Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Tuesday alleging that civil and political rights such as freedom of speech are being attacked by Rwandan authorities, even the rights of those living outside the country. According to HRW, strategies for repressing the rights of those who criticize the country include killings, kidnappings, beatings, enforced disappearances and [...]
Thai police arrested four suspects Thursday in connection with a shooting in a Bangkok mall that killed two and injured five. The suspects are accused of illegally modifying guns and selling them to a 14-year-old boy who then opened fire at a shopping center called Siam Paragon Mall Tuesday. Yala Police arrested two of the [...]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet recognized the Eastern European countries of Georgia and Moldova as “safe countries of origin” on Wednesday in an effort to reduce irregular migration. Refugee rights group PRO ASYL criticized the new recognition for effectively granting the German government quicker means to reject asylum applications from the two countries—which translates to [...]
According to the UN International Organization for Migration Sudan (IOM Sudan), more than 4.4 million people have been forced to flee Sudan and over 1 million people have sought refuge outside of Sudan due to the “disastrous and senseless” war, which has entered its fifth month, between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary [...]
Five people were killed amidst a protest and labor strike by taxi drivers in South Africa over new vehicle impoundment regulations. The strike officially ended Thursday. The protests and strike arose over a new municipal traffic law in Cape Town that stipulates that vehicles will be impounded for violations including unlicensed vehicles and drivers, passengers [...]
Thousands of indigenous people from the northwestern Argentine province of Jujuy arrived in Buenos Aires on Tuesday after crossing the country to protest a provincial constitutional reform allowing greater lithium extraction from the land they reside on. The protesters said that increased extraction of lithium in the area would cause drought, soil contamination and environmental [...]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MAEIE) in the Republic of Moldova announced Wednesday that Russian ambassadors in Moldova would be limited to 10 diplomats and 15 administrative positions due to “ongoing tensions unfriendly actions.” According to a press release, extra Russian diplomats must leave the country by August 15. Foreign Minister of [...]
Kosovo’s former intelligence chief, Driton Gashi, was convicted of “abuse of official post or authority” on Wednesday in consequence of deporting six Turkish people who had permanent residence or temporary permits unlawfully. According to the basic court in Pristina, Gashi was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison and not allowed to serve [...]
