Hong Kong – Pro-democracy activist and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the longest punishment handed down so far under the China-imposed national security law that has reshaped Hong Kong’s political and media landscape. Lai, 78, was convicted in December 2025 of conspiring…
Tehran, Iran – Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to six years in prison by an Iranian court, her lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP on Sunday, February 8, 2026. According to Nili, Mohammadi was convicted of “gathering and collusion to commit crimes” and handed a two-year ban…
Kerugoya, Kenya – Human rights activists have moved to the High Court in Kerugoya seeking urgent intervention to halt the deployment of what they describe as “high-risk artificial intelligence systems” in the country. The petitioners argue that the rapid and largely unregulated use of AI technologies poses serious threats to…
Nairobi, Kenya – Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech has publicly apologized for incendiary remarks he made eight months ago, in which he appeared to endorse the killing of youthful protesters. Koech, who also chairs the National Assembly’s Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee, had previously called for the use…
Brussels – European Union foreign ministers were expected Thursday to agree on placing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on the bloc’s official terrorist list, following a deadly crackdown on mass protests across Iran. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the move was necessary to hold the Guards accountable: “If you…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – For the family of journalist Manenos Selanyika, closure has remained elusive. Three months after Tanzania’s violent election unrest, they buried only a marker in Lambo village near Mount Kilimanjaro a symbolic grave for a man whose body was never found. Selanyika, 40, was reportedly shot…
Zwolle, Netherlands – On Tuesday, a Dutch court sentenced Amanuel Walid, an Eritrean national, to 20 years in prison for running a human trafficking network that subjected migrants to torture and extortion while transporting them from Eritrea to Europe via Libya. Court Findings The presiding judge described Walid’s actions as…
Nairobi, Kenya – A new report presented to President William Ruto has drawn a direct link between the rise of short-stay rentals and lodgings and Kenya’s worsening gender-based violence (GBV) crisis, recommending mandatory CCTV surveillance in all such facilities as part of a national prevention strategy. Grim Statistics The report…
Caracas, Venezuela – Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has declared that Venezuela will no longer bow to U.S. directives, insisting that the country’s political and economic future must be determined internally. Speaking to oil workers in Anzoátegui on Sunday, Rodríguez criticized Washington’s pressure to open Venezuela’s petroleum sector to U.S. investment…
Uganda’s political crisis deepened on Friday after military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30, and were hunting for more following the disputed January 15 presidential election. Museveni Declared Winner Amid Internet Blackout President Yoweri Museveni, 81, who has ruled Uganda for nearly four…