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Human Rights Watch says arbitrary detention used to crush dissent in Tunisia

16 Apr 2025

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday arbitrary detention was being used to eliminate dissent in Tunisia and called on its government to halt the crackdown and free all detainees, amid a trial of prominent opposition figures on conspiracy charges. An HRW report reinforced opposition leaders’ concern over what they …

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US pastor kidnapped in South Africa rescued unharmed after police shootout

16 Apr 2025

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police have rescued a kidnapped American pastor “miraculously unharmed” following a deadly shootout, authorities said on Wednesday. Josh Sullivan, 45, was seized by armed men last week as he led a prayer service at his church in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape Province. He was rescued in the same city …

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Gambia commutes death sentence over Jammeh-era killing of finance minister

16 Apr 2025

By Pap Saine BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a government minister convicted of killing the finance minister to life in prison, one of few to be convicted of crimes committed during the 22-year rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. The case has been closely watched in the tiny West …

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Trump administration proposes scrapping UN peacekeeping funding

16 Apr 2025

By Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by Reuters. Washington is the U.N.’s largest contributor – with China second – accounting …

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G7 calls for immediate ceasefire in war in Sudan at two-year mark

16 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday issued a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan and condemning attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023, sparked by a power struggle between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, shattering hopes for a transition to civilian …

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Protests erupt in Tunisian town after three students die in school wall collapse

15 Apr 2025

TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Tuesday, demanding accountability, after three students died on Monday following a school wall collapse in the central town of Mazzouna, an incident that provoked widespread anger and accusations of negligence against officials. The collapse of a dilapidated wall led to the death of three teenaged students preparing …

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Enough talk, time for action, CARICOM official says on slavery reparations

15 Apr 2025

By Catarina Demony (Reuters) – The push for slavery reparations is at a defining moment, a Caribbean Community official said on the second day of a United Nations forum, adding it was time to step up actions to hold former colonial powers to account for past wrongs. “Enough talk, time for concrete results,” said Hilary …

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EU and Britain boost aid for Sudan at London conference

15 Apr 2025

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union and Britain pledged on Tuesday to increase aid for Sudan, at a conference in London marking the second anniversary of a conflict that has displaced millions and devastated the country. Britain said the conference aimed to improve the coherence of the international response to the crisis, although …

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