In a new report on the situation in Gaza for May 2024, the authors cited testimonies “from medics and whistleblowers” that injured detainees have been held at a field hospital with “shackled hands and feet and blindfolded 24/7 to their beds”. Hostage fears In addition, as of 19 May, 128 of the 253 people captured during…
The top award for reporters who have born witness to the destruction of much of their homeland under Israel’s relentless bombardment came at the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals. “In these times of darkness and hopelessness we wish to share a strong message of solidarity and recognition to those Palestinian journalists who…
In a statement concluding a 12-day visit there, the UN expert group said that reforms including the transition to an accusatory criminal procedure, adherence to international human rights laws and introduction of a National Registry of Detentions, and an increasingly human-rights centred legal system are significant achievements. ‘Catalyst for ill-treatment’ However, they noted that “these…
They called for his immediate release and for the US “to comply with its obligations under international law…and drop all charges against him.” Allegations Mr. Saab was appointed as a Special Envoy by the Government in Caracas in April 2018 to undertake official missions in Iran to secure humanitarian deliveries, including of food and medicine,…
ECOWAS is scheduled to hold another meeting on the crisis on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria, according to media reports. This follows an extraordinary summit last week where the 15-member bloc issued a communiqué calling for the reinstatement of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. Failing this, ECOWAS had threatened to “take all measures necessary to restore constitutional…
Photos before and after the capture of Hannibal Gaddafi Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has gone on hunger strike to protest his detention without trial. According to foreign news agencies, Hannibal Gaddafi has been detained for more than 7 years. In 2015, Libyan fighters kidnapped him from Syria and brought…
The Russian court extended the detention of the arrested American reporter. According to Russian media, American reporter Ivan Grishkovich will be detained until August 30. Russian media say the American reporter was arrested in Moscow in March on espionage charges. The United States has demanded the immediate release of Ivan Grishkovich. In this regard, White…
