The UK government on Tuesday announced English language requirements for migrants under new immigration reforms introduced this year and described the changes as a means of replacing “Britain’s failed immigration system with one that is controlled, selective and fair.” The government outlined how the new rules will require migrants to meet “an A level equivalent [...]

UN experts on Thursday voiced concern over Germany’s policing of pro-Palestine demonstrations and “suppression” of Palestine solidarity activism, which they said has become increasingly restrictive since October 2023. Four Special Rapporteurs and two independent legal experts observed that, despite the peaceful nature of most pro-Palestine demonstrations, Germany has been “criminalising, punishing, and suppressing legitimate Palestinian [...]

In two letters published on Tuesday, the European Council Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concerns over human rights in the United Kingdom, focusing on its recent policing of pro-Palestine protests, and its rollback of transgender rights. In a letter to the UK secretary of state, Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty raised alarm over heightened policing of pro-Palestine protests, [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) confirmed Tuesday that Israel released 14 journalists who had been arrested while reporting from the Conscience, a ship in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC). According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and CPJ, Israeli authorities arrested the journalists on October 8 near the Suez Canal. One journalist aboard, Emily Wilder, [...]

The head of the Independent Institution for Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP), Karla Quintana, stated during a press conference on Wednesday that finding the thousands of Syrians who disappeared under the Assad regime requires a collective international effort. Quintana warned that time is running out, and locating the missing urgently requires the support of the [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the killing of a journalist in Sudan’s besieged capital in a press release on Tuesday, urging the Sudanese authorities to investigate whether the attack was targeted. The CPJ stressed the heightening risks to journalists in Khartoum, who are “struggling to survive.” According to the CPJ, a drone strike [...]

In an emergency press release on Wednesday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) reported that its Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by Israel in international waters, roughly 80 nautical miles off the Gaza coast. The press release said that the activists on board the Global Sumud Flotilla have been detained. The Global Sumud Flotilla and [...]

Amnesty International, in a report released on Wednesday, revealed that Chinese courts are utilizing ambiguous laws to crack down on civilians’ freedoms of speech and association, subjecting individuals to arbitrary arrests and violations of fair trial rights. The report, titled “How Could This Verdict be ‘Legal’?”, analyzes more than 100 “official indictments and verdicts from [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday calling on the Lebanese authorities to immediate release Hannibal Gaddafi, who has been held in pre-trial detention for 10 years. HRW reported that Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was detained by Internal Security Forces in December 2015 “on apparently unsubstantiated allegations that he [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday issued a statement urging Hong Kong authorities to ensure that journalists can work freely, and called for the renewal of a Bloomberg reporter’s work visa. Bloomberg reporter Rebecca Wilkins announced that “after six years of reporting in Hong Kong,” her visa was denied. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club [...]