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...
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for atrocities in Sudan
The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on January 27th that the office will be seeking arrest warrants...
Libyan authorities continue crackdown on civic freedoms
Libyan authorities continue their crackdown on civic freedoms with a series of strict, but broadly applying, laws that violate international...
Proposed Tunisian law may legalise forced deportation
Tunisian lawmakers are currently reviewing a new law that would allow the deportation of "irregular" migrants to their home countries....
Libyan authorities “crushing” civic space says watchdog
Free speech in Libya has all but gone, as unaccountable militias and a litany of draconian legacy laws continue to...
Torture victims bring actions against Tunisia over regime’s inaction
Six former detainees, victims of torture in Tunisia under Bourguiba and Ben Ali, have lodged a complaint against Tunisia, World...
Italy defends repatriation of Libyan warlord with ICC warrant
Italy has defended its repatriation of a Libyan warlord with an ICC arrest warrant for suspected crimes against humanity and...
Tunisian torture victims go to UN over domestic court failures
Six Tunisian torture victims have lodged complaints with the UN Committee against Torture over the failure of authorities to secure...
Italy defends expulsion of Libyan war crimes suspect
Italy has defended its decision to unexpectedly release a Libya man wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war...
Italy arrest and release senior member of Libyan judicial police
Italy has arrested and subsequently released a senior member of the Libyan judicial police in a move criticized by all...
Egypt releases activist Hossam Bahgat on bail
Human right activist Hossam Bahgat was released by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution on a 20,000 Egyptian pounds bail, announced...
Algeria reinforces siege around refugee camps for railway launch
Algeria has reinforced its siege around the refugee camps in a western province as it prepares for the iron transportation...
Mohamed Dihani: Moroccan state weaponizes defamation
Former political prisoner of Morocco and Sahrawi human rights defender, Mohamed Dihani, has shared how the Moroccan state uses defamation...
Algeria barricades refugee camps for railway opening
Algeria is barricading in the Polisario-run Tindouf refugee camps, restricting movement and depriving the Sahrawis of any income, as a...
South Africa: at least 87 miners dead after court-ordered rescue
After a lengthy stand-off between police and illegal miners trapped in one of the deepest abandoned gold mines in South...
