The Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group, his lawyer said Thursday. The case against Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia’s leading election watchdog Golos, is the latest step in the
Gangs in Haiti, which have been accused of masterminding several massacres and organizing a fuel blockade, have wreaked havoc in the country in recent years. Kenya and the United States have ramped up international intervention efforts to curtail the human rights abuses
A prominent Bulgarian businessman whose rollercoaster career reflected his country’s transition from communism to democracy was shot dead in broad daylight on Wednesday, police said. Police said that Alexey Petrov died on the spot after being shot by persons unknown around noon
The Court of Appeals has overturned certain convictions against seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent advocates, who were charged during Beijing’s unprecedented crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement. Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, and five former lawmakers were found guilty of organizing and
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt granted pardons to two well-known rights activists on Wednesday, as reported by the state-run news agency. It is common for prisoners granted clemency in Egypt to be released shortly after the pardon is issued. A prominent
Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist who has written for the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown on opposition figures, independent journalists and human rights activists. The Belarusian Association of Journalists said Ihar Karnei,
Eight former student-athletes from Northwestern University have retained prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump amid allegations of a hazing scandal that prompted the university to fire longtime head football coach Pat Fitzgerald last week. Crump and co-counsel Steven M. Levin announced Monday
She said: “Beatrice and Eugenie can become whatever they want to outside of the royal family but their parents have squandered any hope of the girls elevating themselves within the fold.” While the Duke has been embroiled in scandal, the Duchess of
A prominent figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been charged over his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis’ SA stormtroopers, German prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutors in the eastern city of Halle said
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of prominent film producer Alexander Rodnyansky and theater director Ivan Vyrypaev for “spreading false information” about the Russian army. The initial court hearings against Rodnyansky and Vyrypaev were held on 27 April, but not reported