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Libya: After Prison Escape, Derna Residents Rounded Up

(Beirut) – An armed group associated with the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) arbitrarily arrested at least 50 residents of the city of Derna following a January 16, 2022, prison escape, Human Rights Watch said today. The armed group, Tarek Bin Ziyad Battalion, captured the five escapees, all from Derna, on

Saudi Arabia: Alleged Child Offender Again Sentenced to Death

(Beirut) – A Saudi man who was 14 at the time of his alleged crime and whose previous death penalty conviction was overturned by the Saudi Supreme Court was sentenced to death again on March 2, 2022 by a lower criminal court, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling flouts the

On the Rocks: UK Supermarkets Remove Russian Vodka over Ukraine

British supermarkets are joining the virtue signalling effort during the invasion of Ukraine, announcing that they have removed Russian vodka from their shelves and renamed Chicken Kievs.

Alcohol & The Endocannabinoid System

Excerpted from Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana—Medical, Recreational and Scientific.

Dublin and Monaghan – Britain forgets its recent history of “unleashing war in Europe”

Aftermath of the bombing on Talbot Street, Dublin 1974 (Source RTE) In the early hours of Thursday morning – in what will perhaps finally result in the COVID-19 mainstream media narrative being permanently banished from the headlines – almost nine years of Western provocations via its Eastern European proxy state Ukraine would

Still No Answers 2 Years After Rwanda Singer Found Dead

On February 13, 2020, the popular Rwandan singer Kizito Mihigo was arrested and accused of attempting to cross illegally into Burundi.

El Salvador Releases Woman Imprisoned after Miscarriage

After ten years languishing in an El Salvadorian prison, Elsy, 38, has been released.

10 Compelling Films Amplify Today’s Most Urgent Human Rights Stories

(London) – Human Rights Watch proudly presents the 26th edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival from March 17-25, in partnership with Barbican Cinema, and generously supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Ten compelling new films from around the world are presented at this year’s festival,

UK: 26th Human Rights Watch Film Festival

(London) – Human Rights Watch proudly presents the 26th edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival from March 17-25, in partnership with Barbican Cinema, and generously supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Ten compelling new films from around the world are presented at this year’s festival,

Gruesome Femicide in Iran

Headlines about the beheading of 17-year-old Ghazaleh (Mona) Heydari shook Iranian society on Saturday.

China: Imprisoned Tibetan Monk’s Health in Peril

(New York) – The Chinese government should immediately and unconditionally release the imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso, Human Rights Watch said today.

Bahrain: Boys Arbitrarily Detained in Orphanage

(Beirut) – Bahrain authorities are detaining six boys, ages 14 and 15, in a child welfare facility, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Human Rights Watch said today.

Rumble Offers Joe Rogan $100 Million Four-Year Deal with Commitment to 'No Censorship'

Video-hosting platform Rumble is offering famed podcaster Joe Rogan a $100 million deal to leave Spotify and appear exclusively on the upstart YouTube competitor.

Serbia: Bahraini Dissident Unlawfully Extradited

(Beirut) – Serbia extradited a Bahraini political dissident to Bahrain in the early hours of January 24, 2022, despite an order by the European Court of Human Rights that specifically prohibited his extradition pending more information, Human Rights Watch said today. Bahraini authorities had previously subjected the dissident, Ahmed Jaffer Muhammad,

UN Reviews Venezuela’s Poor Human Rights Record

On January 25, United Nations Human Rights Council members will review Venezuela’s abysmal human rights record during its Universal Periodic Review (UPR).