Equatorial Guinea detains human rights campaigner: lawyer, wife
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea has held a human rights campaigner in detention for 18 days after he assisted opposition... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
Moroccan dissident Monjib on new hunger strike over travel ban
Rabat – Moroccan historian and rights activist Maati Monjib said on Wednesday he was again going on hunger strike... Read more
13 Oct, 2022
UN calls detention of Moroccan journalist ‘arbitrary’
Rabat – United Nations rights experts have concluded that Morocco’s detention of opposition journalist Soulaimane Raissouni is “arbitrary”, and... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
Saudi Arabia jails 10 Egyptians for gathering, relatives say
Dubai – A Saudi judge on Monday sentenced 10 Egyptian men for up to 18 years for having tried... Read more
11 Oct, 2022
Guinea massacre trial puts ex-strongman Camara in custody
Conakry – A Guinean court trying suspects in a 2009 massacre on Monday threw out a bid by former... Read more
11 Oct, 2022
Rwanda acquits three journalists detained for four years
Kigali – A Rwandan court on Wednesday acquitted three journalists who had been detained for four years for allegedly... Read more
6 Oct, 2022
Uganda minister slams EU criticism of oil project
Cape Town – Uganda’s energy minister on Tuesday slammed the European Parliament for seeking to delay a massive and... Read more
5 Oct, 2022
Central African Republic army commander charged with war crimes
Bangui – An army commander in the Central African Republic has been charged with crimes against humanity by a... Read more
1 Oct, 2022
Court upholds Tanzania move to cordon off land to protect wildlife
Arusha – A regional court on Friday ruled that Tanzania’s decision to cordon off land for wildlife protection was... Read more
1 Oct, 2022
Somali, Ukrainian activists win Right Livelihood Prize
Stockholm – Two Somali human rights activists and a Ukrainian human rights lawyer won Sweden’s Right Livelihood Award on... Read more
30 Sep, 2022
