of using ‘Afghan paramilitaries’ to attack people seeking asylum ― NGO data highlights situation of people on th... | The founder of an NGO that monitors and shares data relating to the movement of people in the Aegean Sea has been arrested by the Norwegian police at the request of authorities in Greece. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)... |
| 30.03.2026 | Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean for the Mideast | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including the country’s desalination plants. Such a move — and Iran’s possible target... |
| 27.03.2026 | EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Large-scale movements of people from Lebanon to Syria ― NGOs urge Libya to accept migration-related recommendations from UN human rights review ― EU and Nigeria sign ‘readmission... | More than 130,000 people have entered Syria from Lebanon since the start of the latest conflict. Several NGOs have used a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council to reiterate their concerns about the treatment of people on the mo... |
| 26.03.2026 | Indonesia military officer steps down following acid attack on activist | JAKARTA: A senior officer in the Indonesian military has stepped down following an acid attack on an activist known for his opposition to the expanded role of the military, a spokesperson said on Thursday (Mar 26).
Andrie Yunus, a deputy co... |
| 25.03.2026 | Farmworkers' Fight: A New Era of Accountability for Sexual Abuse | Women farmworkers face pervasive sexual abuse. Labor icon Dolores Huerta recently accused César Chavez of sexual violence. This revelation shakes the historic farm labor movement. It exposes deep-seated power abuses. Yet, women leaders buil... |
| 23.03.2026 | Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, DORANY PINEDA and CLAIRE SAVAGE
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Ba... |
| 22.03.2026 | Israel strikes main bridge in south Lebanon, orders destruction of homes near border | TEL AVIV: Israel struck a main bridge linking Lebanon's south to the rest of the country on Sunday (Mar 22) after ordering its military to destroy all crossings over Lebanon's Litani River and to step up the demolition of homes near the sou... |
| 21.03.2026 | Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, DORANY PINEDA and CLAIRE SAVAGE
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Ba... |
| 18.03.2026 | Indonesian military detains four soldiers over acid attack on activist | JAKARTA: The Indonesian military detained four soldiers on Wednesday (Mar 18) suspected of links to an acid attack that maimed a rights activist critical of the growing role of the armed forces, an official said.
Andrie Yunus, deputy coordi... |
| 14.03.2026 | Calls for justice mount as Indonesian activist maimed in acid attack | JAKARTA: Two men on a motorbike threw acid in the face of an Indonesian rights activist, leaving him badly hurt and prompting calls on Friday (Mar 13) for a thorough investigation amid concerns of democratic backsliding in the country.
Andr... |
| 12.03.2026 | China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By HUIZHONG WU
BEIJING (AP) — China adopted a sweeping law Thursday to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode the rights of some minority groups as aut... |
| 12.03.2026 | Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war’s impact on protected places | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, raising alarms about the ... |
| 11.03.2026 | The U.S. Built A Blueprint To Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. | This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license.
Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat veteran Wes J. Bryant had por... |
| 09.03.2026 | Lebanese parliament extends term by 2 years as Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB NATALIE MELZER and BASSEM MROUE
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese parliament extended its term by two years on Monday due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has pushed the region i... |
| 25.02.2026 | Iran says students must respect 'red lines' after protests | PARIS: Iran offered a muted warning on Tuesday (Feb 24) for students who staged anti-government rallies, with the country's leaders under pressure after a recent mass protest movement and threats of US military action over its nuclear progr... |
| 09.02.2026 | China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KANIS LEUNG
HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment gi... |
| 05.02.2026 | US and Russia agree to re-establish military dialogue after Ukraine talks | KYIV: The US and Russia agreed Thursday (Feb 5) to re-establish high-level, military-to-military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump... |
| 04.02.2026 | Human Rights Watch warns US heading to 'authoritarianism' | WASHINGTON: Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday (Feb 4) that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades.
Trump's return to the White H... |
| 20.01.2026 | Uganda: The Hidden Costs of Uganda's Internet Blackout | Uganda's economy is now deeply digitized. Mobile money platforms alone process hundreds of billions of shillings daily, serving as the primary financial arteries for the informal sector, which employs over 70% of the population.
COMMENT | A... |
| 15.01.2026 | Uganda - Blanket Internet Shutdown Violates Rights | Nairobi — Authorities Should Immediately Restore Full Internet Access; Uphold Election Integrity
Ugandan authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns that undermine fundamental rights an... |
| 13.01.2026 | Uganda Communications Regulator Denies Notice On Internet, Mobile Money Shutdown Ahead of 2026 Elections | Uganda communications regulator denies notice on internet, mobile money shutdown ahead of 2026 elections
IN SHORT: A notice circulating on Facebook claims that the Uganda Communications Commission plans to shut down the internet and mobile ... |
| 09.01.2026 | Supreme Court will take up Cisco’s bid to shut down lawsuit by Falun Gong | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MARK SHERMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up an appeal from tech giant Cisco seeking to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persec... |
| 31.12.2025 | Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By AREF TUFAHA and MAJDI MOHAMMED
NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers pulled down their homes Wednesday as... |
| 20.12.2025 | Bangladesh tightens security after youth leader’s killing as media attacks stoke unrest fears | Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi mourners, including the country's interim government leader, attended the funeral on Saturday (Dec 20) of a slain youth leader and election candidate amid tight security.
Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, a key figure ... |
| 08.12.2025 | ‘It’s not safe to live here.’ Colombia is deadliest country for environmental defenders | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By STEVEN GRATTAN, Associated Press
PUERTO ASIS, Colombia (AP) — Jani Silva sits inside the wooden house she built on the banks of Colombia’s Putumayo River — a home she hasn’t slept in for more th... |
| 20.11.2025 | Why The Trump Administration’s Comparison Of Antifa To Hamas, ISIS, And MS-13 Makes No Sense | When Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem compared antifa to the transnational criminal group MS-13, Hamas and the Islamic State group in October 2025, she equated a nonhierarchical, loosely organized movement of antifascist activists wi... |
| 20.11.2025 | Israel announces plan to seize historical site in the West Bank as a new settlement appears | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site, according to a government document, and settlers put up a new outpost overnight, ... |
| 06.11.2025 | Malaysia’s AGC to appeal High Court ruling that government pay over US$8.8 million for pastor’s disappearance | KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Attorney-General’s Chamber (AGC) is appealing against a ruling by the Kuala Lumpur High Court which had ordered the government to pay over RM37 million (US$8.8 million) in damages for the high-profile disappearance ... |
| 31.10.2025 | Security Council condemns El-Fasher 'atrocities' as Sudan activists seek aid | PORT SUDAN: The UN Security Council condemned on Thursday (Oct 30) paramilitaries' reported "atrocities" in El-Fasher in western Sudan, where an aid group and activists have described a dire situation since the city's fall.
The Ra... |
| 30.10.2025 | ITALY: Prime Minister joins other EU leaders for informal migration summit – Media investigation into Italy-Albania migration deal – Humanitarians on trial in Sicily – ICC rules on Italy’s handling of... | Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has participated in an informal meeting on migration in the margins of the latest European Council summit. A recent media investigation has added to the longstanding criticism of the Italy-Albania migration agr... |
| 28.10.2025 | Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 60 people dead and 81 under arrest | By ELÉONORE HUGHES and DIARLEI RODRIGUES
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left... |
| 28.10.2025 | Biden Admin Blessed UN Surveillance Treaty, Trump Admin Gets To Abuse It | The US attended the UN Cybercrime Treaty signing ceremony in Hanoi this weekend, where 72 countries signed on to a Russia-backed framework for global surveillance cooperation. Whether the US actually puts pen to paper (and all the reporting... |
| 25.10.2025 | More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups | HANOI: Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday (Oct 25), despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.
The new global legal fram... |
| 22.10.2025 | A Cuban man deported by the US to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says | By GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three month... |
| 20.10.2025 | Reviving Lebanon’s economy | The below article is part of the series "Seizing Lebanon's Moment," a joint initiative with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The contributors to this series — who comprise top scholars, policymaker... |
| 06.10.2025 | UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe | GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday (Oct 6) whether to set up an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan.
A draft resolution, put forward by Denmark on b... |
| 25.09.2025 | Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system as advocates brace for impact | By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration pitched several other countries Thursday on its view that the global system for seeking asylum, in effect since World War II, has been rampantly ... |
| 24.09.2025 | The Pimco boss who thinks philanthropy has a PR problem | John Studzinski may be one of the City’s most senior bankers, but he is arguably best known for his exploits beyond the Square Mile and Wall Street; namely in the space of philanthropy. Ali Lyon talks to him about his aims to reshape the wa... |
| 23.09.2025 | More experts see genocide in Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza | By MIKE CORDER and MOLLY QUELL, Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s ... |
| 17.09.2025 | Uganda: Digital Expression in Uganda's 2025 Election Landscape | As Uganda approaches a high-stakes election year, the country's digital spaces have emerged as a frontline for political debate, civic mobilisation, and increasing state scrutiny.
Human rights organisations, regional digital rights bodies, ... |
| 09.09.2025 | US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China | By DAKE KANG and YAEL GRAUER, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralyzed in a hospital bed after a police beating wit... |
| 02.09.2025 | Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise | BANDUNG, Indonesia: Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said on Tuesday (Sep 2), raising tensions around demonstrations that ... |
| 01.09.2025 | Thailand could face more chaos after its prime minister’s removal | There will be “chaos in the short term,” an analyst tells CNBC.
“The elections, in our view, are unlikely to provide a permanent solution,” Nomura says.
Political instability may be a drag on Thailand’s efforts to revive its economy, which ... |
| 22.08.2025 | Commentary: Trump says ceasefires don’t matter – oh yes, they do | LONDON: Sat beside his Ukrainian counterpart in the White House this week, United States President Donald Trump explained why he’d dropped the idea of trying to pressure Russia into a ceasefire: They’re nice to have, but not necessary, he s... |
| 14.08.2025 | Human Rights Watch says Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an ‘apparent war crime’ | “To make matters worse, Israeli forces put at grave risk prisoners who were already victims of Iranian authorities’ brutal repression,” said Michael Page, the rights group’s deputy Middle East director.
Human Rights Watch says prisoners wer... |
| 13.08.2025 | Qatar sentences the country’s Baha’i leader to 5 years for social media posts | There was no immediate response from Qatar’s International Media Office to AP’s queries about the case.
The verdict came just two weeks after a group of U.N. human rights experts expressed “serious concern” about Rowhani’s arrest and detent... |
| 07.08.2025 | Coach Prime brings awareness to bladder cancer; Gaza’s plight is a cautionary tale (Letters) | Go Buffs!
Dr. Stephen Siegel, MD, Boulder
Gaza’s plight is a cautionary tale for all nations
The ongoing genocide in Gaza serves as a stark reminder of how the decisions of governing bodies can have devastating repercussions on their citize... |
| 05.08.2025 | Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s president vows justice | BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday (Aug 4) vowed justice and accountability five years after the catastrophic Beirut port explosion, as the investigating judge concluded questioning key defendants, a judicial official said.
No... |
| 04.08.2025 | Equality Now highlights how the Equal Rights Amendment can help safeguard LGBTQ+ rights and same-sex marriage | The historic legal victory that recognized love and equal access to marriage under the law in the US is under threat. A federal ERA could help protect it.
Once universally recognized and implemented, the ERA could provide a strong legal fou... |
| 01.08.2025 | The EPA is trying to harm us; Tea on THC campaign is reasonable; other figures must be scrutinized (Letters) | Chris Hoffman, Boulder Tea on THC campaign is reasonable
Thank you for your reporting on the controversy surrounding CU Regent Wanda James and her efforts to discredit a public health campaign by the Colorado School of Public Health (CU Ans... |
| 01.08.2025 | US envoy visits aid site in Gaza run by Israeli-backed group that has been heavily criticized | This handout photo from US Embassy Jerusalem shows White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, center, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, center left, visiting a food distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-ba... |
| 31.07.2025 | Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa's Online Stormtroopers Target Women Who Speak Out | by |
| 10.07.2025 | Europe court says athlete Semenya's trial wasn't fair in gender testing case | STRASBOURG: A top European court ruled on Thursday (Jul 10) that the Swiss judiciary did not give double Olympic champion Caster Semenya a fair trial when she contested a rule forcing her to lower her testosterone levels to be able to compe... |
| 23.05.2025 | Fiercest outcry yet of Prabowo placing uniformed men in civilian posts, as convicted army general becomes customs chief | Listen
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JAKARTA: An active military general previously convicted of kidnapping pro-democracy activists was appointed on Friday (May 23) to a key role in Indone... |
| 14.05.2025 | Rights groups say migrant workers are dying on Saudi job sites as kingdom prepares for World Cup | Another family reported waiting nearly 15 years before they were compensated by the Saudi government.
“It’s very urgent that the Saudi authorities and FIFA put in place basic labor rights protections,” Minky Worden, Human Rights Watch’s dir... |
| 09.05.2025 | The Damascus-SDF agreement two months on: Fragile progress or delayed collapse? | On March 10, 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the president of Syria, and Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), signed a historic agreement, ending a long-running divide between Damascus and the Democratic Autono... |
| 07.05.2025 | The Ripple Effect of Tariffs: A Deep Dive into the Economic Storm | The U.S. economy is a ship navigating through turbulent waters. Tariffs, like sudden storms, disrupt the course. Companies are feeling the impact, and the ripples are spreading far and wide. The recent reports from various sectors paint a p... |
| 04.05.2025 | Asylum-seeking Honduran mother is still sitting in an Aurora ICE center six months after being detained | Medina’s detention came near the end of President Joe Biden’s administration — months before Colorado found itself in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, which has included raids at apartment buildin... |
| 03.05.2025 | The Human Rights Crisis: A Call to Action Amidst Global Turmoil | In a world increasingly fraught with conflict and oppression, the specter of human rights violations looms larger than ever. The recent report from Amnesty International paints a grim picture. It reveals a landscape where the ideals of huma... |
| 01.05.2025 | The Digital Divide: Bias and Accountability in Social Media Moderation | In the digital age, social media platforms wield immense power. They shape narratives, influence opinions, and connect people across the globe. Yet, this power comes with a heavy burden. Recent studies reveal troubling biases in content mod... |
| 30.04.2025 | Human rights attacks accelerated by Trump second term: Amnesty International | The global system of law and human rights is under threat from a "multiplicity of assaults" which have accelerated since US President Donald Trump's return to power, Amnesty International said Tuesday (Apr 29) in its annual report... |
| 28.04.2025 | Edinburgh Uni Study Reveals Bias in Facebook Content Moderation | New research from the University of Edinburgh suggests that there was some bias in the removal of social media posts surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Hundreds of posts about an outbreak of violence in Israel and Palestine in 2021 ... |
| 21.04.2025 | Federal judge in Colorado expresses skepticism at Trump deportation procedures under Alien Enemies Act | Tim Macdonald, the ACLU of Colorado’s legal director, said Monday morning that at least 11 Colorado residents held at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract detention center in Aurora have been sent to the Centro de Confinami... |
| 17.04.2025 | EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU deepens police co-operation with Egypt ― Libyan authorities escalate crackdown on humanitarian organisations ― NGO accuses Moroccan authorities of ‘forced disappearances’ ― EU... | The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has signed a working agreement with Egypt. Libyan authorities have suspended the operation of ten humanitarian NGOs after accusing them of facilitating the “resettlement” o... |
| 13.04.2025 | Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, patients evacuated | CAIRO: Two Israeli missiles hit a major Gaza hospital on Sunday (Apr 13), putting the emergency department out of action and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was aimed at Hamas fighters exploiting the fa... |
| 07.04.2025 | Myanmar’s fatal quake deepens political turmoil with no path to peace, experts say | Just hours after the quake, the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some quake-hit cities and issued a plea for international aid — a move that represents a stark contrast to the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis that hit the Asian nati... |
| 04.04.2025 | Indonesian activists slam rule allowing police oversight of foreign journalists | JAKARTA: Indonesian activists on Thursday (Apr 3) decried a new regulation allowing police to monitor foreign journalists and researchers working in the country, a move they say would limit press freedom.
The new rule, issued on Mar 10 but ... |
| 27.03.2025 | Poland suspends asylum applications for migrants at Belarus border | Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has confirmed that the government will temporarily suspend the right of migrants arriving at Poland’s border with Belarus to apply for asylum.
This move follows the signing of a controversial bill into ... |
| 24.03.2025 | Contempt Of Court | I think lots of people know the kind of person who thinks they’re more clever than they really are. The kind of person who thinks that they can outwit the system by playing stupid games. The kind of person who thinks that this kind of beati... |
| 14.03.2025 | Former Philippines President Duterte appears by video link at International Criminal Court hearing | Estimates of the death toll during Duterte’s presidential term vary, from the more than 6,000 that the national police have reported and up to 30,000, according to numbers from human rights groups.
The ICC judge said that Duterte had been a... |
| 28.02.2025 | Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘ black hole’ for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn | Venezuelan migrant Luisleibis Navarro carries her son, as he waits to board a boat departing from Panama’s Caribbean coastal village of Miramar to the border with Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Migrants are returning from southern Mexic... |
| 19.02.2025 | Africa: Dating Apps' Lack of Safeguards Put LGBTQ+ Africans At Risk | What's the context? LGBTQ+ users from Egypt to Nigeria risk entrapment and surveillance when online dating.
Online dating offers crucial connections
Digital platforms exploited by criminals, governments
Safeguards specifically for LGBTQ+ pe... |
| 18.02.2025 | Scotland and UAE Deepen Tech Ties with Robotics Hub | Scotland and the United Arab Emirates are collaborating to launch the first Robotarium in the Middle East, with the hope of driving innovation in robotics and artificial intelligence.
The new UAE Robotarium is being created through a strate... |
| 13.02.2025 | The Geopolitical Chessboard: Trump’s Controversial Moves in Ukraine and Gaza | In the world of international politics, leaders often play a high-stakes game of chess. Each move can alter the course of history. Recently, former President Donald Trump has made headlines with his bold proposals regarding Ukraine and Gaza... |
| 12.02.2025 | National Politics | Trump doubles down on plan to empty Gaza. This is what he has said and what’s at stake | FILE – A man sells bread under the ruin of his bakery destroyed by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, file)
The United States would then take over the territor... |
| 11.02.2025 | Key Bangladesh party warns over unrest after buildings smashed | DHAKA: Bangladesh's powerful BNP political party has spoken out publicly for the first time against the interim government after a surge of unrest and a sweeping security crackdown.
Police have arrested more than 1,500 people nationwide sin... |
| 07.02.2025 | National Politics | Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel | The order says the U.S. will impose “tangible and significant consequences” on those responsible for the ICC’s “transgressions.” Actions may include blocking property and assets and not allowing ICC officials, employees and relatives to ent... |
| 06.02.2025 | How Albania went from Europe’s socialist poorhouse to a narco-state | - |
| 21.01.2025 | Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza’s ‘ghost towns’ | “For a campaign of this duration, which is a year’s worth of fighting in a heavily urban environment where you have an adversary that is hiding in amongst that environment, then you would expect an extremely high level of damage,” said Matt... |
| 21.01.2025 | Myanmar junta says it deported over 50,000 scam centre workers to China | YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta said on Tuesday (Jan 21) it had deported to China more than 50,000 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations since October 2023, as it made a rare call to neighbouring countries to intervene.
S... |
| 11.01.2025 | The Twilight of Guantanamo: A Reckoning for Justice and Memory | Guantanamo Bay is a ghost town of justice. Once a bustling prison for nearly 800 men, it now holds just 15. The echoes of its past still haunt the U.S. and the world. The war on terror, launched in the wake of 9/11, has left scars that are ... |
| 11.01.2025 | The Price of Words: Vietnam's Crackdown on Free Speech | In Vietnam, the pen is not mightier than the sword. It can lead to imprisonment. The recent sentencing of Tran Dinh Trien, a former lawyer, highlights the perilous landscape of free speech in the country. Trien received a three-year prison ... |
| 11.01.2025 | The Rising Tide of Atolls: A New Era in E-Commerce | In the bustling world of e-commerce, change is the only constant. Atolls, formerly known as Global Savings Group, is riding this wave of transformation. With a new name and ambitious goals, the company is set to redefine its role in the dig... |
| 10.01.2025 | Vietnam jails ex-lawyer over Facebook posts | HANOI: A Vietnamese court sentenced a prominent former lawyer to three years in jail on Friday (Jan 10) over Facebook posts it ruled undermined the state by criticising a leading judge.
Tran Dinh Trien, former deputy head of the Hanoi Bar A... |
| 08.01.2025 | Cambodian police arrest suspect in politician's Bangkok shooting | BANGKOK: Police in Cambodia arrested a former Thai marine on Wednesday (Jan 8) over the fatal shooting of a Cambodian opposition politician in a brazen attack in downtown Bangkok.
Exiled Cambodian opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy accused th... |
| 08.01.2025 | Guantanamo’s prisoners have reached a pivotal moment. So has the 9/11 case. Here’s what to know | At its peak, Guantanamo held almost 800 Muslim men, who had been captured by the U.S. or its partners in the Middle East, Central Asia and elsewhere, and flown shackled and blindfolded or hooded to the special military-run prison at Guantan... |
| 26.12.2024 | The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern | USAID confirmed to the AP that it had asked the famine-monitoring organization to withdraw its stepped-up warning issued in a report dated Monday. The report did not appear among the top updates on the group’s website Thursday, but the link... |
| 23.12.2024 | New Guide Empowers Australian Tech Workers to Expose Corporate Wrongdoings | The Human Rights Law Centre has released a new guide that empowers Australian tech employees to speak out against harmful company practices or products.
The guide, Technology-Related Whistleblowing, provides a summary of legally protected a... |
| 21.12.2024 | Preserving evidence and securing justice for Assad’s crimes | Under former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the Syrian security sector kept meticulous records of its crimes. However, in the wake of the regime’s rapid fall, many files and server rooms at Syria’s security branches, prisons, and hospi... |
| 20.12.2024 | Israel keeps up Gaza bombardment as ceasefire talks intensify | CAIRO: US and Arab mediators are working around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 44 Palestinians on Thursday (... |
| 11.12.2024 | New Syria PM calls for 'stability and calm' | DAMASCUS: Syria's new transitional prime minister on Tuesday (Dec 10) said it was time for "stability and calm" in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels in a lightning offensive.
The ... |
| 06.12.2024 | Rebels capture key Syrian city of Hama | HAMA, Syria: Rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday (Dec 5) in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad's forces days after they lost the country's commercial hub Aleppo.
The rebels led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir... |
| 27.11.2024 | ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader over Rohingya campaign | THE HAGUE: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday (Nov 27) he would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity in the alleged persecution of the Rohin... |
| 25.11.2024 | The Global Energy Crisis: A Symphony of Outages | The world is facing an energy crisis. It's a storm brewing on the horizon, affecting nations far and wide. From the bustling streets of South Africa to the quiet corners of Texas, the struggle for reliable electricity is palpable. Load shed... |
| 25.11.2024 | South Africa is not alone: the other countries with load shedding | South Africa’s 244-day run without load shedding suggests energy utility Eskom has finally turned the corner in the battle to maintain an energy surplus. Other countries are not as fortunate.
Indeed, South Africa is not the only country to ... |
| 24.11.2024 | The ICC's Bold Move: Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant | In a historic twist, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This unprecedented action marks a significant moment in internati... |
| 21.11.2024 | Top war-crimes court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in Israel-Hamas fighting | Gallant, in a statement, said the decision “sets a dangerous precedent against the right to self-defense and moral warfare and encourages murderous terrorism.”
The warrant marked the first time that a sitting leader of a major Western ally ... |
| 15.11.2024 | More Russians denounce each other over Ukraine, in echo of Soviet era | LONDON: On the last day of January, a woman took her son to see paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova at Polyclinic No 140 in northwest Moscow. The boy, aged seven, had a problem with one of his eyes.
The conversation that the boy's mother allege... |
| 11.11.2024 | Tensions Rise: Football, Protests, and the Clash of Cultures in Europe | In the heart of Europe, football is more than a game. It’s a battleground for emotions, politics, and identity. Recent events in Amsterdam and Paris have turned the beautiful game into a flashpoint for rising tensions between Israelis and P... |
