• Spain asked to explain deaths at Melilla border

    The Spanish government is facing growing pressure to explain how at least 23 people died in June at the fortified border of Melila, Spain's enclave in North-Africa. 

    About 2,000 people attempted to cross the heavily fortified border between the Moroccan region of Nador and the Spanish enclave last week. The Moroccan authorities say 23 people died and 140 police were injured during the attempt, while several NGOs say the number of dead is at least 37.

  • Terrorist attack on UK immigration centre

    A petrol bomb attack on an immigration center in Dover, UK is said to have been motivated by extreme right-wing ideology according to British police.

    The incident took place on 30 October. Nobody was seriously injured as a result of the attack.

    66-year-old Andrew Leak was found dead at a nearby service station, Leak was said to have acted alone. Leak threw homemade bombs at the immigration centre, leaving two staff with minor injuries.

  • Major banks face scrutiny over business with Myanmar military owned bank

    Major international banks, including Australia’s ANZ, have continued to do business with a bank owned by Myanmar’s military administration despite its violent crackdown on anti-government protestors, according to an advocacy group and leaked documents.

  • UK to investigate human rights abuses in Kazakhstan

    Senior UK Parliamentarians will investigate the state of human rights within Kazakhstan.

    The former director of public prosecutions Lord MacDonald will lead an independent investigation into the detention and treatment of Zhanbolat Mamai, the leader of the unregistered opposition Democratic party in Kazakhstan.

  • Iran to hold public trials for up to 2,000 detained protestors

    Iran has announced that it will hold public trials for as many as 1,000 people detained during recent protests in Tehran alone – and more than a thousand others outside the capital.

    The judiciary made the announcement as protests continued following the death of  22 year-old Kurdish Mahsa Amini. 

  • Tigray peace talks extended

    Peace talks between the warring sides of the TPLF and the government of Ethiopia have been extended into this week.

    According to an official, the peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government and representatives from the northern Tigray region continued in South Africa.

  • West-Papuan ex-political prisoner found dead on beach


    A leading West Papuan Human rights and independence campaigner Filep Karma,  was found dead on November 1,  on a beach in the Melanesian region’s capital Jayapura.

    The death of the former political prisoner has shocked Papuans and activist communities in Indonesia and around the Pacific.

  • Our fight is in search of spring' - Lula is elected in Brazil

    Brazil's former President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has claimed victory in a tightly contested election which saw far-right Bolasanaro narrowly lose. 

  • Myanmar airstrike kills 60 people at concert

    Myanmar’s military has killed 60 people, including musicians, in a devastating airstrike that targeted a concert held by a rebel faction of the country’s minority Kachin ethnic group, according to organisers and a rescue worker.

    Mynamar minorities have sought greater autonomy for decades, but anti-government resistance has increased in recent years following last year's military takeover. 

  • A process of education? Australia responds to Qatar's dire human rights record

    In the run-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Football Australia has released a statement claiming that they are "engaged in a process of education" concerning the dire state of human rights in the host country of Qatar. 

  • Airline hired for UK Rwanda deportations pulls out of scheme

    A charter airline hired to remove people seeking refuge in the UK to Rwanda has pulled out of the scheme after pressure from campaigners.

  • Almost 12,500 people arrested in Iran protest crackdown

    Almost 12,500 people have been arrested and nearly 250 killed since the street protests began in Iran, according to a prominent human rights group, HRANA.

  • UN sanctions Haitian 'gang leader'

    The United Nations security council has approved a "sanctions regime" to punish criminal gangs in Haiti, as protests intensified against a possible foreign intervention.

  • New date set for Tigray Peace Talks 

    The Ethiopian government have announced that peace talks with the TPLF would commence next week.  

    Representatives from the TPLF and Ethiopian governments will meet on the 24th of October 2022 in South Africa. 

  • BJP bans Popular Front India for 5 years

    India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) outlawed the Popular Front of India (PFI) and eight affiliate organizations for five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. The ban came close on the heels of raids on PFI offices across the country. Hundreds of its leaders have been arrested.

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