From UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the US and European powers, several leaders are demanding the restoration of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s government. Top General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s declaration of a state of emergency and dissolution of the government provoked an international backlash. (AFP) Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife have been […]

With a left-wing coalition set to form the next government in Germany, ethnic and religious minority politicians remain in the crosshairs of far-right extremists Sarah-Lee Heinrich has been a rising star in the left-wing Green’s youth party. On October 9, the party named the 20-year-old as its official spokesperson and what happened next was a […]

“Technical experts are fixing the problem and soon the refuelling process will return to normal,” said state broadcaster IRIB as angry motorists were stranded in long lines at shuttered stations. Cars have been queuing to fill up at some gas stations in Iran, while other stations have been abandoned, amid a nationwide disruption of the […]

Who next will Israel label as “antisemitic” or “terrorist” in its attempts to silence its critics and to impede the work of human rights in the territory it controls? Israel’s ongoing attempts to label its critics as either “antisemities” or “terrorists” took a new turn when its Defence Minister, Benni Gantz, recently declared six prominent Palestinian human […]

Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir defined supporting Pakistan as an “anti-national” activity, and the investigation is being held under a harsh anti-terror law that allows the government to designate individuals as “terrorists”. More than a dozen Kashmiri students were attacked in India’s northern Punjab state for celebrating Pakistan’s victory, news reports said. (Mukhtar Khan / AP) […]

With Human Rights Watch calling them “men with no mercy”, the paramilitary group has been accused of various crimes from enforced disappearances to torture across Sudan. As Sudan is witnessing yet another military coup since the fall of its dictator Omar al Bashir in 2019, the military junta has deployed a ruthless band of paramilitary […]

Coronavirus has infected more than 244M people and killed over 4.9M globally. Here are the virus-related developments for October 26: This file photo shows boxes containing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine stored at the Kedren Community Health Center in Los Angeles, California. (AFP) Tuesday, October 26, 2021 African Union to buy up to 110 […]

Sudanese flooded the streets of Khartoum and elsewhere in the country to protest against the coup and press demands for a return to civilian rule. Anti-coup protesters have blocked roads in the capital Khartoum. (AP) Protests have continued in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a day after the military seized power in a swift coup widely denounced […]