Articles Tagged with Africa

The EU Parliament on Wednesday urged a halt to plans for Türkiye’s accession into the EU, stating that the country has failed to address major democratic shortcomings and silenced dissident voices. Members of the EU Parliament (MEPs) have cited fears that Türkiye is well on its way to becoming an authoritarian state after politically motivated [...]

Reporters without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday condemned the assault on seven journalists who were violently attacked this week in the southwestern Syrian city of Sweida. The assaults—ranging from detention and physical violence to death threats—come amid rising concerns about the safety of journalists during Syria’s fragile political transition. The journalists had traveled to Sweida to [...]

A US federal court in Rhode Island on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction against a presidential executive order issued in March that cuts funding for several federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This comes in response to an injunction filed by 21 state attorneys general last month.  Executive Order 14238, [...]

A California jury ordered NSO Group Technologies to pay WhatsApp $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages on Tuesday. The jury found that “NSO engaged in malice, oppression, or fraud in violating the California Comprehensive Data Access and Fraud Act.” WhatsApp brought its complaint against NSO, an Israeli cybersecurity company, on October 29, [...]

The mayor of Pataz province in northern Peru, Aldo Carlos Mariño, stated on Tuesday that President Dina Boluarte privately promised a full investigation into the killing of 13 mine workers but contradicted that commitment by publicly announcing the continuation of previously ineffective measures. Despite the province of Pataz being under a state of emergency for [...]

Two US federal court judges issued separate rulings Tuesday, both blocking President Donald Trump’s attempts to deport individuals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (AEA). The rulings temporarily enjoin the US government from invoking the AEA to deport the petitioners and members of their class in Colorado and New York. Colorado District Court Judge [...]

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday criticised the reported proposal of Israeli authorities to deliver humanitarian assistance through military-controlled hubs, which would violate the core principles of neutral, impartial, and independent aid delivery. OCHA reported a day earlier that a large number of civilians were killed and hundreds [...]

EU High Representative and European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas demanded that Israel allow humanitarian access to Gaza on a Tuesday call with Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. The demand comes amid Israel’s nine-week-long blockade on humanitarian aid. Kallas condemned the politicization of humanitarian aid and argued that aid should be provided by humanitarian organizations [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Nepalese authorities on Tuesday to promptly investigate the deaths of two journalists in November 2024 and March 2025. The organization expressed concern over the slow progress of inquiries and warned that ongoing impunity in these cases threatens journalists’ safety and right to information. One of the journalists, 32-year-old Suresh [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the escalating crackdown on press freedom in Iran on Tuesday and urged Iranian authorities to immediately cease their systematic persecution of journalists and media organizations. This development comes in the wake of the conviction of six media activists from both private and state-affiliated outlets by political-press courts in [...]