Former Albanian Prime Minister Ilir Meta was arrested Monday after the Albanian Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) lodged a case against the former politician. SPAK published a press release saying that Meta (identified by his initials) was arrested on charges of “passive corruption” of high-level officials, money laundering, and failure to file or false filing of [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Russia violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The violation concerned the case of Salikh Nabiyevich Gadzhiyev and Nikolay Gostev, who were dismissed from their respective positions as policeman and Metro worker, after voicing concerns about practices in their work sectors. Article [...]

Irish Officials reported Tuesday to Politico that Russia had used its intelligence services to recruit an Irish Politician to act on their behalf in order to exploit tensions in the UK following Brexit. The politician, who remains a sitting member of the Irish parliament, The Oireachtas, was recruited to be a “propaganda mole and emissary” [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a speech on Tuesday condemning the state of prison and detention systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In his address, directed at the DRC president, Türk discusses the deterioration of detention conditions in the country. Notably, he highlights that crimes are being perpetrated within [...]

Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor told local media outlet RBK on Friday that access to the encrypted messaging app Signal had been blocked due to legislative violations.  The regulator stated that the blocking will prevent terrorism and extremism. Signal is notable for its security strength and encryption capabilities. Aside from its encryption, the application’s operation is [...]

Senator Penny Wong on Saturday condemned the statements made by the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich surrounding the military justification for the purposeful starvation of Palestinians, in the statement on her social media X (formerly Twitter). Her statement reports, “Australia joins international partners, including the United Kingdom, Germany and France, in condemning the comments made [...]

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT) released a press statement Friday urging Russia to refrain from designating Indigenous Peoples’ and national minorities’ rights organizations and other groups as “extremist organizations.” The press statement follows the Russian authority’s decision of July 25 to classify 55 Indigenous or minority human rights groups as [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the Venezuelan government to allow journalists to effectively cover the protests surrounding the results of the recent July 28 election. There are fears that the media is being suppressed and prevented from operating effectively to cover the unfolding protests, with the Venezuelan authorities being accused of mass media [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Friday stating that Russia must release activist Alexey Sokolov from detention and drop all charges against him. Sokolov was detained for his using “extremist symbols” on his Telegram channel and charged with “repeated demonstration of prohibited symbols” under Article [...]

The US announced Friday that they will be imposing visa restrictions on People’s Republic of China officials due to continuing human rights violations against minority groups. The decision is underpinned by US legislation, namely Section 212 (a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.  The alleged ongoing human rights violations include “the ongoing genocide and crimes [...]