German police revealed Saturday that the suspect in Friday’s Christmas market attack in the city of Magdeburg is currently in pre-trial custody on charges of murder, attempted murder, and grievous bodily harm — as German politicians from opposing political camps condemned the coalition government for “ignoring warnings” about the attack. On Friday evening, a man [...]

Pakistan’s Field General Court Martial sentenced 25 people on Saturday for their involvement in violent attacks on state-owned military installations, including the desecration of the monuments to the Shuhada (martyrs), during the May 2023 nationwide unrest. The sentences, which follow an earlier ruling on the case by the Pakistani Supreme Court, include “rigorous imprisonment” ranging [...]

Refugees International, an independent human rights organization that advocates for displaced people, called on the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Friday to end its partnership with the UAE until the state ceases its support for armed actors in Sudan. The organization expressed concern that such a partnership of the Association could make it complicit with [...]

Three human rights groups — Human Rights Watch, the Platform for Families in Pursuit of Justice, and the Citizens’ Assembly — called on the Turkish authorities Friday to disclose information about civil servants under investigation for the collapse of buildings during the 2023 earthquake. Human rights groups are demanding that the perpetrators be brought to [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on the Cambodian government on Sunday to bring to justice those responsible for the murder of an environmental journalist, and to take decisive action to eradicate deteriorating violence against journalists in the country. The group strongly condemned the violence against local journalist Chhoeung Chheng, who died on December 7 in [...]

International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) expressed serious concern on Friday regarding the violent crackdown on opposition protestors during the recent protests in Islamabad and other cities in Pakistan. The group urged the country to strictly limit the use of force and adhere to international human rights standards. The group stated that 12 protesters [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Colombian authorities on Friday to do everything in their power to solve the brutal killing of a presenter and director of a local radio station in the northwest of the country and bring to justice the offenders. They strongly condemned the crime, emphasizing that the journalist’s work as a [...]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for decisive global action to eliminate chemical weapons. Saturday marks the Day of Remembrance of All Victims of Chemical Warfare when he also called on the international community to reaffirm its commitment to ending this threat once and for all. In his message, Antonio Guterres emphasized the important achievement [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday a bill that provides debt relief to recruits who sign up to fight in Ukraine, and their spouses. Federal law No. 391 was previously passed by the State Duma, lower house of the Russian parliament, on Tuesday November 19, and comes into force in December.  The [...]

Belarusian opposition activist Vasil Verameichuk has been detained in Vietnam and extradited to Belarus, where he faces accusations of terrorism and a possible death penalty, the opposition in exile said Thursday. On Wednesday, state television in Belarus showed Verameichuk being taken to Minsk on a nearly empty plane and led down the steps by two [...]