Mali: Journalist on trial for undermining “national unity”
Following escalating internal strife across Mali, a journalist is on trial for undermining "national unity", according to RFI and agencies...
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Tunisia: protests urge for ousting of President Kais Saied
Hundreds of Tunisians gathered in the capital to demand President Kais Saied's resignation and the restoration of democracy, in the...
Togo: Detention of French filmmakers raises legal questions
Two French documentary filmmakers and their Togolese fixer have been held in Togo since July 27 and placed in pre-trial...
Libya’s deepening human rights crisis exposed
Libyans are seeing their freedoms increasingly restricted human rights violations are not only being committed against migrants, but also against...
Libya’s press freedom crisis deepens amid UN warning
May 3 marked World Press Freedom Day. In Libya, this freedom is not guaranteed, nor are freedom of speech and,...
UN: Libyans face repression, abuse and lost freedoms
While global powers strike agreements with Libya’s centers of power to secure a pole position in the exploitation of the...
Ugandan election: Internet blackout imposed
An internet blackout has been imposed across Uganda ahead of the presidential elections on January 15th, as reported by BBC...
Iraq’s parliament speaker accused of threatening free speech
The Iraq Human Rights Centre condemned the new parliament speaker, Haibat Al-Halbousi, for allegedly threatening journalists, and raised concerns over...
Tanzania: Police deployed to cities amid planned protests
Police were deployed across major Tanzanian cities amid planned protests on the nation's Independence Day, according to a report from...
Uganda: Opposition leader allegedly beaten by security forces
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was allegedly beaten by security forces while campaigning in the northern city of Gulu, according...
UN condemns crackdown ahead of Ugandan elections
The UN has condemned the intensifying crackdown on opposition and the media ahead of the January 2026 Ugandan elections, according...
Uganda: election crackdown condemned
The UN has condemned the intensifying crackdown on media and opposition in Uganda ahead of the upcoming elections on January...
Tanzania’s president appoints daughter to key cabinet role
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has selected her daughter for the nation’s cabinet, according to Africa News and agencies on...
Rights groups urge inquiry into abuse against journalists in Libya
Numerous Libyan and British human rights groups have demanded an independent investigation into abuses against journalists in Libya, according to...
Tunisian authorities suspend the activities of another NGO
The Tunisian government's crackdown on rights groups and NGOs is continuing with the suspension of the activities of the World...
