Tag: Human rights
a pro-democracy figure sentenced to four years in prison for lèse-majesté
A court in Bangkok on Tuesday, September 26, sentenced an important figure in Thailand’s pro-democracy movement to four years’ imprisonment for lese majeste, under a controversial law that younger generations…
Uighur academic Rahile Dawut sentenced to life in prison
A Uyghur academic has been sentenced to life in prison in China. A specialist in the culture of this Muslim minority in the west of the country, Rahile Dawut, 57,…
Russians who left their country threatened with expulsion
Serbia hosts a large Russian population having fled the Putin regime or mobilization in the Russian army for the war in Ukraine. It is trying to expel at least three…
Supreme Court votes on decriminalization of abortion
The Brazilian Supreme Court began analyzing on Friday September 22 an appeal calling for the decriminalization in the country of abortion up to the 12th week. This vote dominates the…
in Champagne vineyards, the living conditions of foreign workers cause a scandal
In the Marne department in northeastern France, a supposed case of modern slavery in the Champagne vineyards has come to light. A collective accommodation place for agricultural workers was closed…
Senegal experiencing a shrinking democratic space, according to the Civicus Monitor platform
“ It’s really worrying to see the situation deteriorate so quickly in a country which had a stable democracy for a while. » Nancy Kankam Kusi, of the civil society…
Lee Jae-myung, opposition leader hospitalized
In South Korea, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was taken to hospital on Monday, September 18, after nineteen days of hunger strike. The leader of the Democratic Party, narrowly defeated in…
Ballack Obame, former imprisoned student leader, experiences a second release
Among the first measures announced by General Oligui Nguema, who became president of the transition: the release of prisoners of conscience. Thus, some are calling for the release of Lieutenant…
press freedom under threat
South Korea is, once again, singled out for attacks on press freedom. The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the ruling party for its harassment and intimidation of journalists. A…
French detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris face possible trial for espionage
It has been almost 500 days since French teacher and trade unionist Cécile Kohler has been detained in Iran with her partner Jacques Paris. On Tuesday, September 12, Iranian justice…