Media Coverage

At least 76 protesters have been killed by Iranian security forces during 11 days of unrest sparked by the death of a woman in custody, activists say, and hundreds more, including journalists, have been arrested. Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based organisation, accused authorities of using...

In its September report assessing the civic space of Cambodia, the international nonprofit CIVICUS rated the country as "repressed." The nonprofit—a coalition of international civil society members—found "no tangible human rights improvements" in the past year and said the country's media freedom...

The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters. Azizi said his ministry was working to diversify its trading partners and that Russia had offered the...

It was a landmark piece of legislation for Guatemala: a law that established stiff prison sentences for violence against women and appeared to signal a new era for a country still emerging from decades of civil war and military rule. But in recent years, public officials have found another use for...

Sudanese medical officials warned Monday that more than 1,500 unidentified bodies piled up in several of the country’s morgues could lead to an outbreak of disease, amid accusations the government is covering up their causes of death. Among the deceased are believed to be pro-democracy protesters...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all journalists arrested while covering mass protests around the country and restore blocked internet access. CPJ has learned from multiple sources inside Iran that as of Monday...

The Sri Lankan police violently dispersed hundreds of demonstrators a day after severely curtailing protest rights in response to months of unrest sparked by the island nation’s sharp economic downturn. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken a tough line against activists who forced his...

Tunisia’s anti-terrorism police have detained Ali Laarayedh, a former prime minister and senior official in the Ennahdha party, a move the opposition party have called a “political attack” by the country’s president. Laarayedh, who was prime minister from 2013 to 2014, was interrogated for 14 hours...

Southeast Asian nations must decide if they are going to push ahead with a so-far failed five-point peace plan for Myanmar or "decide what's next" before their leaders meet in November, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said on Monday. "Between now and the ASEAN summit in November...

A team tasked with investigating alleged violations in Venezuela said it had uncovered how members of intelligence services implemented orders by President Nicolás Maduro and others in a scheme to stifle opposition. “In doing so, grave crimes and human rights violations are being committed...