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Month: January 2025

7 January 2025 by AFP
Daglo, feared Darfuri general accused by US of genocide Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who has been sanctioned by the United States for genocide, went from feared Darfur militia commander to de facto vice-president before unleashing a devastating war for power. D [...]
7 January 2025 by AFP
UK government urges cricket chiefs to 'deliver on own rules' after Afghanistan boycott calls The UK government says the International Cricket Council should "deliver on their own rules" relating to women's participation as the England men's team resist calls to boycott their upcoming match against Afghanistan. A group of [...]
7 January 2025 by AFP
US says Sudan's RSF committed 'genocide' The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had "committed genocide" and imposed sanctions on the paramilitary group's leader. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the determination [...]
In Syria, after the fall of Assad, the search for the disappeared often begins in mass graves. Photo: People digging at the bottom of a deep mass grave while children watch from above.
7 January 2025 by Luis Fondebrider
Syria: getting it right in the search for the disappeared Since the fall of the Assad regime a month ago, many reports told the stories of Syrians trying to find out about their relatives who had disappeared. Infamous detention centers have revealed their murderous secrets. Mass graves w [...]
Sihem Bensedrine, the former chairwoman of Tunisia's truth commission, is in prison. Many human rights organisations believe that the government is seeking to undermine transitional justice efforts.
6 January 2025 by Amin Taieb
Tunisia: why Bensedrine is in jail Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission between 2014 and 2018, has been in pre-trial detention since 1 August 2024. Her lawyers have been fighting for her release ever since, denouncing “a [...]
6 January 2025 by AFP
Bangladesh issues second arrest warrant for exiled Hasina A Bangladeshi court has issued a second arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, this time for her alleged role in enforced disappearances, the chief prosecutor said on Monday. Dhaka has already issued an arrest warr [...]
3 January 2025 by AFP
The horror of Saydnaya jail, symbol of Assad excesses Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011. The prison complex was the site of extrajudicial executio [...]
3 January 2025 by AFP
India and Bangladesh begin return of detained fishermen Neighbouring India and Bangladesh have begun repatriating 185 incarcerated fishermen in a deal struck despite strained diplomatic ties, foreign ministry officials said. Dhaka is handing over 95 Indian fishermen while New Delhi is [...]
2 January 2025 by AFP
Argentina takes Venezuela's arrest of policeman to ICC Argentina has filed a complaint against Venezuela at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest of an Argentine policeman at the center of a diplomatic row, Buenos Aires announced Thursday. The "arbitrary detention and [...]
2 January 2025 by AFP
UN experts slam Israel's 'blatant assault' on health rights in Gaza UN experts on Thursday decried Israel's raid on an embattled hospital in northern Gaza, demanding an end to the "blatant assault" on health rights in the besieged Palestinian territory. Reiterating charges that Israel is committin [...]
2 January 2025 by AFP
Iranian Bahai poet to be re-jailed after heart op: exile group A Bahai poet and writer is set to be returned to prison in Iran after undergoing open-heart surgery, a France-based group representing Iran's largest religious minority said Thursday. Mahvash Sabet, 71, is serving a second 10-year [...]
2 January 2025 by AFP
Bangladesh rejects bail for Hindu monk on sedition charges A Bangladeshi court on Thursday again denied bail to an outspoken Hindu monk advocating for the protection of the minority after religious strife in the mainly Muslim nation. Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested in November for allege [...]
1 January 2025 by AFP
'I'm Still Here': an ode to Brazil resistance "I'm Still Here," Brazil's hope for Oscars glory, focuses on the country's military dictatorship years (1965-1985) but is also very much "a film about the present," its lead actress Fernanda Torres told AFP. The movie, which won f [...]
1 January 2025 by AFP
Israel's sacked defence minister Gallant quits parliament Israel's former defence minister Yoav Gallant, who was dismissed in November after spearheading the military campaign in Gaza for more than a year, announced Wednesday that he would resign from parliament. Prime Minister Benjamin [...]
1 January 2025 by AFP
Carter's Middle East peace legacy survives, but mostly in name US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Monday, left an enduring legacy when he brokered historic peace between Egypt and Israel -- tepid and shaky, but unbroken even by the nearly 15-month long Gaza war. "For 45 years we've had no [...]