The Israeli ban on the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) on Thursday came into effect despite criticism and backlash, impacting the work of the organization in Gaza and the West Bank. In October of 2024, the Israeli Parliament passed two laws mandating the cessation of UNRWA operations in Gaza and the West Bank, [...]
Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in the German city of Neu-Isenburg to protest the country’s far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). The protests delayed the party’s election campaign event at the city hall, Hugenottenhalle. The party event, titled “Mega-Veranstaltung mit Alice Weidel” (Mega-Event with Alice Weidel), was a campaign rally for the party’s chancellor [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the authorities in Sierra Leone to release Hawa Hunt, a well-known Sierra Leonean-Canadian artist and reality television personality, who has been detained for more than a month on charges of insulting the President and First Lady. Hunt, 42, was arrested on December 22, 2024, while appearing as a contestant [...]
The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to preserve video recordings of the voting process as a case challenging the increase in the number of voters per polling station is pending before the court. The plea argues the increase could lead to the exclusion of voters due to [...]
A US federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to freeze federal aid funding, finding that the administration’s directive was likely unconstitutional. The decision came after a federal judge in Washington, DC, blocked the same order in a separate lawsuit earlier this week. Judge John J. McConnell of the [...]
A Louisiana grand jury on Friday indicted a New York doctor for enabling the termination of a minor’s pregnancy by prescribing an abortion bill. The grand jury also indicted the minor’s mother, though the mother’s name has not been released to protect the minor’s identity. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill supported the indictment, stating: “It [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed alarm Friday over reports of summary executions in Khartoum North, Sudan, where fighters allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have allegedly killed civilians since regaining control of the area. The UN Human Rights Office verified at least 18 deaths, including one woman, in seven separate [...]
Libya’s Criminal Investigation Agency announced the rescue of over two hundred illegal immigrants in Al-Wahat district from a gang that tortured, abused and mistreated them on Friday. The rescued came from countries such as Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia, and were subject to horrific conditions, malnutrition, and sexual violence. According to the agency, twenty-five of the [...]
The Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Friday convicted oil company Trafigura, its former executive and two co-defendants for bribing an Angolan public official to obtain trade contracts. The trial level judgement, delivered by judges David Bouverat, Stephan Zenger and Maric Demont, found three of the defendants guilty of bribery, under article 322 of the Swiss [...]
The German parliament narrowly rejected a controversial immigration bill known as the “Influx Limitation Law” on Friday. A total of 349 members of parliament voted against the initiative, while 338 supported the draft, with five abstentions. The bill, proposed by Friedrich Merz, leader of the CDU/CSU opposition bloc, aims to reintroduce the words “and limitation” [...]
.jpg){kind=link}
