Morocco halves jail sentence of rights activist
Rabat – A Moroccan appeals court halved the sentence of rights activist Rida Benotmane, jailed for social media posts... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
‘It’s quite a hostile environment’ – Zimbabwean opposition girds for ‘rough’ election
Harare – His name is whispered on the streets of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, or said behind hands cupped... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
Algeria releases mother of wanted dissident
Algiers – The mother of prominent French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui has been released from custody but remains under court... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
Amnesty says M23 rebels raped dozens of women in east DRC
Kinshasa – M23 rebels raped more than 60 women and girls during attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
18 Feb, 2023
Tunisia NGOs slam ‘hate speech’ against sub-Saharan migrants
Tunis – Tunisian rights groups charged on Thursday that the state was cracking down on migrants from sub-Saharan Africa... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Tunisia opposition decries ‘repressive’ arrests
Tunis – Tunisia’s main opposition coalition on Wednesday slammed a string of “repressive” arrests mainly targeting critics of President... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Rights groups slam Morocco decision to extradite Saudi
Rabat – Two dozen rights groups have criticised Morocco over its decision to extradite a Saudi activist’s brother back... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Burundi arrests five rights campaigners
Nairobi – Burundian intelligence agents have arrested five human rights campaigners, including four as they were about to fly... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Activists condemn Malaysia’s ban on LGBTQ books
Kuala Lampur – Activists in Malaysia criticised on Thursday a government decision to ban three books for allegedly promoting... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
UN rights chief decries ‘deepening’ Tunisia crackdown
Geneva – The UN rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm over a deepening crackdown in Tunisia, as Tunisian police... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
