human rights

Russian court sentences 4 journalists to 5.5 years in prison for working with Navalny

Russian journalists Konstantin Gabov (rear), Antonina Favorskaya (C), Artyom Kriger (R) and Sergey Karelin (L) stand in a defendant's cage during the verdict announcement at the Nagatinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia. April 15, 2025. EFE/EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

Moscow (EFE).- The Russian Court on Tuesday sentenced four journalists to five and a half years in prison for allegedly collaborating with the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), an organization founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Journalists Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artyom Kryghar were charged with “extremism” for allegedly working with … Read more

India draws global flak for revoking visa privileges of diaspora critics

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Chagchari in Kamrup (rural) district of Assam, India, 09 February 2019. EFE-EPA/STR

New Delhi, Mar 18 (EFE).- The Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn global flak for using “politically motivated” tactics to revoke visa privileges to overseas critics of Indian origin. A Human Rights Watch statement on Monday pointed out how Modi often attends mass gatherings of his diaspora Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) … Read more

Banished from society, new generations of Afghani women struggle to survive

The 24-year-old woman Apsa, who was denied permission to attend university due to a ban and the sole provider for her 13-member family, learns vocational training skills at a tailoring workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, 06 March 2023 (issued 08 March 2023). EFE-EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

Kabul, Mar 8 (EFE).- A former director of the provincial education department working at a carpet factory in Kabul is a symbol of several generations of women who have been banished from society with the arrival of the Taliban in power. “When there is no access to education and work for women, degrees and qualifications … Read more

Belarus jails Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski

Director of Viasna, human rights defener Ales Bialiatski during a previous trial in Minsk, Belarus on November 14, 2011. EFE/FILE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH

Moscow, Mar 3 (EFE).- Belarus on Friday sentenced human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison on charges of smuggling money and funding activities that subverted public order. Bialiatski is the founder of the Eastern European nation’s most prominent human rights group Viasna and was awarded the peace … Read more

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