Tag: Human rights
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…
two NGOs record a massive increase in 2022
Four questions to Mahmood Amiry Moghaddam, of the organization IHR RFI: What is the typical profile of people executed in Iran? In our report, 93% of executions are related to…
the UN is concerned about a call for the murder of its envoy on social networks
A call for hatred and violence is causing concern in Sudan. In a video circulating on social media, a man publicly attacks the UN envoy to Khartoum, Volker Perthes, and…
Chile moves to a 40-hour week, well below the majority of Latin American countries
The Chilean Parliament definitively adopted, on Tuesday April 11, a law reducing working time from 45 to 40 hours per week. The country thus joins Ecuador and Venezuela, the only…
the draft law on congolity “not a government strategy”, says the spokesman
The spokesman for the government of the DRC defended the latter following the controversy over the bill on “congolity”, carried by a deputy of the majority, and who wants to…