Keyword "Civic Rights" - List of latest news (25 results)

10/04 Talibans arbitrarily hold men by appearance and behavior in Afghanistan

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented in a report today published cases of arbitrary arrests for alleged violation of the virtue propagation law and addiction prevention, a strict interpretation of Islamic law, sharia.

02/04 Wisconsin elects progressive to Supreme Court in defeat to Trump and Musk

The judge supported by Democrats, Susan Crawford, was elected to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in the Midwest of the United States, in a loss to US President Donald Trump, and Elon Musk

13/08 Three years after the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan is plunged into poverty

Three years after the return of the Taliban to Kabul, Afghanistan has a "zero growth" economy, with the population mired in poverty, a humanitarian crisis that is worsening, with no hope of improvement in the near future.

05/08 British government calls emergency meeting after violent far-right protests

The UK Government has called an emergency meeting today to review the violent far-right and anti-immigration protests that took place in several British cities over the weekend, which led to more than 150 arrests.

03/08 British police brace for more violence over the weekend

The UK police are preparing today for more violence over the weekend, after a new night of disturbances caused by far-right protesters, as well as counter-demonstrations by pro-immigration activists.

01/07 Far-right in the Netherlands successfully concludes agreement for new government

The Dutch extreme right led by Geert Wilders today reached an agreement to form the new Government of the Netherlands, in coalition with three other right-wing parties, which will have Dick Schoof, a specialist in security and asylum, as Prime Minister.

26/06 US Health Director General declares gun violence public health emergency

The Director General of Health of the United States today declared that armed violence is a public health crisis, due to the rapid increase in the number of deaths and injuries from firearms in the country.

22/06 Afghanistan: “Reintegration” on the international scene only with progress in women’s rights

Restrictions on women's rights continue to "block" Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said today, stressing that the announced participation of the Taliban government in the Doha talks does not constitute "legitimation".

21/06 Rwandan president says he is "ready" for war with DRCongo if necessary

The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, declared that the country is "ready" to go to war with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRCongo) if there is no other option, in a tense situation between the two nations.

15/06 Taliban supreme leader defends application of Islamic law in the country

The supreme leader of the Taliban, 'mullah' Haibatullah Akhundzada, today defended the application of Islamic law ('sharia') in Afghanistan, in a message issued before the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha ("celebration of sacrifice"), which is celebrated next Monday.

13/06 UN denounces "deeply alarming" scenario of misery, repression and hunger in North Korea

The United Nations today denounced a “deeply alarming” scenario of “misery, repression, fear, hunger and hopelessness” in North Korea, where watching a foreign television series “may be punishable by death”.

24/05 US reviews relations with Georgia after approval of "Russian law"

The United States will reassess cooperation with Georgia after the adoption by the Georgian parliament of a law on “foreign influence”, the target of massive criticism and protest, said the head of US diplomacy

06/05 Hungary rejects repatriating young Ukrainian refugees in the country

The Hungarian government today refused to repatriate Ukrainians of fighting age, a possibility that contradicts the military conscription law approved by Kiev.

11/04 Borrell says he is certain that Russia will try to interfere in the European elections

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said today that he is certain that Russia will try to interfere in the elections for the European Parliament, which will take place between June 6th and 9th.

21/03 What the U.S. Left Can Learn From Abroad

If socialists want to be a real political force in America, they need to form coalitions, defend democracy, and change real people’s lives.

19/03 Meloni rejects troops on the ground but toughens speech against Putin

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni today expressed her opposition to the French President's idea of ​​a potential deployment of troops to Ukraine, considering that this could constitute a “dangerous escalation”, but toughened her criticism of Russia.

07/03 Women who drive without veils in Iran are left without vehicles

Iranian authorities are conducting a large-scale campaign to enforce repressive veil laws by surveilling women and girls in public spaces, Amnesty International reported today.

23/02 Far-right and cancellation dominate interventions by musicians at Correntes d'Escritas

Artists linked to the world of music criticized and warned today about the dangers of political correctness, cancel culture, the growth of the extreme right and the war in the Gaza Strip, during the Correntes d’Escritas Festival.

19/02 Tawida, the face of Mozambican widows illegally stripped of family assets

Tawida Ali was widowed at the age of 31, but this would only be the beginning of the nightmare. Her husband's family took away her car, house and money, in the name of a tradition that violates the rights of many Mozambican women.

14/02 Putin orders the confiscation of assets of anyone who criticizes the army

Russia will begin confiscating the money and assets of people convicted of disseminating “false information” about the Russian army, according to a law promulgated today by President Vladimir Putin.

01/02 Opponent Navalny asks to vote at the same time against Putin in the presidential elections

The leader of the Russian opposition, Alexei Navalny, today proposed to Russians who oppose President Vladimir Putin that they vote at the same time in the March elections, in a demonstration that he considered safe.

22/01 Thousands of Russians support presidential candidate who challenges Putin

Thousands of Russians have so far expressed their support with their signatures for the former liberal deputy who intends to become the presidential candidate “for peace” and against the current Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in the elections between March 15th and 17th.

22/01 Taliban impose restrictions on single and unaccompanied women

The Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and healthcare if they are not married or do not have a male guardian, according to a UN report released today.

07/12 Denmark bans burning of the Koran

The Danish Parliament today approved a law that criminalizes the inappropriate treatment of texts of great religious significance, effectively banning the burning of the Koran.

04/11 My Message of Peace

There never has been, nor will there be, a military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.