World News
- Dec- 2019 -29 December
Protect Kevan Thakrar From Racist Violence
Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee: This evening prisoner Kevan Thakrar called to inform IWOC that a known racist attempted to take…
Read More » - 19 December
US: Man Allowed Bail After Being Tried Six Times in the Same Murder Case
A Mississippi man who has been tried six times in the same murder case will be allowed to post bail…
Read More » - 17 December
Syria, Mexico deadliest countries for journalists in 2019
(Translations available in: Español, Português, Français,Türkçe, Русский, العربية , and فارسی ) As conflicts and reprisal murders decline, total number…
Read More » - 17 December
Journalists attacked by police, disrupted by demonstrators while covering protests in India
New York, December 17, 2019 — Indian authorities must ensure the safety of all journalists covering protests across the country,…
Read More » - 11 December
India: Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims
New York) – The Indian government’s proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human…
Read More » - 3 December
CPJ launches 2019 #FreeThePress campaign
Instagram campaign to focus on jailed journalists in Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Eritrea, Vietnam, and elsewhere New York, December 2, 2019–The…
Read More » - Nov- 2019 -29 November
270 Million Migrants, Send Home A Staggering $689 Billion
In its latest global report, IOM noted that the overall figure represents just a tiny fraction of the world’s population,…
Read More » - 22 November
Journalist Pham Chi Dung detained on anti-state charges in Vietnam
Bangkok, November 22, 2019 — Vietnamese authorities should immediately release journalist Pham Chi Dung and drop any pending charges against…
Read More » - 22 November
Gay Nigerian Refugee Wins Appeal Against Conviction
A gay Nigerian refugee who was jailed after trying to seek asylum in Canada by travelling using another person’s passport…
Read More » - 20 November
Indian police accuse journalist Nellutla Venugopal of being part of a Maoist conspiracy
New Delhi, November 20, 2019 — Police in India’s Telangana state should immediately drop their allegations against journalist Nellutla Venugopal…
Read More » - 19 November
ARC: Information Notes on Prison Conditions – Afghanistan & Nigeria
ARC Foundation has been keeping track of the dwindling number of Home Office Country Policy and Information Notes (CPIN) on…
Read More » - 14 November
Switzerland Would Breach Article 3 by Returning to Afghanistan an Afghan Convert to Christianity
In Chamber judgment1 in the case of A.A. v. Switzerland (application no. 32218/17) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there would…
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