Tag: Human rights
the last wave has a “systematic” side
Systematic raids, assassinations, forced displacements, disappearances, arbitrary detentions: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch denounce a new wave of abuses and ethnic violence against civilians in western Tigray. Jean-Baptiste Gallopin…
Daughter of Russian opponent Navalny receives Sakharov Prize and calls on EU to confront Putin
The European Parliament presented the Sakharov Prize to Russian lawyer and political activist Alexeï Navalny on Wednesday (December 15th). In his absence, his daughter Daria Navalnya, accompanied by relatives, went…
the anger of bishops and NGOs at the increase in arrests
Since the arrest of several Togolese journalists then of the activist Fovi Katakou, the reactions follow one another. Political parties, civil society organizations, all demand their release. Even the bishops’…
of opponents receive sentences of up to 18 years in prison
Very heavy prison sentences were pronounced in Belarus on Tuesday, December 14, against several detractors of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya receives 18…
the mobilization is organized to try to save the NGO Memorial from the dissolution
The dissolution of the oldest Russian NGO, Memorial, labeled “foreign agent” by the Russian government and accused of having broken the law which obliges it to present itself as such…
“My husband is in a legal void”
Céline Lebrun-Shaath is the wife of Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath, imprisoned since July 2019 in Egypt. An emblematic case, since his case was cited by Emmanuel Macron in December 2020…
Saudi Arabia criticized for human rights violations receives Formula 1
Saudi Arabia will become, Sunday, December 5, the 35th country to host an F1 Grand Prix. An event that revives the burning issue of respect for human rights in this…
Russian social network VKontakte comes under the control of Gazprom and Sogaz
This is the last step in the Kremlin’s takeover of VKontakte, the “Russian Facebook”. Created in 2006 by Pavel Durov, the multi-billionaire founder of Telegram who divides his time between…
In his Sunday prayer of the Angelus, the Pope again mentions migrants
Pope Francis expresses his “ pain ”After the recent tragedies involving migrants in the Channel, on the Belarusian border, or in the Mediterranean. At the end of the Sunday prayer…
Solidarity day with political prisoners in Belarus
At the call of the opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, this Saturday, November 27 is the day of solidarity with political prisoners in Belarus. According to the count of NGOs, they are…