GLOBEALERT

Feed

Open sources, classified and cross-checked. 4+ stories.

POLITICS5h agoCAN questions conviction of Christian woman in Borno…Raises religious freedom concerns By Luminous Jannamike The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has faulted the reported conviction and imprisonment of a Christian woman in Borno State, raising concerns over religious freedom and the protection of fundamental rights. The woman, identified in circulating reports as Lami Samuel Dawa, was reportedly convicted in a case said […] The post CAN questions conviction of Christian woman in Borno appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICS11h agoDacian Cioloș, Romanian candidate for OIF: "My advantage is that I come from a country that is not a source of tension"Et si Dacian Cioloș devenait le prochain secrétaire général de l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie ? Le Roumain veut y croire et apparaît comme un candidat sérieux à quelques semaines du vote, notamment face à la sortante rwandaise, Louise Mushikiwabo.Jeune Afrique
POLITICS15h agoLiu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80The former vice premier was one of just six women to have served on the Chinese Communist Party’s elite Politburo, though she was excluded from the top ranks of power.NYT World
POLITICS23h agoKosovo Protests Grow Over Killing Of Woman Who Pleaded For Police ProtectionProtests are spreading across Kosovo after a woman who repeatedly pleaded for protection was killed, allegedly by her brother-in-law. An official investigation found multiple institutional failures, including a prosecutor's refusal to act on a death threat. Eleven police officers and two prosecutors have been suspended, but as RFE/RL's Doruntina Baliu explains, the justice and interior ministers are refusing to resign despite mounting public pressure.RFE/RL