In a significant escalation of political tensions as the 2024 US presidential election approaches, a formal complaint has been filed against the Harris for President campaign and the Labour Party of the United Kingdom, alleging illegal foreign contributions and interference in the electoral process. The complaint, submitted by lawyers for Donald J. Trump for President [...]

Moldovan President Maia Sandu denounced what she called an “unprecedented assault” on the country’s democracy in the wake of the contentious EU membership referendum held on Sunday. In a statement on X, Sandu accused criminal groups, allegedly backed by foreign actors hostile to Moldova’s national interests, of attempting to undermine the country’s democratic process. “These [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to press Burkina Faso on critical rights issues during the commission’s scheduled review of the country on October 23. The rights group called for the protection of civilians amid the country’s ongoing armed conflict, the removal of restrictions on journalists, [...]

Former Albanian Prime Minister Ilir Meta was arrested Monday after the Albanian Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) lodged a case against the former politician. SPAK published a press release saying that Meta (identified by his initials) was arrested on charges of “passive corruption” of high-level officials, money laundering, and failure to file or false filing of [...]

Tanzanian opposition leader Aisha Machano is in serious condition after being abducted and beaten on Sunday, according to a statement by the opposition party CHADEMA. The party said that Machano was picked up by motorcyclists after being left in the Kibiti wilderness. Machano was admitted to Mwananyamala Regional Hospital for her injuries before being discharged. [...]

Aboriginal Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe publicly accused King Charles of genocide on Monday for the continuing legacy of British colonization on the Aboriginal population of Australia. In her public accusation, Thorpe called on the British monarch to negotiate a treaty with Aboriginal people. Later, during an appearance on ABC Radio National, she supported her claim [...]

Takayoshi Tsuda, the Chief of Police of Shizuoka Prefecture, publicly apologized to Iwao Hakamata on live TV on Monday for fabricating evidence and coercing him during a murder investigation. This misconduct led to Hakamata’s wrongful arrest and 48 years on death row. Speaking to Hakamata and his family, local media reports Chief Tsuda as stating: [...]

The Supreme Court of India dismissed former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging the criminal defamation case filed against him by the Registrar of Gujarat University on Monday. The case was filed in response to alleged defamatory comments made by Kejriwal concerning the educational qualifications of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In March 2023, [...]

The trial for a class action lawsuit against Anglo-Australian multinational mining company BHP began on Monday in England, with 620,000 claimants seeking damages for the collapse of a tailings pond dam in Brazil that killed 19 and released 50 million cubic meters of toxic waste into the environment. There are additional class action lawsuits as [...]

The National Assembly of Pakistan approved the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill on Monday, with international groups voicing concern about erosion of judicial independence in the country. The amendment modifies Article 175 of the Constitution, introducing a selection process for the Chief Justice of Pakistan. A parliamentary committee will select the Chief Justice from the three most [...]