The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced Saturday that incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa won the presidential election, maintaining power. However, international election watchdogs and the international community have raised doubts about the legitimacy of Mnangagwa’s election, along with Mnangagwa’s main opponent, Nelson Chamisa of the opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change Party (CCC). After the release of [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political system produces undemocratic elections and amplifies ethnic divisions, as the country’s dominant ethnic groups—Bosniacs, Croats, and Serbs—enjoy privileges denied to other ethnic groups. The court held in Kovačević v Bosnia and Herzegovina that Bosnia and Herzegovina had breached Article 1 of [...]

The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation announced a high treason charge on Monday against Robert Shonov, a former US consulate contract employee in Moscow. High treason carries a possible sentence of 12 to 20 years’ imprisonment. The charge falls under Article 275 of Russia’s Criminal Code. The code forbids Russian citizens from [...]

The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child on Monday published authoritative guidance concerning children’s rights with respect to the environment amidst growing concerns of climate change. The guidance urges member states to swiftly implement intervention measures to address the adverse impacts of environmental degradation and protect children’s right to a clean [...]

Local police announced Monday that an active shooter on the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) Chapel Hill campus shot and killed a faculty member. Active shooter alerts and sirens caused students, staff and faculty members at the famed southern US university to barricade themselves into classrooms and offices Monday afternoon. About an hour and a [...]

Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that the Timorese Chargé d’Affaires had been told to leave Myanmar before September 1 over the diplomat’s alleged association with Myanmar’s government-in-exile. Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation subsequently condemned the Myanmar military junta’s decision. According to the Myanmar foreign ministry’s statement, the Timorese diplomat was expelled [...]

A high court in Nairobi on Saturday issued a directive ordering cryptocurrency project Worldcoin and its partners to halt the processing of any new biometric data in Kenya until a pending case against the company is formally heard and adjudicated. This injunction comes in response to a grievance lodged by the Kenya Data Protection Commissioner [...]

The National Unity of Hope (UNE) party raised concerns on Friday about the integrity of the recent presidential election, citing a number of alleged irregularities. UNE is led by former first lady Sandra Torres, who lost in this recent election. In a statement posted on social media, the UNE executive committee called on authorities to [...]

A Times investigation revealed on Saturday that the Ministry of Justice has been tracking journalists who make information requests. In the UK, the right to request and access recorded information held by public authorities is protected under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act. By law, UK public authorities [...]

The US Department of State has announced visa restrictions on Chinese officials linked to the alleged systematic assimilation of over a million Tibetan children in state-operated boarding schools. This decision is part of a broader strategy by the Biden administration to address China’s treatment of its ethnic minorities, with a particular focus on the Tibetan [...]