(2025-02-22). Kyrgyzstan: Address death threats against imprisoned journalist Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy. fidh.org In a joint statement, several human rights organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), call for the immediate release of journalist Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy detained in Kyrgzystan since January 2024. Kyrgyzstani authorities should urgently take all necessary measures to ensure the ongoing safety and security of an imprisoned human rights defender and journalist who has received death threats from a fellow prisoner.
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(2025-02-22). Regional convergence of repression of human rights defenders in the Sahel. fidh.org
(2025-02-22). India: NGOs call on the European Union to take action on urgent human rights concerns. fidh.org
(2025-02-22). Terms of reference – Monitoring & Evaluation Consultancy on integration of outcome harvesting as a monitoring tool. fidh.org Organisation : International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Programme : "Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations : Making Justice Work" (GIAI) Engagement manager (reporting to) : GIAI MEAL Officer Duration : Estimated 15 days within March – November 2025 Starting date : Around 20 March 2025 Location : Online Applications deadline : 2 March 2025
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(2025-02-22). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates release of three hostages and 174 detainees. icrc.org
(2025-02-22). ICRC facilitates safe transfer of three hostages and 343 detainees, and calls for dignified conditions in ongoing release operations. icrc.org
(2025-02-22). It's routine by now: Israeli troops burst in, humiliate a Palestinian family and detain a man without trial. haaretz.com It happens all the time in hundreds of West Bank homes, but more intensively during the war. IDF soldiers with dogs burst in. Chaos reigns: beatings, shouts, curses, humiliation, gunfire — and sometimes even an abduction…
(2025-02-22). Swiss police detained journalist Ali Abunimah despite no threat. newarab.com 
Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist The executive director of During his detention, Abunimah was reportedly locked in a cell 2…
(2025-02-22). Amnesty calls for urgent action to free detained poet in UAE. newarab.com 
Amnesty International has called for urgent action to be taken to secure the immediate release of the Egyptian-Turkish poet The opposition writer has been held incommunicado in the UAE for more than six weeks after "Fears are growing abou…
(2025-02-22). Georgia: Continued arbitrary detention of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli. fidh.org
(2025-02-22). "Release them now!": Joint statement on the detention of Turkish journalists. fidh.org
(2025-02-22). NSW Labor uses antisemitic attacks to justify curbing protest rights. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-02-22). Malcolm X, civil rights icon who challenged Zionism and advocated for Palestine. presstv.ir Malcolm X, the legendary leader of the civil rights movement in the US, was a great champion of the Palestinian cause who challenged Zionism and its Western patrons.
(2025-02-22). More steps taken to protect rights of delivery workers. ecns.cn Major food delivery platforms in China announced recently that they will offer social insurance benefits for their delivery riders, which both riders and experts believe will better protect the rights of people working in the industry.
(2025-02-22). EU to suspend Syria banking, energy, transport sanctions. newarab.com 
The European Union will suspend sanctions on Syria's banking, energy and transport sectors Monday, diplomats said, in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions on the country imposed to target Assad's regime during the civil war. | But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before clear signals from the new Islamist-led rulers in Damascus that they are serious on having an inclusive transition. | The step due to be greenlit at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is a formal mov…
(2025-02-22). US pressurizes Iraq to resume Kurdish oil export or face sanctions: Report. presstv.ir Trump's administration is pressuring Iraq to restart Kurdish oil exports or face sanctions.
(2025-02-22). Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links. newarab.com 
(2025-02-22). US piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports: sources. newarab.com 
US President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. | A speedy resumption of exports from Iraq's semi-autonomous The US government has said it wants to isolate Iran from the g…
(2025-02-21). What Policymakers Should Prioritize on Ukraine. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A woman collects wood for heating from a destroyed school where Russian forces were based in Izium, Ukraine, September 19, 2022. | © 2022 Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo | Russia's war against Ukraine will soon enter its fourth year. Since February 2022, violations of the laws of war have led to needless civilian death, suffering, and devastation with more than 12,456 Ukrainian civilians killed and 28,382 injured, at least 6.8 million having left the country, and millions more internally displaced. Thousands of homes, hospitals, schools, and other civilian infrastructure in Ukraine have…
(2025-02-21). New Sheriff Astride the Globe: Trump's Sovereigntist Imperialism. pressenza.com Days after November's Trump/MAGA election victory, a senior Russian diplomat asked how great a historical transformation it signaled. Was it the equivalent of the Civil War, or the Depression era New Deal? Soon it was clear. Jamille Bouie wrote in the New York Times that Trump and his cronies were "waging war on the American system of government." Corrupt billionaire plutocrats led by Trump have captured the state to increase their immense fortunes, to eviscerate our limited social safety net, and to turn the clock back on 70 years of civil and human rights gains. We are in the midst of counterrevolution, with Tr…
(2025-02-21). Honduras: Stop the violence in Agúan, no more trade with Corporación Dinant. fidh.org Organisations, including the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), made an urgent call for corporations to cease trading with Corporación DINANT due to severe human rights violations linked to its palm oil production in Honduras, including land grabs, intimidation, and the murder of human rights defenders.
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(2025-02-21). India: NGOs call on the European Union to take action on urgent human rights concerns. fidh.org
(2025-02-21). Regional convergence of repression of human rights defenders in the Sahel. fidh.org
(2025-02-21). Terms of reference – Monitoring & Evaluation Consultancy on integration of outcome harvesting as a monitoring tool. fidh.org Organisation : International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Programme : "Global Initiative Against Impunity for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations : Making Justice Work" (GIAI) Engagement manager (reporting to) : GIAI MEAL Officer Duration : Estimated 15 days within March – November 2025 Starting date : Around 20 March 2025 Location : Online Applications deadline : 2 March 2025
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(2025-02-21). Animal Rights Activists Protests Elon Musk's Neuralink. indybay.org Animal rights activists protest against Elon Musk's Neuralink experimentation on animals holding a giant head of Musk that reads "I Torture Animals"
(2025-02-21). Acciones de Trump contra Cuba generan condena de la comunidad internacional. radiohc.cu Las acciones de Donald Trump, desde que asumió la presidencia de Estados Unidos por segunda ocasión el pasado 20 de enero, han evidenciado su total desprecio por el resto del mundo y, en especial, por los pueblos latinoamericanos y palestino, los derechos humanos y la cooperación internacional.
(2025-02-21). Israel's mistreatment of detainees called 'war crimes'. aljazeera.com Rights groups describe Israel's mistreatment of Palestinians in detention as 'war crimes'.
(2025-02-21). Israel and the occupied territories: More hostages and detainees returned home in fourth phase of release operations. icrc.org
(2025-02-21). Shin Bet arrests two Israelis suspected of involvement in Tel Aviv suburbs bus bombs. haaretz.com The two suspects were detained following the Shin Bet's initial investigation into the incident which occurred on Thursday night in Bat Yam and Holon…
(2025-02-21). Guantánamo Needs to be Shutdown Not Expanded. counterpunch.org Shrouded in secrecy, the U.S. continues to capture and detain asylum seekers fleeing Haiti, Cuba, and other Caribbean countries at Guantánamo. Last fall, the International Refugee Assistance Project reported that refugee families are kept in a dilapidated building with mold and sewage problems, suffer from a lack of medical care, and are "detained indefinitely in prison-like conditions without access to the outside world."
(2025-02-21). Tunisia court orders release of prominent journalist. newarab.com 
Tunisian journalist and media figure Boughalleb, 61, had been detained since March last year and was being His lawyer, Hamadi Zaafrani, to…
(2025-02-21). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates release of three hostages and 174 detainees. icrc.org
(2025-02-21). ICRC facilitates safe transfer of three hostages and 343 detainees, and calls for dignified conditions in ongoing release operations. icrc.org
(2025-02-21). Swiss police detained journalist Ali Abunimah despite no threat. newarab.com Swiss authorities detained and expelled Palestinian journalist The executive director of During his detention, Abunimah was reportedly locked in a cell 2…
(2025-02-21). Turkey: Joint statement on the detention of Turkish journalists, "Release them now!". fidh.org
(2025-02-21). Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya shackled in prison after Gaza detention. newarab.com 
His arrest, captured in a broadcast by Israeli media, has sparked outrage worldwide, especially among his family members. | Reacting to the footage, one of Ab…
(2025-02-21). "Why doesn't Kizza Besigye just EAT?" independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | You cannot miss it. The hauntingly sunken face of Kizza Besigye. Winnie Byanyima, Besigye's wife, told AFP that Besigye went on a hunger strike on February 10 protesting his continued illegal detention. His detractors, still harping on about the performative antics of activism, claim that Besigye's frail state is self-inflicted. Mockingly, …
(2025-02-21). Panamá: Unions battle regime over workers' rights. workers.org 
A mass national demonstration Feb. 12 in front of Panamá's National Assembly protested the regime's attempt to privatize social security and its attacks on the labor movement. Using excessive force, police fired tear gas at protesters, who replied with rocks and bottles. Police made 480 arrests and injured 100 demonstrators, . . . |
(2025-02-21). Uncertainty grows among refugees and migrants as Germany heads to the polls. aljazeera.com Rights groups say migrants and refugees live in an atmosphere of fear amid a far-right resurgence.
(2025-02-21). NSW Labor uses antisemitic attacks to justify curbing protest rights. greenleft.org.au
(2025-02-21). Six decades since assassination of Malcolm X are remembered in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) The 60th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, an African-American leader and fighter for the fundamental rights of African descendants, was remembered today by the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez.
(2025-02-21). Malcolm X, civil rights icon who challenged Zionism and advocated for Palestine. presstv.ir Malcolm X, the legendary leader of the civil rights movement in the US, was a great champion of the Palestinian cause who challenged Zionism and its Western patrons.
(2025-02-21). Saturday 2/22: Animal Rights Meetup: Animals in the Media. indybay.org 2414 6th St, Berkeley, CA…
(2025-02-21). United States Sanctions Rwandan Minister, M23 Spokesperson. plusnews.ug 
The United States has slapped sanctions on James Kabarebe, Rwandan Minister of State for Regional Integration and Lawrence Kingston Kanyuka, the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels political spokesperson over insurgency in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement released on Thursday by Tammy Bruce, Spokesperson of the United States Department of State, the …
(2025-02-21). EU to suspend Syria banking, energy, transport sanctions. newarab.com The European Union will suspend sanctions on Syria's banking, energy and transport sectors Monday, diplomats said, in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. | Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions on the country imposed to target Assad's regime during the civil war. | But Europe and other powers have been reluctant to move before clear signals from the new Islamist-led rulers in Damascus that they are serious on having an inclusive transition. | The step due to be greenlit at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels is a formal mov…
(2025-02-21). Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links. newarab.com
The Gaza government's Detainee Media Office has issued a statement slamming what it called "international double standards" in media treatment of Media reports on Saturday focused on the gaunt and emaciated condition of the three released captives [mda…
In UK News Medical experts have claimed that Lucy Letby did not murder any babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, concluding that the infants died of natural causes and negligent medical care. Having reviewed the medical evidence, a panel of 14 world-leading neonatologists have concluded that they "did not find any murders". The case …
Hamas and Israel completed the fifth prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with many of the Palestinians released suffering health problems from mistreatment in Israeli prisons, according to a local rights monitor. | Israeli released 183 Palestinians in exchange for Hamas freeing three Israeli captives held in Gaza. | Of the Palestinians released, seven were hospitalised and the majority were in poor health, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said, accusing Israel of "systematic abuse". | An AFP correspondent later reported that more than 100 Palestinian prisoners had arrived in Gaza. | T…
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has sent an eight-strong team to the 2025 All Africa Badminton Senior Championship which is slated for February 10-16 in Douala, Cameroon. The Championship sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) will be played on a team and individual basis and will bring together players from 14 countries and …