China’s disinfodemic reaches Australia
Australia has demanded an apology from a Chinese official, who posted a “repugnant” fake image, depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child. … Read more →
News on Human Rights Abuses Worldwide
France: Police use tear gas against protesters at demonstrations against new law
Tens of thousands took to the streets of France on 28 November to protest the new law which makes filming or photographing a police officer a criminal offence. Protestors were met with tear gas and violence from the police. … Read more →
Iran hostages: Kylie Moore-Gilbert arrives back in Australia after release from Iranian prison
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian-British academic, arrived back in Australia on 27 November after being released from prison in Iran earlier this week. She was imprisoned in October 2018 and kept behind bars for 804 days … Read more →
‘Sham trial’ of 129 Cambodian dissidents begins
Cambodia’s Pnhom Penh municipal court has begun hearing the cases of 129 dissidents, activists, and opposition figures charged with treason for taking part in … Read more →
Iran threatens execution of academic who taught in Brussels VUB university as Iranian diplomat goes on trial for terrorism in Belgium
On Friday 27 November 2020, a terrorist network with affiliations to the Iranian regime will be put on trial in Belgium. … Read more →
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: UN call to end femicide
The UN has called for the end to a “pandemic of femicide” and gender-based violence against women and girls. This comes … Read more →
Condemnation as Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali told to prepare for his execution in Iran
Around the world, shock and outrage has been the reaction to the news that Iran is preparing to execute Swedish-Iranian emergency medicine specialist Dr Ahmadreza Djalali. … Read more →
Ethiopia on the brink of humanitarian crisis
The UN has warned that Ethiopia is heading into a full-scale humanitarian crisis, after two weeks of fighting has seen over 30,000 people cross the border into Sudan. … Read more →
Hong Kong: Arrests and jail time for pro-democracy councillors and activists
Taiwan has joined the condemnation of the arrest of two pan-democratic Hong Kong district councillors which took place on 22 November. Yuen Long district councillor … Read more →
Cross-party outrage as UK government plans to cut foreign aid
Members of Parliament from seven different parties have launched a united appeal calling on the government to scrap plans to cut the overseas aid budget. … Read more →