Morocco: Gen z protester’s sentence raises rights concerns
Human rights organisations are raising concerns over the sentencing of Moroccan Gen Z 212 protester Zineb Kharroubi, who received a...
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Report alleges ‘reproductive genocide’ in gaza under israel
A new report by the Palestinian Feminist Collective argues that Israel has, for decades, engaged in what it describes as...
Ghana: Lawsuit challenges US third-country deportation deal
Ghana has become the latest test case in the growing legal battle over the externalisation of migration policy after a...
Dr Ramzy Baroud: Israel forces the world into silence
Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted on their country’s reputation by their UN ambassador, Danny Danon, is...
8 civilians killed by Malian army drone strike
8 civilians have died in the Malian region of Menaka as a result of a targeted drone strike by the...
Tunisian rights activist sentenced to 25 years in prison
Prominent Tunisian rights activist Sihem Bensedrine told AFP that she had been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges...
Africa Corps and Mali face accusations of atrocities against civilians
The Malian Army and the Russian mercenary group Africa Corps have been accused of killing 4 civilians near Zahro and...
Court confirms eight-year term for Tunisian anti-racism activist
A Tunisian court has upheld an eight-year prison sentence against prominent anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah, despite objections from her legal...
Human Rights Watch warns women in Cameroon left without protection
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Cameroon of failing to meet a decade-old commitment to tackle violence against women and...
Burkina Faso: Journalist case renews scrutiny of press freedom
Two years after investigative journalist Serge Oulon disappeared from his home in Ouagadougou, on 23 June new findings have intensified...
Niger files official withdrawal from International Criminal Court
Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), marking the latest step in a...
Nigeria: UN highlights accountability gaps fuelling religious violence
The UN has warned that Nigeria’s inability to hold perpetrators of religious violence accountable is not only fuelling communal mistrust...
Uganda military chief under fire for remarks about opposition figure
Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has come under fire after posting messages online that appeared to celebrate the detention of...
Niger military junta criminalises homosexuality
Homosexuality has been criminalised by the military government of Niger, passible of 5 to 10 years of prison on...
Libya’s fuel crisis and the politics of migrant blame
As petrol queues stretched across Tripoli and authorities closed hundreds of non compliant fuel stations, public anger was also gathering...
