Rights groups urge Egyptian government to release imprisoned political activist Mohamed Adel
After having already spent five years in pre-trial detention, Adel was sentenced this week to four years in prison on charges of spreading false news and involvement in an unlawful group, among others
Tunisian government announces more measures to restrict online content
The Tunisian president and several ministries announced plans to restrict social media and online content which is determined to be “harming the country’s interests”
Rights groups call on UAE government to release unjustly held prisoners ahead of COP28
According to a letter by over 20 rights groups, 58 detainees are being held by the UAE authorities despite their prison sentences being over, in some cases for years, in clear violation of international law
Political prisoners Patrick Zaki and Mohamed el-Baqer are free
Patrick George Zaki had been sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday while Mohamed el-Baqer, the lawyer of Alaa Abdel Fattah, was serving a four-year term. Rights organizations have urged Egypt to free all political prisoners
Struggle for dignity and rights in Jujuy continues
The protests in the province intensified after a new constitution was passed in the provincial legislature which Indigenous and social movements allege undermines people’s rights
Daily wagers suffer the brunt of heat wave in Pakistan
Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable nations in the world when it comes to the effects of climate changes despite its low contribution to the phenomenon
Boluarte isolates herself even further and declares López Obrador persona non grata
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Peruvian Congress declared Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador persona non grata
Moroccan journalist Hanane Bakour on trial over social media post
Amnesty called the charges against journalist Hanane Bakour “absurd” and urged the government to immediately drop the case against her
Rights organizations raise deep concern over Indian tax authorities’ ‘survey’ operation on BBC
The ‘survey’ operation conducted by the Income Tax Department was condemned by opposition parties, rights bodies and journalists’ organizations. It comes barely a month after the BBC aired a controversial two-part documentary on the Gujarat riots of 2002
Daily Round-up | Colombians march in support of Petro’s policies & other stories
In this episode, we bring you stories of Colombians marching in support of President Gustavo Petro’s government, Palestinian prisoners launching a civil disobedience movement, Amnesty criticizing a British firm for its role in evictions in Kashmir, and the US and Papua New Guinea in talks over a defense agreement
Sri Lankan student activist Wasantha Mudalige released from prison
Mudalige, who was in custody since August 18 last year under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), was cleared of all terrorism charges on January 31. On February 1, he was released from custody on bail
Demand for Wasantha Mudalige’s release grows stronger
The detention of Wasantha Mudalige, Sri Lankan student activist and convenor of the Inter University Students’ Federation, has been extended till February 8
- Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demands renewal of peace process, full UN membership
- Haiti and Kenya establish diplomatic ties as UNSC mulls deployment of controversial “security support mission”
- Syrian president visits China, seeks to increase economic cooperation
- Colombian government and FARC dissident group announce bilateral ceasefire
