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US President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday it had seized control of Washington’s Union Station from Amtrak, escalating federal intervention in the nation’s capital as National Guard troops patrol city streets. The takeover was announced by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who claimed the goal was to ensure sanitary conditions and the absence of unhoused individuals [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed concern on Tuesday over the sentencing of freelance journalist Aleh Supruniuk to three years in prison by a Belarusian court. The CPJ called for Supruniuk’s immediate release, along with all other journalists unjustly detained in Belarus. Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator, stated: “The sentencing [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to immediately release journalist Shikib Ahmad Nazari, who has been detained since July following a raid on his Kabul office. In a statement, CPJ Asia-Pacific director Beh Lih Yi urged, “They should release the journalist immediately, and stop coercing journalists into [...]

The US military could face legal responsibility for assisting Israeli forces that commit war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Tuesday. Members of the US military could also be individually implicated for the crimes, according to the rights group. “The direct US participation in military operations with Israeli forces means that as a matter of [...]

A US federal judge on Tuesday rejected a Wisconsin state court judge’s claim of judicial immunity, allowing criminal charges to proceed against her for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement. Judge Lynn Adelman of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin denied Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah C. Dugan’s motion to dismiss a [...]

UN human rights experts on Tuesday voiced alarm over a newly approved law in Peru that grants amnesty to security forces accused of committing serious violations of international law between 1980 and 2000—an action that activists denounce as a setback to the country’s commitment to accountability and justice. In commenting on the domino effect of [...]

Amnesty International expressed concern Wednesday for the health of imprisoned Vietnamese activist Can Thị Theu, in a letter addressed to the country’s president. The organization called for the immediate release of the human rights defender and stressed that without rapid access to adequate healthcare, her life could be at risk. Amnesty International noted that Can [...]

Australia on Tuesday expelled Iran’s ambassador after accusing Tehran of directing two antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the decision was taken in response to state-sponsored terrorism on Australian soil. According to the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, the attacks included an October 2024 firebombing of a kosher [...]

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to enable the prosecution of those who burn the American flag. This order means potential tension with a landmark US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling from 1989, which classed flag burning as expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment. The order characterized flag burning as “a [...]

China’s Ministry of Natural Resources released a report Monday, contending that US “freedom of navigation operations” (FON) in the South China Sea have “no legal basis” under international law. The report, authored by the China Institute for Marine Affairs, aims to provide a legal framework for Beijing’s long-standing opposition to US naval patrols. China’s report [...]