The government of Canada announced the expansion of sanctions against Iran due to involvement in “terrorism and systematic and gross human rights violations” on Sunday, effectively barring anyone who has served as a senior government official in Iran since 2019 from entering Canada. This measure enhances the previous sanctions against the Iranian regime which were [...]

Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) reported on Friday that reporters from at least 13 media outlets in Hong Kong have been subjected to both online and offline harassment as part of a systematic and organized campaign. During a press conference, HKJA chairperson Selina Cheng stated that at least 15 journalists, along with their family members [...]

Botswana’s former president Ian Khama appeared in a magistrate court in Gaborone on Friday to face charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property, after returning from three years in exile. This comes only one month before the general election in which his former vice president and now rival, President Mokgweetsi Masisi, [...]

Italian prosecutors in the city of Palermo requested a six-year prison sentence on Saturday for Matteo Salvini, the country’s deputy prime minister and leader of the League party, who is accused of kidnapping migrants and abuse of office. In 2019, then-Minister of the Interior Salvini prevented a vessel of the Spanish NGO Open Arms carrying [...]

The UK’s latest report on Hong Kong, released on Thursday, sparked condemnation from the Hong Kong government over its “absurd and false contents.” The report said that the city’s focus on national security was undermining its international reputation. Amongst other things, the report specifically highlights the prosecution of British national and pro-democracy journalist Jimmy Lai, the [...]

Several human rights organizations announced on Friday the creation of an international support committee for freedoms in Tunisia in response to increasing authoritarianism under President Kais Saied. They are calling for free, transparent elections, the release of unjustly detained individuals, and an end to repressive measures against Tunisian society. Yosra Frawes, head of International Federation [...]

Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, issued a stern condemnation on Saturday of recent attacks on Sufi shrines across the country. Bangladesh has experienced a recent rise of extremist violence targeting religious and cultural sites, including both Sufi shrines and minority Hindu temples. Yunus assured the public that law enforcement agencies have been instructed to take [...]

Algeria’s top court confirmed the victory of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday with state media reporting that the president received 84.3% of the vote, despite claims of fraud from the opposition. Opposition leader Abdelali Hassani Cherif, head of the moderate Islamist party Movement of Society for Peace, legally challenged the vote last week. Cherif was [...]

Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) mandated the transfer of R$18,350,000 to the national treasury from funds previously frozen in the bank accounts of X (formerly Twitter) and Starlink. This decision was signed on September 11, 2024, and subsequently made public on Friday. X was fined for failing to comply with [...]

The government of Sweden announced Thursday that it will be exponentially increasing its repatriation incentive for migrants to leave Sweden from 10,000 Krona to 350,000 Krona per person, according to local media. The announcement came as part of the center-right coalition government’s policy speech Tuesday, delivered by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who called for a [...]