The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil Justice José Dias Toffoli called for an investigation on Monday into alleged funds received by Transparency International from the leniency agreement entered between a food processor company, JBS and the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in 2017. The agreement was signed by J&F, the parent company of JBS, following Operation [...]

Lawyer Theerayut Suwankesorn filed a petition with Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Friday against multiple members of parliament (MPs) of the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) as reported by the Thai state news agency, National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT). 44 MPs of the MFP have been brought under scrutiny by the petition filed before [...]

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi blamed India Thursday for the assassination of two civilians on Pakistani soil, saying that the government has “credible evidence” linking the murder of Pakistani civilians and Indian agents. Qazi expanded on the allegations in a press briefing, referring to the assassination of Shahid Latif and Muhammad Riaz in [...]

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of India filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the NGO Environics Trust (ET) and its top officials for allegedly violating the provisions of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010. As per the FIR , ET allegedly transferred money for disaster relief to address the aftermath of Super Cyclonic [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday accused an El Salvador judge of using an investigation into a 1981 massacre to prosecute a local human rights activist over false accusations of supporting an amnesty law that barred prosecution of atrocities. The human rights activist, Rubén Zamora, has sought accountability for the 1981 El Mozote massacre and [...]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) misappropriated $400 million in state funds ahead of December elections, per an EU report. The report, issued Monday, highlighted a 25.1 percent increase in the expenses of the electoral body during the 2016-2019 and 2021-2024 electoral cycles. Also as per the report, [...]

Pakistan’s foreign affairs ministry Tuesday condemned an Iranian airstrike inside the country that reportedly killed two children and injured three others, calling the strike an “unprovoked violation” of its airspace. In its statement, Pakistan’s foreign ministry called Iran’s act “illegal” as it allegedly violated Pakistan’s territorial sovereignty. The ministry termed Iran’s actions “concerning” as they [...]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced Monday that North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea and called for a constitutional change to identify South Korea as the “number one hostile state,” according to the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim claimed that reconciliation between the two states is not possible [...]

A court in Iran has handed an additional 15-month prison term to the convicted Nobel laureate and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, according to a Monday Instagram post from the activist’s family. The additional jail term was given to Mohammadi for allegedly “spreading propaganda” against the Islamic Republic. The court reportedly based its decision on [...]

The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Monday issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter) expressing concerns over the draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, stating that the provisions of the bill would lead to an overarching censorship framework for broadcasting services, including news broadcasting. The statements were issued by the EGI after the Ministry of Information [...]