The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday called for the immediate release of Yemeni freelance reporter Majed Zayed, whom press-freedom and human rights groups say was abducted by Houthi authorities in Sanaa on September 23 amid a wider sweep of detentions. Zayed was allegedly seized at night after leaving a medical facility, and his [...]

The Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Tuesday against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging violations of citizens’ Second Amendment rights, marking the first suit filed by the DOJ in support of gun owners. On March 27, the DOJ began a Second Amendment investigation after receiving numerous complaints [...]

UN experts on Monday urged Belarus to lift current restrictions that restrict women convicted of extremism from contacting their children. Women in these circumstances are denied direct communication with their children and are allowed to correspond only every two to three months. In-person visits and phone calls are systematically prohibited. Experts emphasized that these limitations [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it has brought suit against New Jersey protesters for allegedly intimidating Jewish worshipers at a synagogue and “preventing their participation in lawful religious services.” The protesters are accused of disrupting Jewish worship at Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange in November 2024. The group is also [...]

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law Monday that aims to enhance online safety by creating barriers for AI tech developers. Senate Bill 53, also known as the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA), has a goal of promoting the development and enhancement of new technology while protecting the freedom and [...]

The UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said Monday that Myanmar’s Ministry of Home Affairs, Border Guard Police (BGP), and private corporations have benefited from the destruction and dispossession of Rohingya property during the military’s 2017 operations in Rakhine State. In a public summary released on Monday, the IIMM documented how Rohingya homes, mosques, [...]

The Des Moines School Board, the largest school district in Iowa, placed its superintendent on unpaid administrative leave on Monday after the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked his administrator license, claiming he “no longer possesses legal presence in the United States.” Superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested Friday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [...]

United Nations delegates called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to alleviate Palestinian suffering on Monday evening before the UN General Assembly in New York City. “We have heard from 189 member states, delegations’ thanks for proactive leadership, embracing diplomacy and not shying away from hard topics and proving why our UN remains critical, especially [...]

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina announced on Tuesday the dissolution of the government led by Prime Minister Christian Ntsay, in response to widespread youth-led protests over power and water shortages. In an official address, Andry Rajoelina stated that he had listened to protesters’ demands and recognized the government’s failure to meet the nation’s needs. “We were [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday expressed great disturbance by the degree of police brutality during a protest in Madagascar that stirred the country due to water outage and power cuts. Türk, in his press release, stated that: I am shocked and saddened by the killings and injuries in the protests [...]