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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
POLITICS1d agoSofia Sapega, ex-girlfriend of former Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, recounts her time in prison and his testimony against her after the 2021 Ryanair diversionThe Belarusian news outlet Zerkalo has published the second part of an extensive interview with Sofia Sapega, the former girlfriend of Roman Protasevich, a former editor-in-chief of the opposition Telegram channel Nexta. In May 2021, Belarusian authorities used false pretenses to force a plane flying from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk so they could arrest Protasevich. Sapega was detained along with him. Since then, she has lived under house arrest with Protasevich and broken up with him, been sentenced to six years in prison, spent a year in a penal colony, received a pardon, and returnedMeduza [en]
POLITICS1d agoDemocratic congresswoman Suzan DelBene on why voters should choose Democrats in midtermsDemocratic congresswoman Suzan DelBene joins "The Takeout" to share why she believes voters should go blue in the upcoming midterms.CBS News
POLITICS1d agoLongtime associates of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich founded a paid consular appointment service, investigation findsA company that charges Russians abroad to find available appointments at Russian consulates has ties to people in Roman Abramovich’s circle, Verstka reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICS2d agoASRA NOMANI: 106 far-left groups in 'red-green' alliance target global portsCommunist parties, Palestinian solidarity groups and socialist activists are coordinating strikes at 113 ports across five continents on Oct. 30.Fox News World
POLITICS2d ago‘I went to prison while he played video games’: Sofia Sapega, arrested alongside journalist Roman Protasevich after Belarus forced their Ryanair flight to land in Minsk, tells her side of the storyOn May 23, 2021, Belarusian security services tricked a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius into landing in Minsk. On board were Roman Protasevich (Raman Pratasevich) and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega. Protasevich had been the former editor-in-chief of the popular Telegram channel Nexta, which coordinated the 2020 protests in Belarus. Sapega administered the Telegram channel “Black Book of Belarus,” which published the personal data of security officials involved in violence against protesters. The couple was detained. Both cooperated with investigators, and both managed to avoid the lengthy Meduza [en]
POLITICS2d agoOPINION: Japan PM Takaichi's one-woman rule faces limitsPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government faces the first major scandal since taking office after appointing Kazuo Yana, who Read full story herekyodonews · japan
POLITICS2d agoActivist and union leader Dolores Huerta (96) passed away, woman behind Obama sloganDe invloedrijke Amerikaanse vakbondsleider en feminist Dolores Huerta is woensdag in haar woning in Bakersfield, Californië, overleden aan de gevolgen van kanker. Ze werd 96 jaar oud. Huerta stond bekend als een van de meest invloedrijke vakbondsleiders, iconen van de burgerrechtenbeweging en feministische activisten van het land. Haar Spaanstalige slogan was "Sí, se puede!", vrij vertaald "Ja, het kan!". Een symbool van haar overtuiging dat mensen die in actie komen, daadwerkelijk verandering kunnen bewerkstelligen. De zin werd later wereldberoemd dankzij de Engelstalige variant "Yes, we can"NOS Buitenland
POLITICS2d agoRomania extends pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin GeorgescuThe Bucharest court has extended the pre-trial detention of Calin Georgescu by 30 days, appealing a lower court ruling.Al Jazeera [en]