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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 Estonian Minister Kalle Laanet Found Guilty of Fraud Over Housing Claims

The Harju District Court has found former...

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

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

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Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations

(Jerusalem, May 14, 2024) – Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even...

Top Russian Defense Official Arrested in Major Corruption Crackdown Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict

Lieutenant General Yury Kuznetsov, head of the personnel directorate of Russia's Defense Ministry, has been arrested in a corruption case after more than $1...

Former Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad Sentenced to Prison for Corruption

On May 14, Iran's judiciary chief announced that former Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad had been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement...

Landmark Sentence for Former Minister in Kazakhstan Domestic Violence Case

On May 13, former Kazakh Minister of Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder ("murder committed with extreme cruelty")...

UK Football Regulator Should Not Give Abusers Blank Check

A new Football Governance Bill currently being debated in the United Kingdom’s parliament will establish a much-needed independent regulator for English football. It is being...

Mississippi Man Indicted for Federal Gun and Drug Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JARVIS WILSON (WILSON), age 39, a resident of Jackson, Mississippi was charged on May 9, 2024 by a federal grand...

Iraq: Looming Camp Closures in Kurdistan

(Beirut) – The planned closure of displaced people’s camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by a July 30 deadline will imperil the rights of...

Rotterdam event forms new hydrogen partnerships | News item

Fifteen thousand policymakers and CEOs from all over the world are coming to Rotterdam for three days this week for the World Hydrogen 2024...

Philippines’ Marcos Forms Toothless Rights ‘Super Body’

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a “super body” to promote human rights protection in the Philippines. On paper, the Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination looks impressive, and...

Rwanda MP Arrested for Illegal Arms Possession

The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has detained Eugene Barikana, a member of the lower chamber of Parliament, for illegal possession of arms. According to a...

Chad: Political Transition Ends with Déby’s Election

(Nairobi) – The political transition in Chad ended with violence as at least 9, and possibly more, civilians were reported killed by celebratory gunfire from soldiers and...

Peruvian President’s Brother Arrested in Major Corruption Scandal

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's brother, Nicanor Boluarte, has been arrested for allegedly participating in a corruption network. Prosecutors claim that Nicanor Boluarte leveraged powers given...

With Pause, US Joins Other States Stopping Arms Transfers to Israel

This week, United States President Joe Biden announced that his administration has “held up” at least one shipment of 3,500 bombs and artillery shells to Israel,...

Anti-Loitering Laws Will Not Help California Fight Human Trafficking

In January 2023, California removed “loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution” from the state’s penal code. It was a victory...

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