Nigeria security forces ‘killed’ #EndSARS protesters, says report
Lagos – A preliminary report by a commission probing the deaths of Nigerian protesters last year has found the... Read more
17 Nov, 2021
Lagos panel on protest crackdown submits report
Lagos – A judicial panel probing a bloody crackdown on protesters against police brutality last year in Nigeria’s economic hub... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Singapore death row man’s family pleads for his life
Tanjung Rambutan – The sister of a Malaysian man facing imminent execution despite concerns he is mentally disabled has... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Jailed Egypt hunger striker says ‘doing well’ in letter
Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has written he is “doing well” and is taking liquids after... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Women to sue Qatar over invasive airport searches
Sydney – A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Ugandan AU troops convicted of killing civilians in Somalia
Nairobi – Five Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia have been found guilty of killing... Read more
14 Nov, 2021
Tigray rebels killed scores of civilians, Ethiopia watchdog says
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels killed scores of civilians in the Amhara region on suspicion of being informants or offering aid... Read more
13 Nov, 2021
Ethiopia ‘siege’ of Tigray hampering help for rape victims, says HRW
Nairobi – The Ethiopian government’s “effective siege” of Tigray is preventing victims of rape committed by warring parties during... Read more
11 Nov, 2021
Tigray rebels raped, beat women in Ethiopia war, says Amnesty
Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels raped, robbed, and beat up several women during an attack on a town in Ethiopia’s... Read more
10 Nov, 2021
Facebook whistleblower boosts EU push for new tech laws
Brussels – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Monday said the EU could set the global “gold standard” on curbing... Read more
9 Nov, 2021
