UN, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor Call Again on Tajikistan to Release Journalists
Berlin (06/11 – 58) UN Special Rapporteur of Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has once again called on the authorities of Tajikistan to release...
The Fading Influence of France in Francophone Africa
Brussels, Frankfurt (10/11 -12) Words like ‘neocolonialism’ and ‘neo-imperialists’ are being tossed around by spokesmen of freshly-installed military regimes in Central and West Africa...
Tajikistan’s Attack on Religious Freedom: The Plight of the Pamiri Ismaili Community in the Mountains of Gorno-Bakakhshan
Copenhagen, Berlin (11/8 – 42) The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) highlighted severe restrictions imposed by the Tajikistani government on religious...
Another 300 Million Dollars Will Be Returned to Kazakhstan From Abroad in One Criminal Case
Askhat Zhumagali, chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency, said that Antikor plans to return $300 million to Kazakhstan from abroad, Khabar 24 TV channel reports...
De-radicalisation of Ideology Is the Best Way to Tackle Islamic Terrorism: Sri Lankan Expert
Colombo (25/7 – 30.77) In his book “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” terrorism expert Dr. Rohan Gunaratna emphasizes the...
UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations
Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned the arrest and imprisonment of journalists,...
France braced for fifth night of riots as family buries teenager
Tens of thousands of police were deployed in cities across France on Saturday ready for a potential fifth night of rioting after the funeral...
EU countries strike major deal on migration rules, delivering the first breakthrough in years
European Union countries have reached a major deal to revamp the bloc’s migration and asylum policy. It represents the first breakthrough of its kind...
Sweden players had to show their genitalia at 2011 Women’s World Cup, says Nilla Fischer
Sweden’s players had to “show their genitalia for the doctor” at the 2011 Women’s World Cup to prove they were women, the team’s centre-back...
Sweden to extradite self-confessed PKK supporter to Turkey
Sweden’s government has decided to extradite a self-confessed supporter of the PKK terror group to Turkey, where he faces a four-year prison sentence for...