Brussels (12/03 – 55.56) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said that the dissolution of human rights NGOs signals a deteriorating environment for civil society and human rights…
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Angry Farmers Take Protest to EU Summit With Tractors and Fires
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansBRUSSELS — Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports, throwing eggs at the…
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In Tajikistan, independent media throttled by state repression
Giant portraits of President Emomali Rahmon adorn even the most nondescript buildings in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe. Throughout the country, his sayings are featured on posters and billboards. Their ubiquitous…
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Sri Lanka Reawakens Political Activism
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesCopenhagen (14/11 – 40) The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the previously all-powerful Gotabaya Rajapaksa, prompted mass resignations from the government at the time,…
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Sri Lanka Remains in Economic Crisis, Impinges Human Rights
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesLondon (15/11 – 67) The streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka, erupted into celebration on July 13, 2022 after weeks of peaceful protests forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. Rajapaksa, long…
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Tajikistan to Study France’s Human Rights Freedom, Terrorism Prevention
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenLondon (28/11 – 58) Tajikistan’s human rights record continues to deteriorate amid an increased crackdown on freedom of expression and the political opposition, as well as the targeting of independent…
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Tajikistan: Prominent Members of Pamiri Minority Arbitrarily Detained, Tortured and Unfairly Convicted
Frankfurt (22/09 – 58.33) Since May 2022, the Tajikistani authorities have stepped up their ongoing crackdown on Pamiris, an ethnic, linguistic and religious minority originating from the Pamir mountains in…
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Families of Tunisia Opposition Say EU Aid Won’t Stop Migration
Families of jailed Tunisian opposition politicians have dismissed an aid package offered to Tunis by the European Union, warning the money would not help the north African country stop migrant…
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Irish Defense Forces Soldier Says She Was Raped While Serving Overseas
Roslyn O’Callaghan, a former member of the Irish Defence Forces, has described being raped as a 21-year-old private by a senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) while on her first tour of…
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Tajikistan regime’s crimes against humanity
New York, Brussels (21/12 – 60). Tajikistan regime’s crimes committed against humanity breeds an atmosphere of fear and oppression amomgst the Pamiri community was the verdict of a United Nations…
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