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HRW Denounces ‘Mockery Of Justice’ In Chechnya As Titiyev’s Trial Nears End

February 13, 2019 WJN Reporter 0

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the refusal of a court in Russia’s Chechnya region to admit the last defense motion in the trial of leading human rights activist Oyub Titiyev, who has been behind […]

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Maria Ressa: Head of Philippines news site Rappler arrested

February 13, 2019 WJN Reporter 0

The CEO of Rappler, a news website critical of the government in the Philippines, has been arrested at its headquarters in Manila.  Maria Ressa said the accusation of “cyber-libel” is an attempt by Rodrigo Duterte’s government […]

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Wang Quanzhang: China jails leading human rights lawyer

January 28, 2019 World Justice News Admin 0

China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to four and a half years in prison for state subversion. Wang, 42, had defended political campaigners and victims of land seizures, as well as followers […]

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Council wins Muslim graves High Court battle

January 23, 2019 World Justice News Admin 0

A Muslim man who said his human rights were breached by a council’s refusal to permit a marble edge around a grave has lost a High Court battle. Atta Ul-Haq was refused permission to install […]

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Egypt TV host Mohamed al-Ghiety jailed for interviewing gay man

January 21, 2019 World Justice News Admin 0

An Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to one year of hard labour for interviewing a gay man last year. A court in Giza also fined Mohamed al-Ghiety 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167; £130) for “promoting […]

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Twelve dead as Zimbabwe crackdown continues

January 20, 2019 World Justice News Admin 1

Human rights groups in Zimbabwe say at least 12 people have been killed during several days of violent protests sparked by a sharp rise in the price of fuel. Hospitals and clinics have reportedly treated […]

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Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi woman blocks Bangkok deportation move

January 7, 2019 World Justice News Admin 0

A young Saudi woman who says she has fled her family in fear for her life has barricaded herself in her hotel room at Bangkok airport. Thai immigration officials have tried to return Rahaf Mohammed […]

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Wang Quanzhang: China human rights lawyer trial begins

December 26, 2018 World Justice News Admin 0

China has placed a prominent human rights lawyer on trial for subversion. Wang Quanzhang went missing in a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and activists in 2015, and is one of the last to be […]

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Huawei CFO arrest ‘violates human rights’, China says

December 6, 2018 World Justice News Admin 0

China has urged the US and Canada to “clarify” the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer. The daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecoms giant was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December […]

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Saudi Arabia ‘tortured female activists’, charities say

November 20, 2018 World Justice News Admin 0

Saudi Arabia tortured and sexually harassed human rights activists, including several women, human rights groups have alleged. Prisoners in the kingdom’s Dhahban Prison have allegedly been electrocuted and flogged. Saudi Arabia arrested several women’s rights […]

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