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Rule of Law in Italy Under EU Scrutiny

A closed-door hearing at the European Parliament last week could have been an opportunity for the Italian government to engage seriously on European Union concerns over the rule of law in Italy and make clear commitments to uphold core EU v

Prosecutions For ‘Insulting the President’ Continue in Türkiye

Last week, university student Esila Ayık was released after 40 days in detention following her arrest for holding a banner calling Türkiye’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a dictator at a protest in Istanbul. The protest was against the

EU Needs Tougher Response to Attack on Turkish Opposition

(Brussels, May 16, 2025) - The jailing by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government of a key political opponent is a blatant repudiation of the rights to political association and participation, 58 rights, media, and legal groups, includ

Western democracy is being undermined by corporately funded think tanks

Western democracy is being undermined from the inside through covert mechanisms and processes that are removing rights and freedoms. Key to these covert activities are think tanks such as the IPPR, New Economics Foundation and Institute of

Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown Since Elections

(Washington, DC) – Venezuelan authorities and pro-government armed groups have committed widespread abuses since the July 28, 2024 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 104-page report, “Punished fo

UN considers allowing geoengineering for carbon credits despite UN banning geoengineering

Documents from last year reveal that the UN Climate Change is considering geoengineering for carbon credits, despite the UN Convention on Biological Diversity prohibiting it. A timeline reveals that while there are some international treati

US: End Campaign of Draconian Campus Arrests

(Washington, DC) – The US government should end its sweeping effort to arbitrarily arrest and deport international students and scholars in retaliation for their political viewpoints and activism related to Palestine, Human Rights Watch sai

Backsliding on Landmines Endangers Civilian Lives

The International Day for Mine Action on April 4 is a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war. They risk their lives to help communities recove

Uzbekistan: Free Blogger from Forced Psychiatric Detention

(Berlin, March 31, 2025) – The Uzbekistan government should immediately release and compensate the blogger and activist Valijon Kalonov who has been forcibly detained in a psychiatric hospital since December 2021, the Uzbek Forum for Human

Morocco: Activist Sentenced for Peaceful Speech

(Beirut) – A Casablanca Court on March 3, 2025, sentenced a prominent activist, Fouad Abdelmoumni, to six months in prison and fines over a Facebook post, Human Rights Watch and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) said today. Moroccan a

Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges

A protester holds a flare next to riot police officers during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 22, 2025. Khalil Ham

Hundreds arrested in Turkey in protests against the detention of Istanbul's mayor

A protester shouts slogans during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday. Francisco Seco/AP

Hamas fires first rockets since Israel broke recent ceasefire

Editor's Note: Images contain graphic content or scenes of death. Fayez Abu Halima, 39, (right) and his brothers cry over the body of their mother killed in Israeli airstrikes on homes in northern Gaza's Beit Lahia. He tell

Farmers of La Via Campesina: we globalise struggles and hope!

What is it like to farm in the EU? What are the forces at stake behind liberal farming policies? Where do the narratives of right and left farmers’ unions intersect and diverge? What is the current state of debates on fair prices, food sove