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Renowned Pakistani lawyer, human rights activist shot dead

A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist known as a vocal critic of both the military and Islamist militants was shot dead on Monday at a court in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.

Reuters

Firms in Europe, US helping Myanmar manufacture arms, report says

Prominent rights experts urge countries to take action against companies enabling Myanmar’s weapons production.

Al Jazeera

Western firms facilitating production of Myanmar junta’s weapons, says report

Independent experts find western-supplied materials are still finding their way into military’s hands

The Guardian - UK

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‘It’s becoming a war zone’: Tanzania’s Maasai speak out on ‘forced’ removals

Communities in Ngorongoro say government is shutting down vital services to remove them from ancestral lands to expand lucrative game reserves

The Guardian - UK

Daughter of Algerian journalist arrested on Christmas Eve calls for his release

Imprisonment of Ihsane el-Kadi, a longstanding government critic, prompted outcry from human rights groups

The Guardian - UK

ICC called upon to ban Afghanistan

Human Rights Watch has called on the ICC to ban Afghanistan from international cricket in the wake of Cricket Australia's stance on the Taliban-led country.

AAP

Saudi Arabia is making historic strides in women’s rights, so why haven’t we heard about it?

When Fatimah came to study in Brisbane, she was shocked and saddened by the negative view most people had of her country. Few Australian's seem aware of the rapid social transformation taking place in Saudi Arabia.

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Leading Turkish doctor convicted over call for chemical weapons inquiry

The head of Turkey's Medical Association was convicted of terrorist propaganda this week, after she called for an inquiry into an alleged chemical weapons attack against Kurdish separatists. It came as rights groups warn of an increasing legal crackdown on civil society ahead of polls this year.

Radio France Internationale

Clashes Escalate in Northern Syria amid Ankara-Damascus 'Normalization' Talks

Clashes escalated between the Turkish forces and the regime forces in northern Syria, amid preparations for the foreign ministers meeting of Türkiye, Syria, and Russia, within the framework of the second phase of normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus. A Turkish soldier was killed, and others were injured, after the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Faces of death row: the young men caught up in Iran’s execution spree

Since anti-regime demonstrations erupted following the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities have executed four young men and sentenced several others to death on charges relating to the protest movement. FRANCE 24 profiles some of the people executed or on death row in Iran’s latest state-sponsored…

France 24

Human rights campaigners hit out at Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Amnesty International UK condemned Iran for having ‘pitifully little respect’ for the right to life.

The Independent UK

Violence soars in Mali in the year after Russians arrive

Western officials say violence against civilians in Mali has risen in the year since hundreds of Russian mercenaries have started working alongside the West African country's armed forces to stem a decade-long insurgency by Islamic extremists

The Independent UK

Greek court rejects charges against aid workers who helped migrants in Lesbos

A court on the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday rejected charges against a group of aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations, ruling on procedural grounds to return the case to the prosecution for refiling.

France 24

Greek court rejects charges against aid workers

A court on the Greek island of Lesbos has rejected charges against a group of aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations, ruling on procedural grounds to return the case to the prosecution for refiling

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Vivienne Westwood: Grande dame of British fashion

The maverick designer who dressed the Sex Pistols and shook up the fashion world later used her platform to advocate for human rights and sustainable living

The Conversation

Western Sahara: the six-decade struggle to liberate Africa's last colony

Western Sahara is the territory in north-west Africa bordered by Morocco in the north, Algeria and Mauritania in the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. A former Spanish colony, it’s listed by the United Nations as one of only 17 territories that remain without self-government.

Al Jazeera

Drop all charges against refugee aid workers, UN tells Greece

Syrian swimmer Sara Mardini and several other foreign and Greek refugee rescue workers are on trial in Lesbos.

Reuters

U.N. calls for charges against aid workers in Greece to be dropped

The U.N. human rights office on Friday called for charges against the humanitarian workers on trial in Greece to be dropped and said the case had had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the region.

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The Independent UK

Late Cardinal Pell called Pope Francis ‘a catastrophe’ in leaked memo

Pell called out the Pope for staying silent on human rights issues in China, Russia, and Hong Kong

The Guardian - AU

‘Truth is one of our rights’: victims of Indonesia’s bloody past want more than regret from their president

After Joko Widodo acknowledged the mass killings of 1965-66, victims say compensation is the next step

The Conversation

Iran executions: the role of the 'revolutionary courts' in breaching human rights

The Iranian government has attempted to brutally suppress the widespread protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September 2022.

The Independent UK

Activist who ran for Belarusian presidency in 2020 detained

A human rights group says an opposition politician who ran against authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been arrested in Minsk

The Independent UK

Qatar interest in Tottenham should be ‘wake-up call’, Premier League warned

A meeting between Daniel Levy and Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi took place last week

Newslaundry

India ‘intensified and broadened crackdown on media’ in 2022, says Human Rights Watch report

In 2022, Indian authorities “intensified and broadened their crackdown on activist groups and the media”, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023, an annual review of human rights around the globe. To silence activists and independent journalists, authorities used “politically motivated criminal charges, including terrorism, to jail…

The Independent UK

Premier League told Qatar links to Spurs investment should be a ‘wake-up call’

A meeting between Daniel Levy and Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi took place last week.

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