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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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UN: Start Talks on Treaty to Ban ‘Killer Robots’

(New York, May 21, 2025) – Global momentum to prohibit and regulate “killer robots” seems to be building, as evidenced by numerous countries’ participation...

Prosecutions For ‘Insulting the President’ Continue in Türkiye

Last week, university student Esila Ayık was released after 40 days in detention following her arrest for holding a banner calling Türkiye’s president, Recep...

Italy: Constitutional Court Hears Challenge to Law Penalizing Sea Rescue

(Berlin, May 20, 2025) – On May 21, Italy’s Constitutional Court will consider for the first time arguments about the constitutional legitimacy of a...

Mali: 22 Men Found Dead After Arrest by Soldiers

(May 20, 2025) – Mali’s government should credibly and independently investigate the apparent extrajudicial executions of at least 22 men taken in military custody...

Libya: Civilians Caught in Militia Clashes

(Beirut) – Rival armed groups and quasi-state forces in Libya failed to protect civilians during clashes in Tripoli last week, leading to civilian deaths and...

Former Congolese PM Matata Ponyo Sentenced to 10 Years Forced Labour for Corruption

In a landmark ruling that marks the end of a protracted legal saga, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Augustin...

UN General Assembly Should Act on North Korea

(New York) – The United Nations General Assembly should establish a new body to examine the connections between the North Korean government’s repressive system and its...

Afghan War Crimes Victims Still Awaiting Justice

Family members of Afghans unlawfully killed by foreign military forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan have been waiting a long time for justice....

Victims of Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Justice

Last weekend, Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1983 to...

Peru: New Law Threatens Free Speech, Trans Rights

(New York) – A law enacted in Peru on May 12 purports to combat sexual violence against children and adolescents, but instead undermines freedom of expression...

Kazakh Court Sentences Ex-Deputy Minister Yerlan Kozhagapanov to Prison for Abuse of Office

In a significant anti-corruption ruling, a court in Astana has sentenced former Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports Yerlan Kozhagapanov to three years in...

ICE, joint partner investigation results in illegal alien, alleged human smuggler from Mexico indictment for first material support of terrorism charges against CJNG Member

WASHINGTON — An indictment unsealed May 16 in the Western District of Texas is the first in the nation to charge a Mexican national...

Another Courageous Journalist Jailed in Azerbaijan

“If you are reading this note it is because I have been unjustly jailed for my journalism work. Like my other journalist colleagues, I...

Chad: Opposition Leader Arrested

(New York) – Chadian authorities arrested Succès Masra, the former prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party, at his residence in N’Djamena early...

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