Tanzanian Artist Released After Public Fundraising Effort
Shadrack Chaula, a young Tanzanian portrait artist, has been freed from prison following a successful public fundraising campaign. Chaula was convicted of cybercrime for burning […]
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Zimbabwe: UN experts call for rejection of law restricting NGOs
UN experts on Tuesday urged Zimbabwe’s president to reject a law that “severely restricts” freedoms by placing NGOs under government control and under heavy sanctions, […]
EU in Angola funds human rights projects with 850 thousand Euros
The European Union (EU) delegation in Angola signed yesterday financing contracts for four projects in the area of human rights, which will receive a total […]
King of Morocco Delivers a Speech to the Nation on 69th Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People
King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and […]
Benin releases thirty opposition activists
The judiciary decided on Wednesday 27 July to release and place under judicial supervision 30 opposition activists, detained for acts committed during the presidential election […]
DRC: Thomas Lubanga and Floribert Ndjabu regain freedom in Ituri civil society
In northeastern DRC, the last members of the presidential task force who have been held hostage by the Codeco armed group for more than two […]
Guinea: The journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo regains freedom
It is a relief for the journalist Amadou Diouldé Diallo who regains his freedom after nearly three months of detention in the civil prison of […]
Mali: Supreme Court confirmed the dismissal of charges against several individuals who have been accused of plotting a coup
On Monday, April 19, the Supreme Court rejected the Attorney General’s appeal and confirmed the dismissal of charges against several individuals, including former Prime Minister […]
The US blacklisted Nigeria for being “of particular concern” in terms of religious freedom
The United States on Monday (December 7) added Nigeria to its blacklist of countries “of particular concern” in terms of religious freedom, considered “the first […]
Benin: Journalist Ignace Sossou regained freedom
He’s finally free to move around. Beninese journalist Ignace Sossou, who was convicted in a case opposing him to the public prosecutor, Mario Mètonou, regained […]