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Artists and speakers protest SXSW festival over defence sponsors, Gaza war

At least 80 acts and speakers have dropped out of the Texas event as part of a boycott against US weapons companies. By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 13 Mar 202413 Mar 2024 Dozens of acts scheduled to appear at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in the United States have withdrawn in an act of […]

US House passes bill that would ban TikTok amid national security concerns

The bill now heads to an uncertain future in the Senate, though President Biden has pledged to sign it if it passes. The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that could eventually ban the social media platform TikTok in the country, in its latest salvo against both China and big tech. The bill […]

Interview with Sanna Camara, a journalist in Gambia

Sanna Camara, you have been a journalist in Gambia for 22 years and you have experienced first-hand what it means to do this job under a dictatorship.  Can you tell us your experience? Journalists in The Gambia under Yahya Jammeh bear the greatest brunt of dictatorship, with over 100 of us living in exile during […]

Lawyers Say Sonko Misled Swiss Investigators On NIA, Junglers’ Torture

By Sanna Camara Despite attempts by his lawyers of Sonko’s innocence and ignorance of what goes on the torture chambers of the National Intelloignce agency and Mile 2 Prisons, lawyers of the plaintiffs have argued that Mr Sonko is indeed central to the activities of the Junglers and the NIA, and had coordinated the cooperation […]

Gaza: starvation and bloodbath

HR/VP Blog – The bloodbath in Gaza on 29 February is the direct consequence of limiting humanitarian assistance to a starving population. It has shown the absolute urgency to end the fighting, massively increase humanitarian aid and free the remaining hostages. The international community needs to take decisive steps to save Gazan civilians from both […]

Ousman Sonko’s Lawyer to Plead Innocence as case Resumes Today

By Sanna Camara, Switzerland The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, located in the town of Bellinzona, has heard testimonies of several witnesses from the prosecution, as well multiple plaintiffs pursuing cases of violations of human rights, crimes against humanity such as torture and other forms of degrading treatments like rape and sexual violence. The case […]

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