Articles Tagged with Breonna Taylor

Bosnia’s Serb Regional Parliament ordered its representatives on Wednesday to boycott votes in joint state bodies to hinder the reforms needed for EU integration. The order was made in an emergency session to discuss the response to the ongoing trial of the President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik for refusing to annul a [...]

Demonstrations erupted in several Christian neighborhoods of Damascus and other parts of Syria on Monday demanding protection for Christians in response to the arson of a Christmas tree near Hama, amidst ongoing Christmas holiday celebrations. The protests followed the circulation of a viral footage on social media, which depicted hooded individuals setting fire to an [...]

Pakistan’s military courts sentenced 60 civilians on Thursday to prison terms ranging from two to ten years for their involvement in violent protests that erupted following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 9, 2023. The announcement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), comes amid heightened international scrutiny and criticism regarding the military’s [...]

Protests erupted in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday with local stakeholders demonstrating against the proposed Vaishno Devi ropeway project, amidst a 72-hour shutdown called to express opposition to the ₹250 crore ($29.3M USD) project, which aims to connect Tarakote Marg to Sanjichhat, facilitating a quicker journey for pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine. The [...]

The Taipei District Prosecutors Office (TDPO) charged on Thursday Ko Wen-je, the former mayor of Taipei and leader of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), for bribery and other corruption offenses in connection with a real estate development project known as the Core Pacific City redevelopment project. The prosecutors sought an imprisonment sentence of 28 years [...]

A Russian court sentenced a Dutch citizen, Harry Johannes van Wurden, on Wednesday to three years in prison for assaulting a police officer.  The ruling was issued after van Wurden was found guilty of punching a police officer during an incident in central Moscow last October. Wurden was initially arrested and placed under house arrest [...]

Morocco’s justice and Islamic affairs ministers unveiled significant reforms to the country’s family law on Tuesday in Rabat, marking the first comprehensive review of the Moroccan Family Code in 20 years. The initiative aims to expand women’s rights in child custody, guardianship, and polygamous marriages while addressing broader societal changes. Key amendments include raising the [...]

Iran’s government announced on Tuesday that it had lifted a two-year ban on WhatsApp and the Google Play Store, marking a significant shift in the country’s internet restrictions. The official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported the decision after a meeting involving top government officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian. This move is seen as an [...]

Several UN Special Rapporteurs on Monday expressed concern over a spike in systemic targeting of Baha’i-religion women in Iran. The UN experts observed that Baha’i women have been facing systemic targeting, including arrests, summoning for interrogation, enforced disappearance, raids on their homes and confiscation of their personal belongings. In a letter from July this year, [...]

The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Monday issued an investigation report on a massacre carried out by the Wharf Jérémie criminal gang in the municipality of Port-au-Prince of Haiti between December 6 and 11. They noted at least 207 people (134 [...]