Crackdown against protesters
NYC activists defy police repression and continue mobilizing for Palestine

Protesters with the #ShutItDown4Palestine movement took the streets of New York City once again on February 4 to demand an end to all US funding of Israel and a permanent ceasefire

Uzbekistan protesters sentenced Court in Uzbekistan sentences 22 people for participating in protests in July last year 

Human right groups have termed the sentencing “persecution” and demanded action against security forces responsible for the deaths of nearly two dozen people

UNHRC adopts resolution on Sri Lanka as economic crisis deepens

Humanitarian activists and members of civil society organizations are raising concern that food insecurity on the island is likely to get much worse as the crisis deepens

Sierra Leone protests against inflation Sierra Leone’s president threatens further crackdown on protesters after security forces kill 21

Even as his own government’s data shows record rise in consumer prices, President Julius Maad Bio described the protests against the soaring cost of living crisis as an insurrection and vowed to “crack down hard”

Sudan protests As protests continue in Sudan, resistance committees release a key charter

On February 28, the Khartoum Coordination of the Resistance Committees proposed the “Charter for the Establishment of the People’s Authority”, setting forth a militant roadmap to democracy

Protester dies in Tunisia Protester dies after being injured in crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in Tunisia

57-year-old Ridha Bouziane died in hospital five days after he was injured during protests against the government of president Kais Saied in Tunis on January 14