Social issues

(Beirut) – Mauritania’s authorities freed a blogger on July 29, 2019, who had been held in a blasphemy case for five and-a-half years, Human Rights Watch said today. Expand Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir. © Private Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir. Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir was freed three days before the inauguration of

Destroyed house from US-led coalition strike that killed 13 civilians in Tal al-Jayer, Syria in July 2017.

A sreenshot of TRRC lead counsel Essa Faal questioning Staff Sgt.Amadou Badjie at Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, July 25, 2019 It’s been a dramatic week for Gambia.

Expand Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives for a group photo with his cabinet members at the government house in Bangkok. © 2019 Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/Sipa USA via AP Images (New York) – The new Thai government’s policy statement fails to provide a pathway for restoring respect for human

Elite pedophile Jeffrey Epstein who is being held on charges of child sex trafficking was found injured in his jail cell with bruises around his neck.

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Prominent rights activist and journalist Hossam Baghat, center, leaves a courtroom at the Cairo Criminal Court on March 24, 2016.

International Special Prosecutor Toussaint Muntazini (left) and former Central African Republic prime minister Mathieu Simplice Sarandji (right) at the inaugural session of the Special Criminal Court on October 22, 2018 that marked the official launch of the court's judicial activities. Photo courtesy of Special Criminal Court. (Nairobi) – The Central African

Just over nine months ago, Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and never came out.His remains have not been found.

Azerbaijan is celebrating its National Press Day today.But when it comes to press freedoms, there’s not much to celebrate, argues Catherine Pilishvili from Human Rights Watch. Just ask Seymur Hazi.

Longtime high-ranking NSA employee William Binney shares his thoughts on the arrest of Julian Assange and who is really in control.