East-Africa
Uganda Court Grants Bail to Notable Human Rights Advocate
Prominent rights activist Sarah Bireete, detained on December 30 after questioning the accuracy of the voter register ahead of Uganda’s January 15…
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World
Rights watchdog reports Iran protest death toll approaching 6,000
A U.S.-based rights group says it has confirmed the deaths of nearly 6,000 people amid a wave of anti-government protests in Iran,…
World
American civil rights trailblazer Claudette Colvin dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks, dies at 86 Claudette Colvin, the…
World
Rights group says Iran protest death toll surpasses 500
More than 500 people have been killed in two weeks of protests across Iran, a U.S.-based rights group said, as Tehran warned…
World
Rights group reports Iran protest death toll surpasses 500
Unrest across Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said Sunday, as Tehran warned it would target U.S. military…
World
Human rights group reports over 500 killed in Iran protests
Iran unrest death toll tops 500 as Tehran warns U.S. bases would be targets if Trump intervenes More than 500 people have…
World
Rights group: 45 killed since Iran protests began amid internet blackout
Iranian security forces have killed at least 45 protesters, including eight minors, during a sweeping crackdown on demonstrations over economic hardship, the…
World
Fresh clashes erupt in Iran as protests enter second week, rights groups say
Deadly clashes flared across Iran as cost-of-living protests entered a second week, with rights groups and local media reporting fresh confrontations, multiple…
Somalia
Somali Minnesotans develop rights toolkit as federal immigration raids escalate
Monday December 15, 2025 Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including Homeland Security Investigations officers, stand outside a restaurant during…
Somalia
Somalia Enacts Law Creating an Independent National Human Rights Commission
Thursday December 11, 2025 MOGADISHU (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has signed into law the establishment of the Independent National…
Editorial
16 Days of Activism ends with NUSOJ human rights forum advancing gender justice
NUSOJ caps 16 Days of Activism with human rights colloquium, deepening gender justice push in Somalia’s media The National Union of Somali…
