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Cambodia: Mother Nature Activists in Prison One Year

(Bangkok, July 2, 2025) – Five Cambodian environmental activists who have completed one year of their six to eight-year prison terms on baseless charges should be immediately and unconditionally released, Human Rights Watch said today. On J

Russia: Rising Toll of LGBT ‘Extremism’ Designation

(Berlin, June 30, 2025) – Russian courts have issued 101 “extremism”-related convictions for allegedly participating in the “International LGBT Movement” or displaying its alleged symbols, Human Rights Watch said today. The prosecutions, ap

Thousands join anti-geoengineering protest in London, and they have good reason

On Saturday, thousands protested in London against the UK government’s plans to conduct solar geoengineering experiments to dim the Sun. They have good reason to resist chemtrail and other geoengineering programmes. If you don’t understan

News you may have missed, including 700 Indians posing as AI

Below is a collection of articles from various sources which discuss current political narratives around protests, immigration, energy policy and technological advancements. Such as the various socio-political and economic issues following

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