Countries Eswatini arrests wife of murdered rights activist Mbabane – The widow of an anti-monarchist opposition activist murdered last year has been arrested and questioned in Eswatini,... Read more now
World Australia says writer given suspended death sentence in China Sydney – Australia’s government said Monday writer Yang Jun has been given a suspended death sentence in China, describing it... Read more 5 Feb
Countries Former Zimbabwe opposition chief Job Sikhala convicted of incitement Harare – Prominent former Zimbabwean opposition parliamentarian Job Sikhala, who has already been in jail for one-and-a-half years, was... Read more 25 Jan
World Iran executes man for killing policeman during 2022 protests Tehran – Iran executed a man Tuesday after convicting him of killing a policeman and wounding others during nationwide... Read more 23 Jan
World Brazil’s Indigenous Yanomami again face illegal mining-linked crisis Boa Vista – The Yanomami Indigenous group are again facing a severe humanitarian crisis blamed on illegal gold miners,... Read more 18 Jan
World S. Korea parliament to vote on banning dog meat trade Seoul – South Korea’s parliament is expected to vote Tuesday to ban eating dog meat and its trade, a... Read more 9 Jan
Countries ANC to take legal action against MK over logo and name use Cape Town — The ANC is looking to take legal action against the newly-formed uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party,... Read more 23 Dec, 2023
World Chinese dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblower dies aged 95 Washington – A dissident doctor who became China’s most outspoken and celebrated AIDS campaigner, spending years under government pressure... Read more 12 Dec, 2023
World Iran rapper jailed over backing protests freed on bail Tehran – Iranian authorities have released on bail a popular rapper jailed for more than a year over supporting nationwide... Read more 20 Nov, 2023
World Japan women prisoners suffer serious abuse: HRW Tokyo – Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses... Read more 14 Nov, 2023