• Electoral fraud prevalent in Cambodian elections

    Jul 30

    The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has been involved in electoral fraud during the July 2013 national elections, suggests recent research by Human Rights Watch.

  • Pro-Morsi sit-ins to be dispersed
    Egyptian security forces have been instructed to end two large Pro-Morsi sit-in protests in Cairo.

    The interim cabinet said that the sit-ins represented “a threat to the Egyptian national security and an unacceptable terrorizing of citizens.”
  • Mid-East peace talks: “final status” agreement in 9 months

    The US Secretary of State has announced that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will aim to achieve a “final status agreement” over the coming 9 months, after talks between the two sides concluded in Washington.

  • Palestinian Authority police beat protesters
    Palestinian protesters in Ramallah, protesting against the resumption of peace talks between the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Israel, were beaten up by Palestinian Authority police, and 5 arrested, states Human Rights Watch. In a statement, HRW condemned the police violence which left 10 protesters injured.
  • Indian Congress approves a new state

    India’s ruling Congress-led coalition unanimously agreed on the formation of a new state in the Telangana region of the southern Andhra-Pradesh state, officials said today.

  • Key Homs district captured by Syrian Army

    The Syrian government has captured a key district in the strategically important city of Homs.

    Syrian state media said the army has “restored security and stability to the neighbourhood of Khalidiya”, a former rebel stronghold.

  • Police brutality in Tunisia protests
    Witnesses of police violence at peaceful protests in Tunis, Tunisia have told Human Rights Watch (HRW) of the use of excessive teargas and also that police dispersal efforts included beating and insulting protesters and journalists.
  • Amnesty to open up new office in Eastern Africa

    The global human rights organisation, Amnesty International, announced that it would open a new regional office in Kenya later this year, in an attempt to bolster its work in East Africa.

  • Middle East peace talks to resume

    Peace talks between Palestinian and Israeli negotiators are due to resume for the first time since 2010.

    The US State Department announced that the talks will be held in Washington from Monday.

  • Kosovan Serb arrested on suspicion of war crimes

     A Kosovan Serb, Ivan Radiovojevic, was arrested in Kosovo Polje, regarding alleged responsibility for war crimes that were committed in March 1999.

  • Sudan postpones oil pipeline shut down
    Sudan has said it will postpone the shut down of the oil pipeline between itself and South Sudan by two weeks, whilst talks between the two countries continue regarding the alleged support of rebels.

    Last month, Khartoum pledged to close the pipelines by August 7th unless Juba stopped supporting border rebels - an accusation which South Sudan denies. 
  • Morsi supporters killed at sit-in protests

    Over 100 supporters of Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, have been shot dead by security officials at mass street sit-in demonstrations in Cairo.

  • Over 1000 prisoners escape Libyan jail
    Around 1,200 inmates have esaped from a jail in the Libyan city of Benghazi, following reported riots inside the prison while a political assassination triggered protests in the city.

    According to a security official most of the escapees face serious charges, although 'some' had been recaptured.

    The then-US ambassador and three other Americans were killed last year in Benghazi, one of the most unstable parts of post-revolution Libya.
  • Germany launches campaign to find any surviving Nazis

    Germany has launched a poster campaign - 'Operation Last Chance II' - this week to find any remaining Nazis and bring them to justice.

    The poster which depicts the entrance to the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, says:

  • New Australian asylum policy “troubles” UNHCR

    The United Nations High Commission for Refugees said it is troubled by the new asylum policies adopted by Australia earlier this week.

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