Month: September 2025
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Activist shot while livestreaming; held without adequate care
Activist Serrote José de Oliveira was shot in the leg on 28 July by armed men who witnesses believe were linked to the Criminal Investigation Services (SIC), while he was livestreaming the first day of a strike in Luanda. He was subsequently arrested and held in detention; his family only learned on 1 August that…
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Trump’s record of human rights abuses
It has been less than a year since Trump’s second term as the US president, yet his record of human rights abuses is too many to count. This has serious consequences on the general population in the US, specifically ethnic and religious minority groups. Besides, his foreign policy continues to breach and enable violations of…
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Ibrahim Gungor Died in Prison in Turkiye
Turkish authorities did not allow the jailed daughter of sick prisoner İbrahim Güngör, who died in prison on September 7, to attend his funeral. His daughter, Sueda Güngör, a university student, had been arrested in June 2025 for alleged ties to the Gülen movement. She had campaigned for her father’s release, but later faced charges…
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Dawit Isaak – The world’s longest imprisoned journalist
In 1993, Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia. After that, many of its refugees and migrants returned back to Eritrea, hoping for a better country. Dawit Isaak, a journalist and a writer, who sought refuge and granted citizenship in Sweden was one of them. After his return, he co-founded Eritrea’s first independent newspaper, Setit. The…