Tunisia frees NGO workers in migrant case
On 6 January 2026, a Tunisian court freed a group of humanitarian workers after handing down suspended sentences over charges...
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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...
US slashes UN aid, Trump warns agencies to “adapt or die”
The United States announced on December 29th a two-billion-dollar commitment to United Nations humanitarian assistance, a move that reflects a...
State of emergency extended in Tunisia, 10 years on
A new decree has announced the extension of the state of emergency in Tunisia until the end of January 2026,...
UN calls on Iran to stop female activist’s execution
UN experts have called on Iran to stop the execution of Zahra Tabari, who is a 67-year-old electrical engineer and...
Ex-rebel leader sentenced for war crimes in DRC
A French court sentenced former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison for complicity in crimes against...
Morocco accused of human rights abuses against protestors
Human rights groups have decried the imprisonment and mistreatment of hundreds of Gen Z protestors in Morocco, according to a...
DR Congo: Ex-rebel leader sentenced to 30 years for war crimes
A French court sentenced former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison on December 15th for crimes...
Ethiopia: new report denounces deteriorating human rights
A report published by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders has raised the alarm on the worsening...
UN chief warns funding crisis is jeopardising operations
Top UN human rights chief warned on December 10 that the organisation’s ability to respond to global crises is being...
Nigeria: 9 killed after army reportedly opens fire on protesters
Nine women were killed and dozens more injured in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, after the army reportedly opened fire on...
Burkina Faso to reinstate death penalty for terrorism, treason
The Council of Ministers in Burkina Faso have adopted a bill to reinstate the death penalty for offences such as...
Israeli forces execute two Palestinian men who had surrendered
Israeli security forces shot and killed two Palestinian men in Jenin on November 27, as reported by Reuters, an incident...
Gaza nurse says she was abducted and given to Israeli army
A Palestinian nurse says she was kidnapped by an Israeli-backed gang from the Gaza Strip and handed over to the...
Another hunger strike initiated by Tunisian opposition in jail
A third Tunisian opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, initiated a hunger strike in prison on November 8th, citing poor conditions in...
