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The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela urged Monday for the government to end the repression that began following the country’s disputed presidential elections of July 28, 2024. In its press release, the UN independent mission recognized 23 deaths during protests, most of which were caused by gunfire. Chair of the mission, Marta Valiñas, [...]

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The justice minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Constant Mutamba, announced on Saturday the release of 527 prisoners from the central prison of Makala, DRC on X (formerly Twitter). Mutamba delivered 2,000 mattresses and ordered 7,000 mattresses to improve the detention conditions of prisoners, and said that prisoners in the DRC eat two [...]

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The Court of Appeals (CA) Special 7th Division of Philippines on Friday decided that the revocation order issued by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Filipino news website Rappler was illegal, ordering the SEC to restore the certificate of Incorporation of Rappler, Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation. The court declared the SEC’s previous [...]

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Bangladesh Government authorities announced Tuesday that Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his work in microcredit markets and a well-known critic and political opponent of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will lead the country’s interim government. This significant development comes in the wake of Hasina’s resignation and subsequent flight from the country [...]

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday that Chad’s military caused the deaths of several detainees in transit and within the country’s Koro Toro prison. The detainees were arrested during the October 2022 protests. They were said to have been denied basic supplies, such as food, water and medical care, during transportation from Chad’s capital, [...]

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Former Bangladeshi Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak was detained at an airport in the country’s capital Dhaka while attempting to flee to New Delhi, local media outlets reported Tuesday.  According to the Dhaka Tribune, Palak, who served as the IT Minister in the recently ousted Awami League government, was detained [...]

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More protests erupted in major Israeli cities Saturday, reigniting calls for the government to reach a hostage deal with Hamas. The protests were led by nonprofits such as the Hostages and Missing Families Forum as they recognized over 300 days since the hostages were taken on October 7th, 2023. The protesters marched outside the homes [...]

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On Friday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejected a controversial plea deal that would have prevented three alleged 9/11 terror attack planners from facing the death penalty. Earlier this week, a letter to the families of 9/11 victims revealed that alleged co-conspirators Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa al Hawsawi had pled guilty to orchestrating [...]

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