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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system...

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Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities

(Nairobi) – An Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist armed group killed at least 32 civilians, including 3 children, and set fire to over 350 homes in central Mali...

West Bank: Israeli Forces’ Unlawful Killings of Palestinians

Israeli security forces have unlawfully used lethal force in fatal shootings of Palestinians, including deliberately executing Palestinians who posed no apparent security threat, based...

IDAHOT 2024: freedom and equal rights in Europe | News item

Together with the Council of Europe, the Netherlands is hosting the European IDAHOT+ Forum in The Hague from 14 to 16 May. The forum...

Indonesian Government Acts to Protect Student Media

As student journalists in Indonesia face increasing intimidation, censorship, and newsroom closures, the Ministry of Education has agreed to have the national Press Council mediate...

UN: Revise ‘Pact for the Future’ to Focus on Rights

(New York) – United Nations member countries should use negotiations on the “Pact for the Future” to commit to strengthening human rights, including promoting economic...

Trinidad and Tobago: Bring Home Children, Women Held in Iraq

(New York) – The government of Trinidad and Tobago should urgently bring home Trinidadian children and their mothers imprisoned in Iraq because of their...

Israel: US Arms Used in Strike that Killed Lebanon Aid Workers

(Beirut) – An Israeli strike on an emergency and relief center in south Lebanon on March 27, 2024, was an unlawful attack on civilians...

Guidance on Financial Sanctions for Ransomware

Ransomware poses a major threat to the UK. Paying ransoms to the criminal groups responsible for these attacks sustains the threat and does not...

Italian Utility Iren CEO and Liguria President Arrested on Corruption Charges

The head of Italian utility Iren and the president of Liguria, a northwestern region, were arrested on corruption charges, prosecutors in Genoa announced on...

Governor of Liguria Placed Under House Arrest in Corruption Probe

The governor of the Liguria region in Italy, which includes the port city of Genoa, was placed under house arrest on Tuesday amid a...

Submission to the United Nations Secretary-General on Autonomous Weapons Systems

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to submit its views and recommendations for consideration by the United Nations secretary-general in response to Resolution 78/241...

Illegal Possession of Methamphetamine by Lafayette Man Leads to 13+ Year Federal Prison Sentence

LAFAYETTE, La. – Forrest Kevin Dwayne Matthews, 39, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been sentenced on drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.  Matthews...

Progress in Philippines’ Media Murder Cases Just a Start

Advocates of media freedom in the Philippines got some good news within days of World Press Freedom Day on May 3. On April 29,...

Gaza: Israel Flouts World Court Orders

(Jerusalem) – Israel is contravening the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) legally binding orders by obstructing the entry of lifesaving aid and services into...

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