UN human rights chief seeks $500m in 2025
The UN human rights chief has made a request for $500m in funding for 2025 to help its work investigating...
Month: January 2025
Diplomats barred from entry into Western Saharan territory
Morocco are preventing three Basque parliamentarians from visiting Western Saharan territories, stopping them from making contact with pro-independence Saharawi groups...
Congo chief vows action against Rwandan backed rebels
President of Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi said on January 29th that the army are mounting an intensive military...
Israeli violence in West Bank kills two Palestinians
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire overnight and on January 29th in the...
EU complicit in Tunisian sale of migrants to Libyan gangs
The EU has been accused of complicity in the sale of Sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia to Libyan gangs for as...
Iraqi Kurdistan struggles to form new government
Attempts to form a new government in Iraq's Kurdistan Region have made no progress as the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)...
Tunisian authorities selling migrants to Libyan gangs
A damning new report by human rights groups says the EU is "complicit" in the systemised selling of migrants by...
Democrats reject bill to sanction ICC over Israel
US Senate democrats blocked the advancement of legislation that sought to impose sanctions on individuals involved with the International Criminal...
DR Congo president vows “vigorous” military action
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo says his army is mounting a "vigorous" military response to the Rwanda-backed...
Western Sahara: Spanish diplomats barred from entry
Spanish diplomats have been prevented from leaving their plane after they arrived in Moroccan occupied Western Sahara to speak with...
Tunisia pays off $1bn in foreign loans
Tunisia has paid off $1.18bn of foreign loans this month as the country struggles to control its heavy debts. According...
Eight hostages released from Gaza
Eight hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been freed as part of the ceasefire deal, the BBC via Reuters...
Jordan launches air bridge to deliver medicine to Gaza
Jordan's air force launched the largest air bridge to deliver much-needed medical supplies to Gaza, under a US-sponsored deal to...
Turks trying to cross Lebanon-Israel border killed by strike
Three Turkish nationals were killed by an Israeli strike as they attempted to cross from Lebanon to Israel, Ankara confirmed...
Syria’s al-Sharaa declared interim president
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional period on January 29th, in under...
