Tag: Human rights
Parliament votes in favor of controversial law, thousands of opponents in the streets
Thousands of people demonstrated in the evening this Tuesday March 16 in Tbilisi, Georgia, after a first vote in Parliament in favor of a controversial bill on “foreign agents”, already…
a year ago, the arrest of Yu Wensheng and Xu Yan
RFI was able to meet Yu Wensheng and Xu Yan at their home in Beijing in the summer of 2022. The couple was then under surveillance but relished the lawyer’s…
Proposed law on the right to strike in transport: “It is a text which is not constructive”
Three months before the Paris Olympic Games, the Senate is tackling strikes. A highly sensitive bill is being examined this Tuesday to limit strikes in transport over certain periods. The…
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris detained for two years in Iran
Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris were arrested on May 7, 2022 while they were on a tourist trip to Iran. Since then, for French diplomacy and their relatives, they have…
Quran desecrer Salwan Momika arrested in Sweden and under threat of deportation
He triggered a wave of indignation in the Muslim world by burning copies of the Koran in Sweden in the summer of 2023. Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee, was arrested…
France condemned for welcoming harkis by the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned France this Thursday April 4 for the living conditions “ not compatible with respect for human dignity » harkis in the camps…
persecution of Bahais is a ‘crime against humanity’, says HRW
The human rights organization believes that the country’s largest non-Muslim minority has been subjected to decades of systematic persecution. 3 mins The organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday…
Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong office
In Hong Kong, the radio station, funded by the American government, Radio Free Asia has just announced that it is closing its offices and leaving the city, following the entry…
voices are raised to demand respect for the provisions of the Constitution
Several civil society organizations (CSOs) are calling on the transitional power in Burkina Faso. In a statement dated March 27, 2024, they called on President Traoré’s regime to respect all…
Cameroonian student Christian Kwongang reappears ten days after his disappearance
Christian Kwongang, a Cameroonian student in Tunis, resurfaced on Thursday March 28. On the day of his disappearance, the young man went to a police station in Tunis to renew…