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U.N. Advocates for Restraint Following Turbulence in South Sudan's Political Sphere AX – Juba: The call for peace resonates loudly from the halls of the United Nations as tension brews in South Sudan. Recent reports indicate the unexpected arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, a move that hangs like a dark cloud over the nation’s delicate peace. In a prescient statement released at the crack of dawn on Thursday, Nicholas Haysom, a man who knows the landscape well as the U.N. Mission chief in South Sudan (UNMISS),…

Mogadishu (AX) — It was an emotional scene at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport on Monday. The air was filled with a mix of relief, joy, and introspection as 145 Somali citizens arrived back home. For nearly a year, each of these individuals had been detained under dire conditions in Libya. Their return marks yet another chapter in the ongoing collaboration between the Somali government and international partners striving to dismantle the perilous networks that trap migrants in North Africa. The recently…

Amidst the bustling energy of downtown Nairobi, the vibrant streets pulsated with an urgent message on Monday as human rights activists gathered, determined to make their voices heard. The cause? A demand for justice, as they called for the release of Kizza Besigye, a prominent figure in Ugandan opposition politics, who finds himself entangled in a web of legal battles and political strife. Besigye, an unwavering advocate for democratic reform, now stands accused of treason and concealing ambitions to topple the…

In a dramatic turn of events, South Korea's disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol found himself in a courtroom, fighting for his freedom as investigators seek to prolong his detention over serious charges of insurrection. This marks a remarkable milestone, as Yoon has become the first serving president in the nation’s history to face arrest. On a chilly Wednesday morning, Yoon's world shifted irreparably. All eyes were on him as he prepared to defend his controversial declaration of martial law, a decision made in haste…

Ethiopian courtroom extends detention of AP journalist for 3 months Cape Town, South Africa - An Ethiopian courtroom has prolonged the three-month detention for free of charge of journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to offer police an extra 11 days to interview witnesses, saying that after that the state should formally cost him or launch him. Kiyaro, a contract journalist accredited to the Associated Press,…

Senior officers working at Cnaps, the National Social Insurance Fund, in different phrases the AP Fund, together with its director normal, have been positioned in preventive custody in a single day from Tuesday to Wednesday. They are suspected, amongst…

In Mauritania, former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was placed on probation by a judge from the anti-corruption pole of the Nouakchott-Ouest Prosecutor's Office on 22 June. The man who ruled Mauritania between 2008 and 2019 was accused on March 12 of corruption, embezzlement of public property and money laundering. Facts he has always denied.…

In Libya, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces that its medical team will leave the Migrant Detention Centers in al-Mabani and Abu Salim, Tripoli. NGO Médecins sans frontières takes this decision deterioration of the situationdue to the overpopulation of detention centers. "The situation began after a gradual increase in…

Oumar Sylla is an emblem of the repression that's raging in Guinea towards the varied voices of civil society actors who mobilized towards Alpha Condé's third time period and towards the revision of the structure. We all the time ask for a right away and unconditional launch as a result of his file is empty. Laurent Duarte, Worldwide Coordinator of the Tournons la web page motion, co-signatory with Acat-France, Amnesty Worldwide and FIDH for the press…

In Algeria, journalist Rabah Karèche stays in custody in Tamanrasset. His request for a non permanent launch was rejected by the courts on Tuesday, April 27. The correspondent for the newspaper Liberté was accused on April 19, particularly of spreading false info that might jeopardize public security. Reporters With out Borders calls for his speedy launch.…