Human Rights
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:51
Government officials in Europe and the United States have offered only muted criticism of Azerbaijan throughout a year of rampant human rights violations that included the arrest of journalists and activists and the closure of numerous NGOs.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:42
Despite continued harassment and threats from Azerbaijan officials, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists in Baku continue to work, the broadcaster's Azerbaijani service chief says.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:38
A dozen employees of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Azerbaijan were arrested and detained for up to 12 hours of questioning over the weekend, as state prosecutors intensified a crackdown on journalists and nongovernmental organizations that has drawn sharp criticism in the West.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:24
Three Yemenis and two Tunisians held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Kazakhstan for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of prisoner transfers aimed at closing the facility.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:07
Egypt opened a trial against 26 men charged with engaging in “debauchery”—a euphemism for homosexuality—the latest step in what rights groups say is a broader government crackdown on gay men.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 05:48
Up to 10,000 boys and girls are now fighting in sectarian conflict, according to Save the Children
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 05:24
Uzbekistan's parliamentary elections on December 21 will offer voters a choice, but no hope for change. Only four staunchly pro-regime parties – the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, as well as the National Revival and the Justice parties – can field candidates for the elections to fill the 150-seat lower house, or the Legislative Chamber.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 05:19
The detention of the head of a non-governmental organization promoting transparent government in Georgia has raised suspicions over the authorities' motivation.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 10:33
Even loyal followers of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are up in arms about the proposed defamation law criminalizing the January 25 and June 30 revolutions.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 07:57
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it welcomes new flexibility in providing up to $1.4 billion in aid to Egypt, a close ally in the Middle East despite its recent sweeping crackdown on dissent.