Articles Tagged with Robert Mueller

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said Sunday that billionaire Elon Musk’s effort to give money to registered voters for signing his America PAC petition in support of “free speech and the right to bear arms” is deeply concerning and warrants investigation by law enforcement. Musk, who has lately become an outspoken and vigorous advocate on the [...]

Supporters of Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales took more than 200 soldiers hostage on Saturday. The Bolivian Foreign Ministry reported that they occupied three military facilities in the province of Chapare during protests on Friday and accused them of possessing weapons and ammunition. 30 police officers are reportedly injured and more than 50 protesters were [...]

Thousands of Kenyans on Friday gathered to witness the ceremonial swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as the new deputy president of the Republic of Kenya, following the parliament’s decision to impeach the outgoing deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua. This event was held just hours after the high court of Kenya at Milimani lifted the conservatory orders that [...]

29 children in Nigeria are facing a looming death penalty after being charged with acts of felony including treason, destruction of property, public disturbance and mutiny. These children, aged between fourteen and seventeen years, are among the 76 people who were rounded up by the police and arraigned in court on Friday after participating in [...]

Viasna Human Rights Centre, one of the oldest human rights groups in Belarus, reported on Friday that political prisoner Dmitriy Schlethauer died on 11 October 2024, less than one month after being transferred to the penal colony in Mogilev in eastern Belarus. The cause of death is unknown. According to Viasna, a trial took place [...]

Moldova’s Constitutional Court on Thursday officially recognized the results of a referendum held on October 20, which sought to amend the constitution to reflect the country’s aspiration to join the European Union (EU). The referendum coincided with the first round of presidential elections and resulted in a narrow majority, with approximately 50.38% of voters supporting [...]

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16), on Saturday adopted several important agreements despite the session being suspended, specifically regarding the expanded role of Indigenous peoples and local communities, with a significant commitment made to strengthening their involvement in biodiversity efforts, particularly through the agreement [...]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order No. GA-46 takes effect on Friday, requiring Texas public hospitals to collect information on and report healthcare costs of undocumented immigrants. Governor Abbott issued the executive order on August 8, 2024,  finding that the Biden-Harris administration is running an “open border policy” that is costing Texans by imposing higher [...]

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) unveiled a new guide for its corruption notification channel on Thursday, giving whistleblowers a clear path to report misconduct. This follows the recent completion of payments for Ukraine’s first two whistleblower award cases, which were finalized in 2023 but only recently saw payouts. Ukraine implemented the whistleblower award [...]

A Georgia judge dismissed a Republican-led lawsuit on Saturday aimed at stopping counties from opening election offices over the weekend and letting voters hand in their mail ballots in person on Saturday and Sunday. The lawsuit specifically targeted Fulton County—a Democratic hub covering most of Atlanta and representing 11% of the state’s electorate. However, other [...]

Internet monitoring organization NetBlocks reported Thursday that Mozambique has implemented restrictions on social media and messaging platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, amid escalating tensions following disputed presidential election results. The restrictions follow earlier mobile data disruptions that occurred on October 25, after election results were announced. The social media shutdown comes as human rights [...]