Tag: Political
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UN Libya envoy warns Security Council political deadlock threatens state unity
Briefing the Council in New York, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General said that despite…
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Georgia Initiates Laws Severely Curtailing Civil and Political Rights
Georgia’s ruling party proposed on January 28 a new package of legislation that would criminalize core…
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Burkina Faso’s Junta Pulls the Plug on Political Life
On January 29, the junta’s Council of Ministers approved a decree dissolving all political parties in…
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Uganda: Post Election Assault on Political Opposition
(Nairobi) – Ugandan authorities have intensified attacks on the country’s main opposition party since presidential elections…
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Bhutan Leader Seeks European Investment as Political Prisoners Languish
As Bhutan’s prime minister Tshering Tobgay tours Europe this week seeking investments in the “Gelephu…
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we demand the immediate release of people detained for political reasons
After a year of opaque selective releases in Cuba, Amnesty International said: “The Cuban authorities have…
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Bhutan’s Political Prisoners Suffer Illness and Death in Dire Conditions
The recent death of Sha Bahadur Gurung, one of Bhutan’s longest serving political prisoners, is…
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The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather | Editorial
The record-breaking 252mph winds of Hurricane Melissa that devastated Caribbean islands at the end of…
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Azerbaijan Intensifies Crackdown on Political Opposition
Azerbaijani authorities have intensified their long-running crackdown on the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, building…
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UAE: Political Prisoner Dead After Alleged Ill-Treatment, Torture
(Beirut) – A political prisoner died on November 19, 2025, in the United Arab Emirates’…