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    Jurist UN experts call for protection of pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in UK

    UN experts on Friday called for the protection of eight pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike while imprisoned in the UK. The eight individuals have been on hunger strike since November 2. The experts expressed concerns regarding the treatment of activists, warning that the UK must comply...
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    Jurist UN urges immediate end to arbitrary detention and intimidation in Guinea-Bissau following release of opposition figures

    The UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday released a statement calling upon authorities in Guinea-Bissau to bring an immediate end to arbitrary detention and instances of intimidation in the country, warning that the reported abuses undermine fundamental...
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    Jurist US carries out airstrikes in Nigeria, targeting ‘ISIS terrorists’

    US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced on Thursday that it carried out strikes on “ISIS terrorists” in northwest Sokoto state, Nigeria. AFRICOM has yet to release further details about the strike, citing concerns of operational security. President Donald Trump posted about the Christmas Day...
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    Jurist UN high commissioner urges Guinea authorities to end repression ahead of presidential election

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Guinean authorities on Friday to lift restrictions on political participation and to halt the intimidation of political actors and activists in the run-up to the presidential election scheduled for December 28. In his statement, Türk...
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    Jurist India condemns lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh amid protests

    The Indian government on Friday denounced the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh amid protests in New Delhi. Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, stated: Hundreds of protesters gathered in India’s capital city on Tuesday to denounce the...
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    Jurist South Korea assembly passes controversial ‘fake news’ bill amid free press fears

    South Korea’s liberal-led legislature passed a bill against traditional and online news outlets for publishing “false or fabricated information.” The bill authorizes substantial punitive damages targeting the news media and raises concerns about increased censorship. The Conservative Party...
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    Jurist UN expert urges Togo to release human rights defender from prison

    The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on Tuesday urged Togo authorities to release Togolese-Irish citizen and human rights defender Abdoul Aziz Goma from prison on the seventh anniversary of his arrest. Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor noted that the Togolese...
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    Jurist UN torture expert raises concerns over detention conditions of Imran Khan’s wife in Pakistan

    The UN Special Rapporteur on torture raised concerns on Wednesday about the detention conditions of Bushra Bibi Khan, the wife of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan. She urged Pakistani authorities to take immediate measures to improve Bushra Khan’s situation and to comply with...
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    Jurist UN condemns Iran over planned execution of electrical engineer

    United Nations (UN) experts on Tuesday urged Iran to immediately stop the execution of Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a 67-year-old electrical engineer detained in Lakan Prison in Rasht. In their statement, the UN experts detailed severe procedural violations, including arrest without a warrant...
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    Jurist UN Security Council alarmed by worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan

    UN officials warned on Monday that the war in Sudan is reaching its deadlier phase as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) gain territories in the Kordofan region. During several briefings at the 10,077th meeting of the UN Security Council, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Khaled...
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