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Russia's prison service said Monday that hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny would be transferred to a hospital for inmates.
Berbers in Algeria are marking the anniversary for a protest movement that inspired the Hirak movement some twenty years later.
US warns of 'consequences' if Navalny dies
The United States on Sunday warned Moscow of "consequences" if the hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison.
Russia street protests set for April 21: Navalny team
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's health is failing due to his hunger strike in prison, and his team is calling for a protest on ...
Pakistan police and rangers taken hostage in anti-France protests
Supporters of the now-banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) radical party have taken at least seven hostages during an anti-France ...
Kremlin critic Navalny could 'die any minute': doctors
The jailed opposition leader has been on hunger strike since March 31. His blood potassium levels are now so high he could "die any minute", doctors say.
Pakistan PM says insulting Mohammed 'same as denying Holocaust'
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Western governments "who have outlawed any negative comment on the holocaust to use the same ...
Five dead in protest at Chinese-financed plant in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi police opened fire on workers at the construction site of a coal power plant who were protesting over unpaid wages, working hours ...
Eritrea says troops in Ethiopia's Tigray, vows pullout
A letter posted online by the country's information minister marks Eritrea's first explicit admission of its role in the war in Ethiopia's ...
Biden says 'premature' to know if talks will succeed
Biden has said that it is too soon to known if talks in Vienna to restart the nuclear deal will be successful.
Algerian rights groups voice alarm over hunger-striking detainees
Rights group in Algeria have voiced concern over dozens of detainees that are currently on hunger strike.
Tunisia mogul, ex-presidential candidate Karoui fined €6mn
One-time Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui has been ordered to pay a fine worth millions for failure to pay customs dues, authorities ...
Morocco called for release of jailed journalists
Moroccan journalists have called on authorities to release Suleiman Raissouni and Omar Al-Radi, who have been held for several month on ...
Turkey's Erdogan blasts Draghi for calling him a 'dictator'
President Erdogan said the Italian premier’s remarks would undermine Turkish-Italian ties.
UK Home Office faces investigation into barracks housing refugees
Asylum seekers allegedly face issues with isolation, difficulty accessing legal and medical support, and almost no 'visible security measures'.
Somali president signs law extending mandate for two years
Somalia’s president has signed a bill extending his mandate for a further two years, a move which has been heavily criticised.
How Turkish law empowers abusers and denies women justice
Comment: A toxic mix of pervasive misogyny and policies that roll back essential baseline protections has seen the state of women's rights in ...
Post-war Iraq at 18: A state of impunity endures
Comment: The impunity with which the US waged their invasion of Iraq paved the way for a culture of statebuilding based on more of the same, ...
Iran limits cooperation with EU over sanctions
Iran's foreign ministry said it is suspending cooperation with the European Union in various fields following the bloc's decision to blacklist ...
In Lebanon, even vaccine distribution can't escape political bribery
In-depth: With 2022 elections approaching some Lebanese politicians are launching vaccination drives, portraying themselves as singlehandedly ...
EU sanctions 8 Iranian security officials over 2019 crackdown
The EU on Monday added eight Iranian security officials to a sanctions blacklist over a 2019 protest crackdown.
Israeli parliamentarian Ofer Cassif files complaint over 'police violence'
An Israeli parliamentarian has accused police of beating him up during a protest in East Jerusalem.
Russian prison threatens to force-feed Navalny amid weight loss
Russian prison officials are threatening to start force-feeding jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after losing nearly 10kg.
US police murdering Black father sparks fresh Minneapolis protests
A suburb of Minneapolis was under curfew early Monday after US police fatally shot Daunte Wright, a young unarmed Black man, sparking protests.
As of Friday evening, Italian Premier Draghi had not apologised publicly or issued a retraction.
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