“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.”
― George W. Bush
Today, the federal trial judge in Texas will hear from the families of 346 people aboard
Lawyer-turned-activist David Morara Kebaso has reportedly been arrested again by police on Tuesday, October 8. Morara confirmed his arrest in a post on X social media. According to his lawyer, the activist was apprehended around 11am and forcefully bundled into a Subaru vehicle, commonly associated with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers. In a
U.S.-Belarusian citizen Yuras Zyankovich — who has been declared a political prisoner by human rights organizations –– has had his prison term extended by two years to more than 13 years in total in Belarus, the Vyasna human rights group said on October 7. Zyankovich, 46, has been in prison for more than three years and has been
The name ‘Chris Pincher’ has become synonymous with Boris Johnson’s downfall, but it was the case of Owen Paterson that precipitated the unrest in the Conservative Party that ultimately led to the former Prime Minister’s resignation.
Owen Paterson stepped down as an MP in November 2021, following a report by the House of Commons Select Committee
A lawyer representing Sudan’s ousted Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and other civilian leaders has been detained in Port Sudan since last month, a rights group said on Friday, amid a widening crackdown on dissent by authorities aligned with the military. The Human Rights and Freedoms Defence Committee said in a statement that Muntasir Abdallah, who represents
Read the full report here ( in arabic) Iran: Lawyer Mohammad Reza Faqihi sentenced to 5 years in prison and additional punishments
The Lahore police arrested over a dozen lawyers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday outside the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Aiwan-i-Adl (civil courts complex) for violating section 144. A large contingent of police and anti-riot forces was deployed outside the court premises when the lawyers held a protest at The Mall. The
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The government has announced that it is ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. When granting Mauritius’ independence in 1968, the UK unlawfully separated the Chagos Archipelago and forcibly expelled around 1500 to 2000 inhabitants in order to lease Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands, to the USA for
Mustafain Kazmi had warned SC that 500 PTI lawyers were prepared to oppose any ruling against the party Tayyab Mustafain Kazmi, a lawyer involved in an outburst against Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa during a Supreme Court hearing yesterday, was arrested by Islamabad police on Thursday. Kazmi was taken into custody from F-7/4 and transferred to the
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum Asia) and Front Line Defenders strongly condemn the arrest of human rights defender and lawyer Ajay Singhal and call for his immediate release. Ajay Singhal is a prominent advocate with over three decades of experience working on issues of labour rights, forced displacement, corporate exploitation of Indigenous communities, militarization,
