The Associated Press (AP) filed a motion on Wednesday seeking to ensure immediate compliance with the injunction imposed last week that ordered the White House to allow AP reporters access to the press pool. The injunction was filed just one day after information was leaked regarding a new White House press policy that would once [...]
The Tunisian government has made arbitrary detention a central instrument of state policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published Wednesday, alleging a systematic effort to quash dissent and stifle civil and political freedoms. According to the report, authorities have increasingly relied on vague anti-terrorism and conspiracy charges to jail critics, political opponents, [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland ordered Trump officials on Tuesday to give sworn testimony regarding their compliance with her prior order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, despite a court order from 2019 barring such a [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction preventing the US Department of Labor from requiring government contractors and federal grant recipients to certify that they do not operate any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs that violate any federal anti-discrimination laws. Executive Order [...]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday reported that nearly 60,000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from Pakistan so far this month. The latest wave of forced deportations comes amid a nationwide effort to expel foreigners, whether they are residing in Pakistan legally or illegally, in the name of “national security.” Amnesty International [...]
Amnesty International called on Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release activist and poet Mohamed Tadjadit, who is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for his peaceful expression of dissent. The appeal comes ahead of Tadjadit’s scheduled appeal hearing on April 17, and amid growing international condemnation of his conviction. “The imprisonment of Mohamed Tadjadit [...]
Amnesty International released an extensive report on Wednesday denouncing human rights violations in Mozambique following the 2024 elections. In the report, Amnesty International evaluated human rights abuses committed by Mozambican security forces during the post-election crackdown. The report concludes that the use of force by Mozambican authorities was reckless and unnecessary, amounting to violations of [...]
A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison and nearly 3 million dollars in civil reparation for aggravated money laundering. The couple was found guilty of accepting illicit contributions in the same amount to finance Humala’s presidential campaigns. A court in Lima, the [...]
Hungary’s National Assembly on Monday passed an amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary that bans LGBTQ+ public events. The change was adopted with 140 votes in favor of the amendment and 21 against. The amendment was initiated by Hungary’s governing far-right party, Fidesz -KDNP. Budapest Pride was banned last month after a fast-tracked bill [...]
The UK’s gambling regulator announced on Tuesday that it is charging 15 individuals with using confidential information surrounding election dates to “gain an unfair advantage in the betting market.” Many of the individuals charged are high-profile and have held public office. The Gambling Commission says that the charges were made following an investigation, launched in June 2024, into [...]
