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Ukrainian Civilians Suffer Systematic Torture in Russian Facilities, UN Says
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Nicaragua's Ortega Extends Transnational Persecution of Critics, UN Rights Experts Say
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Announce Exit From International Criminal Court
Date: September 23, 2025
DAKAR (Reuters) -The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as "a tool of neocolonial...
Russia Revives Soviet-Era Tactics to Quash Dissent, Says UN Expert
Date: September 22, 2025
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia is reviving Soviet-era tactics such as forced psychiatric treatment to silence dissenters and anti-war voices in an increasingly repressive environment,...
Egyptian-British Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah Released After Sisi Pardon
Date: September 22, 2025
(Reuters) -Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted...
Chinese Covid Whistleblower Sentenced to 4 More Years in Jail, Group Says
Date: September 21, 2025
(Reuters) -A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison,...
Israel's Gaza City Demolitions Fan Fears of Permanent Removal of Palestinians
Date: September 20, 2025
By Dawoud Abu Alkas, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Olivia Le Poidevin GAZA (Reuters) - For a decade, Palestinian bank worker Shady Salama Al-Rayyes paid into a $93,000 mortgage on his flat in a tall, modern...
Sudanese Network of Volunteer Aid Groups Wins Norwegian Human Rights Award
Date: September 17, 2025
OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual prize on Wednesday to the Emergency Response Rooms, a Sudanese network of community groups providing aid, for "their courageous...