Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties
Hong Kong arrests six activists on accusation of sedition
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested six activists on Wednesday for suspected sedition and contravention...
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El Salvador making it harder for murderous gangs to spread messages
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Waging a campaign against gangs responsible for El Salvador having one of the...
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Hong Kong leader says she has not received any resignations from officials
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday she has not received any resignations from officials...
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Press violence in Mexico skyrockets under current administration -report
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Violence against the press in Mexico rose to unprecedented levels in the first half of President...
Read moreNigerian atheist jailed 24 years for blasphemy
By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian atheist and outspoken critic of religion was sentenced to 24 years...
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EU executive in new bid to cut funds to Hungary for weakening democracy
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union executive started a new disciplinary procedure against Hungary on Tuesday in a...
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MSF says its team witnessed hospital bombing in Mykolaiv
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said in a statement on Tuesday that its team...
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Sri Lankan President revokes emergency rule ordinance -Gazette
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late on Tuesday revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had gone into...
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China’s envoy to U.N. calls images of dead civilians from Bucha ‘very disturbing’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The reports and images showing civilian deaths in Ukrainian city of Bucha are "very disturbing", China's...
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Zelenskiy urges UN to reform its system to strip Russia of its veto
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the United Nations on Tuesday to act and reform its system...
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Indigenous protest camp erected in Brazilian capital to press land rights
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of indigenous people began gathering in the Brazilian capital on Monday for a 10-day protest camp...
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Japan showcases aid effort as 20 Ukrainian refugees flown in
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government flew 20 Ukrainian refugees into Tokyo on Tuesday in a high-profile show...
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Sweden joins European nations in expelling Russian diplomats
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden will expel three Russian diplomats for spying, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Tuesday, joining a number...
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Top EU court says phone data cannot be held ‘indiscriminately’
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday that national authorities cannot retain phone...
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Sri Lanka gets new finance minister, cenbank governor as unrest grows
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dropped his brother as finance minister...
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Ecuador prison death toll rises to 20, authorities regain control
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's government has retaken control of a prison in the city of Cuenca where...
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Hundreds of Ukrainians shelter in Mexico as they wait to cross U.S. border
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who fled to Mexico were transferred to a sports...
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U.S. supporting prosecutors collecting evidence on Ukraine atrocities -spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is supporting an international team of prosecutors and experts to help collect and analyze evidence...
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U.S. concerned by reports that American Trevor Reed’s health is deteriorating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned by reports the health of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine jailed...
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I got Putin wrong, says chastened German President
BERLIN (Reuters) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, long an advocate of Western rapprochement with Russia, expressed regret for his earlier...
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