Netflix ‘swimmer’ acquitted from humanitarian charges in Greece
Part of a larger group helping migrants gain passageway to Lesbos, Greece, Sarah Mardini has been acquitted of charges held...
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UK: Palestine Action activists at risk of imminent death
Two Palestine Action activists who started a hunger strike to highlight their situation in jail are now at risk of...
South Africa: Ex-police convicted of apartheid-era death
Two former South African police officers were convicted on December 2nd of the 1987 killing of an anti-apartheid activist, according...
Ex-police officers convicted of apartheid-era South Africa murder
Two former police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of the 1987 murder of an activist during the...
Gaza flotilla activists report mistreatment by Israel
Spanish activists of the aid flotilla destined for Gaza on October 6th alleged violation of rights by Israeli authorities, as...
Gaza flotilla vessels fail to defy Israeli blockade
All the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) vessels have failed to break Israel's blockade on Gaza, according to the country, as...
Italy abandons Gaza aid flotilla amid worries over Israeli attacks
As the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) inches closer to the Gaza coastline to deliver aid, Italy has said that it...
Aid flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to Gaza
The Global Sumud Flotilla, comprised of around 20 boats carrying humanitarian aid, has set sail from the port of Bizerte...
Activists set to depart in largest flotilla to deliver Gaza aid
Pro-Palestine activists are set to depart from Spain on August 31st in the largest flotilla yet to deliver aid to...
Activists’ passports revoked in Hong Kong crackdown
Hong Kong authorities have ramped up their campaign against 16 pro-democracy activists living overseas by cancelling most of their passports...
Amnesty slams Algeria over crackdown on ‘Manich Radi’ activists
Amnesty International has issued a strong rebuke of Algeria for what it describes as “escalating repression” and “arbitrary” arrests, alongside...
UN demands end to repression of Sahrawi rights activists
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has called for an end to the repression of Sahrawi...
Eight face death sentences over murder of Tunisian activist
Eight defendants have been sentenced to death on February 25th for the assassination of the leftist opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi...
Activists call for prosecution of Mikati over extradition of Egyptian poet
Activists have urged for the former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to be prosecuted due to him supervising the extradition...
Syrian justice minister faces calls for removal over execution video
Syrian activists and rights group have urged the investigation or sacking of the new justice minister after old footage resurfaced...
