President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to cease federal funding for public broadcasters National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), calling such funding “not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence.” NPR and PBS receive their funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), established [...]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on Moroccan officials to stop their efforts to suppress independent journalism in the disputed region of Western Sahara after the deportation of Italian freelance journalists. CPJ regional director Sara Qudah said that the recent deportation exemplifies Morocco’s “repressive media blockade” in Western Sahara, emphasizing that “uthorities [...]
Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) on Friday urged the United Nations to prevent the Iranian government’s rising campaign of politically motivated killings. More than 300 global personalities supported the plea, including UN experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors, judges, legal scholars, and human rights organizations. The coalition condemned Iran’s systematic [...]
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday rejected Ontario’s request for an appeal on a landmark case concerning Canada’s climate policy. The SCC’s refusal to hear the appeal was celebrated by activist groups, as it affirms the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling that the province’s climate policy is subject to the constitution, and paves [...]
Thai state prosecutors announced on Thursday they would not pursue royal defamation charges against an American political science lecturer at Naresuan University who was arrested on April 8 for allegedly violating Thailand’s lese majeste law, according to local media. The attorney general’s office said it had decided “not to indict” the individual, a 58-year-old man [...]
Republicans on the US House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee universally voted against an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using federal funds to detain or deport US citizens. Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal from Washington proposed the amendment to a budget bill, which was approved in the House of [...]
The English Football Association on Thursday stated that transgender women will no longer be allowed to play women’s football in England, announcing a change in its policy following a ruling by the UK Supreme Court last month. The Football Association’s new policy will take effect on June 1. The association stated: “This is a complex [...]
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday released its first quarterly human rights report of 2025, stating that the Taliban continues to implement decrees aimed at erasing women from public life and restricting their fundamental freedoms, including access to education, work, health care, and freedom of movement. Following the withdrawal of US and [...]
Amnesty International (AI) stated on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were marked by authoritarian behavior and discriminatory policies that weakened the rule of law and damaged human rights protections. Mass deportations, attacks of freedom of expression, and the erosion of rights for women and LGBTQIA+ communities, have created in the [...]
UN experts on Wednesday condemned the enforced disappearance and apparent summary execution of some 100 individuals in Mali. The experts stated that the unlawful killings may amount to war crimes and that the enforced disappearance may constitute crimes against humanity. The experts found that the Malian authorities have violated the right to life by failing to [...]
