Tag: Human rights
Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, executed in Singapore for possession of cannabis
Singapore has just executed a man sentenced to hang five years ago for his involvement in drug trafficking involving a kilogram of cannabis, twice the amount punishable by death in…
Mayotte awaiting a vast police operation targeting criminals and illegal migrants
In Mayotte, police forces are flocking as part of the preparation for Operation Wuambushu – “recovery” in Mayotte – which could begin this weekend. This intervention aims to return to…
Yoli, an indigenous leader between the law of armed groups and a mining giant
RFI is joining forces with the international investigative consortium Forbidden Stories to resume the work of Rafael Moreno, a journalist killed on October 16, 2022 in circumstances that have not…
The European Parliament denounces in a resolution the law against homosexuality in Uganda
After the United States, the United Kingdom and the UN, the European Parliament is also preparing to ask for the repeal of the law criminalizing homosexuality in Uganda in a…
Wall Street Journal reporter arrested for ‘espionage’ kept in custody
Evan Gershkovich appeared this Tuesday, April 18 in a Moscow court. The judge ordered his continued detention until trial. It was the American journalist’s first public appearance in this very…
the first shops closed for not respecting the veil
The Iranian police began, since Saturday, April 15, to apply the new measures to enforce the veil by women in the street and public places. With our correspondent in Tehran,…
the Defender of Rights warns of the degradation of the rights of foreigners
Rights violations and notches to the principles that underpin French society are multiplying, especially for foreigners, worries the defender of Rights in her annual report published Monday, April 17. The…
Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the opposition Ennahda party, arrested
Former President of the Tunisian Parliament, Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the Islamist party Ennahdha, has been in the crosshairs of power for several months. He was arrested on the…
opponent Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison
A Moscow court on Monday (April 17) sentenced opponent Vladimir Kara-Mourza to 25 years in prison after a trial emblematic of the all-out repression in Russia against those who oppose…
North Korean refugees fear deportation after borders reopen
Concern is mounting over the possible repatriation of North Korean refugees to China. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the border between Beijing and Pyongyang has remained closed, halting…