Tunisia president says freedoms ‘guaranteed’
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied assured on Thursday that the country’s freedoms are “guaranteed” after rights groups warned of... Read more
21 Jan, 2022
Kenya police launch probe after 21 unidentified bodies dumped in river
Nairobi – Kenyan police said on Wednesday they have launched an investigation after badly decomposed bodies, some of which bore... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Tunisia freedoms at risk after protest crackdown, rights groups say
Tunis – Freedoms are imperilled in Tunisia after the violent suppression of protests against President Kais Saied last week, rights... Read more
19 Jan, 2022
Families sue Congo state for youth deaths in custody
Brazzaville – The families of six youths found dead in police custody in Congo-Brazzaville in 2021 are suing the state... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Marked decline in Morocco freedoms, rights group says
Rabat – Morocco saw an “unprecedented regression” in freedom of expression and the press in 2021, the kingdom’s most prominent... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
Viral Egypt dance video fuels women’s rights debate
Cairo – A video of an Egyptian mother-of-three dancing that went viral online prompting her husband to divorce her... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Morocco jails lecturer for two years over ‘sex for grades’
Rabat – A Moroccan court on Wednesday sentenced a university lecturer to two years in jail over accusations he... Read more
13 Jan, 2022
Ugandan writer charged after “disturbing” president’s family
Kampala – A court in Uganda on Tuesday charged a prominent author and government critic with “disturbing” the country’s veteran... Read more
11 Jan, 2022
Jailed Moroccan journalist insists innocence on appeal
Casablanca – A Moroccan journalist sentenced to five years in prison for indecent assault in a controversial case proclaimed his... Read more
11 Jan, 2022
Wife of activist barred from leaving China dies after 15 years apart
Beijing – The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United... Read more
11 Jan, 2022
