Articles Tagged with Russia

The Second Court of Appeal of St. Petersburg on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Ivan Zabavsky, a Ukrainian who was convicted on a charge of espionage. The court rejected the appeal during a closed-door trial, where journalists and listeners were not allowed to be present. Ivan had been sentenced to 11 years in prison in [...]

Amnesty International called for the Indian government to stop its unlawful deportation of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, in a statement released on Thursday. This follows reports of the government deporting refugees and forcing them across the Bangladesh border over recent months. Aakar Patel, the chairman of Amnesty International India, stated: “Recent allegations of deportations from [...]

Civilian deaths in armed conflicts surged by 40 percent globally in 2024, according to new data from the UN Human Rights Office published Wednesday. The figures highlight a deteriorating global human rights landscape marked by widespread violence, deepening discrimination, and the continued targeting of human rights defenders and journalists. At least 48,384 people, most of [...]

The UN Human Rights Office on Wednesday called for the urgent de-escalation of violence amid ongoing exchange of missile fire between Israel and Iran, warning that continued attacks risk severe civilian harm and violations of international law. In light of the alarming humanitarian crisis in Iran and the grave violations of international humanitarian law, UN [...]

The US Supreme Court issued an opinion on Wednesday upholding a 2023 Tennessee law restricting minors’ access to gender affirming care in the state. The 2023 Tennessee law, SB1, prohibits medical procedures that alter a minor’s hormonal balance, remove a minor’s sex organs, or otherwise change a minor’s physical appearance when undergone with purpose of [...]

Tunisian authorities have intensified their crackdown on peaceful dissent and opposition voices, targeting marginalized communities and activists under vague legal provisions, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday. Titled “We were only asking for our rights and dignity,” the report documents how, between February 2020 and January 2025, at least 90 peaceful protesters, unionists, and [...]

Former French prime minister François Fillon received a suspended sentence of four years in prison on Tuesday for the embezzlement of public funds, according to local media. The appeals court further ordered him to pay a fine of 375,000 euros and ruled him ineligible to run for public office for the next five years. Fillon [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday issued a statement criticizing a recent decline in the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in Türkiye. HRW expressed concerns that the effectiveness of Türkiye’s Constitutional Court (TCC) could deprive human rights defenders and dissenters of domestic remedies for violations stemming from government repression. HRW cited the [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday condemned Philippine authorities for refusing to allow its representatives and other press freedom groups to visit jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio during a collaborative effort to advocate for her swift release after more than five years in detention. The press groups had initially submitted a formal request [...]

New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a federal immigration court in Manhattan as he accompanied an individual exiting a hearing. Lander has been attending hearings to accompany immigrants facing deportation, amidst reports of officers detaining immigrants leaving court proceedings. [...]