HUMAN RIGHTS

MEPs call for unconditional release of one of Egypt’s significant liberal voices

AFRICA Theodoros Benakis -
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Egypt, in particular the sentencing of Hisham Kassem. MEPs demand the...

WUC calls for the release of Ilham Tohti

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
On the nine-year anniversary of the conviction and life sentence of Uyghur scholar and professor Ilham Tohti, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) renews its...

A new wave of repressions against anti-war activists in Baku

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
In the aftermath of Azerbaijan's military operation to reclaim Nagorno-Karabakh, the government has taken action against anti-war advocates. Several individuals who had publicly expressed...

MEPs call for the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. MEPs demand the "immediate and unconditional release" of Dr. Gubad...

Polish minister slams movie about migrants on Belarus border

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
Poland’s right-wing justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro has derided the renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland and denounced her Venice Film Festival entry, “Green Border”. He...
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