Rights & Freedoms
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Ugandan Activist Praise Aloikin Granted Bail After 16 Days on Remand
Aloikin had been remanded on September 28, 2026, over a case linked to the alleged use of a SIM card registered in another person’s name
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France roiled by marches in support of protesting students
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Paris and other French cities Tuesday in support of protesting high school students, and against what many participants denounced as police violence against the student movement. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg,…
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Ethiopian govt forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border
Ethiopian federal forces and their allies entered a key northern Tigrayan town near the Eritrean border without a fight, residents told AFP on Monday, after it was abandoned by rebels. Clashes erupted in late September…
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Clashes lead South Africa to withdraw asylum processing order
The South African government said Friday it had withdrawn an order on the processing of asylum applications that led to clashes between foreign nationals and anti-migrant locals. Violence erupted in Johannesburg’s Soweto and the east…
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Bunge La Ulaya Lawasilisha Rasmi Jina La Tundu Lissu Kwa Tuzo Ya Sakharov
Kwa kuwasilisha jina lake rasmi, Bunge la Ulaya linataka kuenzi ujasiri wa Lissu na kusisitiza kanuni kwamba uchaguzi una maana pale tu wananchi wanapopewa chaguo halisi la kisiasa.
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Activist Praise Aloikin Held After Reported Abduction, Faces Broadcasting Charge
The Uganda Law Society has also demanded her release, saying she had reportedly been taken from Namungoona Police Station by armed security personnel. Other lawyers and activists have also raised concern over the manner in…
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Lissu: Kingai Amesema Hawezi Kunitetea
Kwa mujibu wa Lissu, baada ya mazungumzo hayo, Kingai alimweleza kuwa hayuko tayari kutoa ushahidi kwa upande wa utetezi, akisema yuko upande wa watu wanaotamani Lissu apatikane na hatia na atafurahi kusikia hilo.
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Turkey Police Detain Dozens Over Pro-LGBTQ Istanbul Rally
The protesters had gathered outside Istanbul’s main Caglayan courthouse under heavy police surveillance, chanting “Long live the struggle for freedom!”, “Free those detained immediately!” and “Despite hatred, long live life!”
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Jamhuri Wamchimba Heche Kuhusu Utekwaji, Mali Zake Katika Kesi ya Lissu
Heche alisema hakuwahi kushuhudia mtu akitekwa kwa macho yake wala kumwona mtu akipotea, huku kuhusu baadhi ya matukio ya mauaji aliyoyataja akisema hakuwapo wakati yakitekelezwa.
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Foreign Nationals Targeted in South Africa’s Extortion Explosion
Immigrant-run shops were also a focus of an explosion of xenophobic unrest earlier this year when scores were looted, torched or forced to shut during protests demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country.
