UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Monday announced that she sanctioned Milorad Dodik and Zeljka Cvijanovic, two Bosnian Serb politicians, “for deliberately undermining peace” in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes to prevent Dodik and Cvijanovic from profiting from the UK. Dodik and Cvijanovic are leaders in Bosnia’s Serb community. Bosnia [...]
The Parliament of Pakistan Sunday voted to remove Imran Khan from the position of Prime Minister, due to allegations of mismanaging the economy and mishandling the country’s foreign policy. Khan, a former premier cricketer, was removed from his position three and a half years after coming to power in 2018. The vote of no-confidence was [...]
Tunisian President Kais Saied Saturday announced a plan to compensate the victims of the 2011 revolution that ushered democracy into the country after the ousting of then-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Saied’s decree declares compensation for “martyrs,” including police and army personnel killed and wounded during what he referred to as “terrorist attacks.” The [...]
The European Commission’s “freeze and seize” task force Friday said that EU member governments have frozen assets owned by Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies worth nearly €30 billion. More than half the EU member states have enforced EU sanctions by freezing boats, helicopters, real estate and artwork. They have also blocked transactions of €196 [...]
UK Foreign Secretary Lis Truss Friday announced that the UK will be imposing sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters. The sanctions follow just days after the US similarly announced it was imposing sanctions on the two daughters. In a press release, the UK stated the the goals of the sanctions were to target [...]
The criminal law amendments passed by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly infringe “basic due process guarantees and children’s rights,” according to a statement issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday. The amendments were proposed by President Nayib Bukele in response to several instances of deadly gang-related violence, which killed about 62 people on March 26 alone. [...]
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan Friday awarded a combined sentence of 31 years imprisonment to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in two cases of terror financing registered by the country’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). Saeed was allegedly the mastermind behind the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, which killed over 160 [...]
Russia’s Ministry of Justice Friday canceled the registration of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 13 other international organisations citing “the discovery of violations of the current legislation of the Russian Federation.” The Ministry announced its decision to de-register the Moscow offices of organisations including the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Friedrich Naumann [...]
Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s new presidential council, gave a speech Friday where he promised to end the current war by using a peaceful process. This promise comes after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stepped down on Thursday. Upon stepping down, Hadi transferred his presidential powers in hopes of ending the war. Saudi Arabia also encouraged [...]
A jury for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York Friday convicted former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Ng Chong Hwa, also known as Roger Ng, of corruption charges connected to Malaysia’s 1MDB development fund. The decision came following an eight-week trial. Ng was indicted in 2018. The jury found Ng guilty of [...]
