A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld most of the sweeping gun restrictions enacted in New Jersey since a 2022 Supreme Court decision prompted the state to ban firearms in most public spaces. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that New Jersey can prohibit guns in parks, libraries, entertainment venues, [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on US President Donald Trump’s administration to withdraw newly proposed changes that would limit the duration of journalist visas, warning the policy risks undermining press freedom. Under current regulations, foreign media representatives are admitted for the “duration of status” (D/S), meaning they may remain in the US [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 11 other international legal and rights groups on Wednesday called on a Türkiye court to dismiss ongoing proceedings against the Istanbul Bar Association (ISBA) executive board. The groups filed an amicus curiae brief with the Istanbul 26th Heavy Penal Court, arguing that the charges and civil sanctions against the ISBA [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday to lift the suspension of news platform JamiiForums and protect press freedom ahead of the October 29 elections. CPJ’s regional director, Angela Quintal, criticized the suspension, calling it a clear effort to suppress public debate and restrict access to information. She urged Tanzanian [...]

The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear President Donald Trump’s administration’s appeal of two lower court rulings that found the tariffs he imposed were unlawful, holding that they exceeded presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Supreme Court issued a writ of certiorari, an allowance of appeal, in Trump [...]

Nine international human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW), urged the European Union (EU) and its member states on Wednesday to take action to stop Georgia’s assault against human rights and civil society organizations. In a joint statement, the rights organizations called on the EU to publicly condemn Georgian authorities for their attacks on [...]

Amnesty International released a report on Tuesday alleging that Pakistan’s expanding mass surveillance and internet censorship program is being enabled by a network of companies based in Germany, France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, Canada, and the United States. The rights group characterized the program as a “vast and profitable economy of oppression,” accusing [...]

On Monday, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on both government and rebel authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to end harassment of a reporter who has been detained twice and dismissed from his post at a national broadcaster in Goma. CPJ Regional Director Angela Quintal said, “Detaining Tuver Wundi without [...]

Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for convictions on corruption and abuse of power charges. The decision follows a judicial inquiry into whether corrections officials mishandled his return to the country in 2023. Thaksin was convicted in absentia in three corruption cases between 2008 [...]

The UN condemned growing violence and pro-war propaganda in a global update at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday. “Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned even more deadly. In July, more civilians were killed and injured than in any month since May 2022, as the Russian Federation intensified attacks along the [...]