Aquarium bosses should use the “enormous revenue” earned by exhibiting gentoo penguins to rehome them into a sanctuary, campaigners have demanded. Freedom for Animals wants Sea Life London Aquarium and its parent firm Merlin Entertainments to release a colony of 15 penguins
Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday it won’t take part in the North African country’s upcoming presidential election unless President Kais Saied’s political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored. More than 20 political opponents have been charged or imprisoned since
United States President Joe Biden has suggested he is “considering” stopping the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as he fights against extradition. Assange faces prosecution in the US over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, after the
An explosion woke Luis Har in the middle of the night and he rolled off his mattress seeking cover. This was it, he thought, expecting the building where he was being held captive to collapse. Then came the massive gunfire. And someone
Britain would be on the brink of putting devastating tariffs back onto Ukrainian produce in a major hit to the war-torn country’s economy had we not left the EU, ministers have warned. Tories today praised Brexit and pointed to the UK’s ongoing
As a conservationist and advocate for animal welfare, I firmly believe that every creature deserves to live in conditions that reflect their natural habitat. The recent outcry over the captivity of 15 Gentoo Penguins at London’s Sea Life Aquarium underscores the urgent
Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for March 24, his lawyer said. Sonko and his key ally, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were both set free, his lawyer Bamba Cisse told
A paedophile teacher who was jailed for having sex with an underage pupil has been freed after serving just half of her sentence. Married Kandice Barber was sent to prison for six years and two months in 2021 after being found guilty of
Alexei Navalny’s aides have claimed that the Russian opposition leader was going to be freed in a prisoner swap allegedly brokered by former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich. Navaly’s senior aide Maria Pevchikh alleged that the swap would free Navalny and two
Alexei Navalny was close to being released from jail as a result of a prisoner exchange deal brokered by former Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich when his murder was ordered by Vladimir Putin, a close ally of the Russian dissident has claimed. Maria