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Kenya’s Shadow War on Activism
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jan 27 (IPS) - Kenya’s young protesters are paying a high price for speaking out. Last June, a protest movement led by first-time activists from Generation Z emerged in response to the government’s Finance Bill, which would have introduced sweeping tax increases. The government quickly withdrew its plans, but protests continued, articulating anger at economic strife, elite corruption and out-of-touch politicians. The government’s response has been violent. Police have used batons, teargas and water cannon against protesters. On the worst day of violence, 25 June, when some protesters attempted to storm parliament, police fired live ammunition. Over 60 people were reported killed during the protests. At least 1,200 were reportedly arrested.
Rising Opposition Movement Looks to Political Renewal, Stemming Erosion of Democracy in Hungary
- Inter Press Service
BUDAPEST, Jan 27 (IPS) - The Central European nation of Hungary is officially a democracy. But civil society, the media and democratic norms have increasingly come under threat as the Fidesz-KDNP coalition government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has entrenched autocratic rule over the past 14 years. Now a new wave of energy and popularity is driving the younger opposition movement into the spotlight ahead of next year’s parliamentary election.
The “Fierce Urgency of Now” – to Reverse Course in Haiti
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (IPS) - As we commemorated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day on January 20, 2025—a day that also marked America welcoming its newly elected president—we honor the legacy of this civil rights leader by reflecting on his powerful words: “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.”
Darfur: ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocities
- UN News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to address the worsening atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region.
DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds
- UN News
As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the battle for eastern DRC’s regional capital Goma, describing the crisis as “volatile and dangerous”.
Guterres calls on US to exempt development and humanitarian funds from aid ‘pause’
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on the US Government to consider “additional exemptions” to a directive which pauses nearly all foreign aid for 90 days.
‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated
- UN News
Hate continues to grow at an alarming speed, and the world must do more to fight growing antisemitism the UN Secretary-General said on Monday, honouring the victims of the Holocaust and those who survived the Nazi death camps.
Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime
- UN News
A report from UN human rights investigators for Syria released on Monday has laid bare the systematic use of arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances by the deposed Assad regime.
‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief
- UN News
On this day, 80 years ago, some 7,000 prisoners who had been left to starve in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camps were liberated by allied soldiers.
Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust
- UN News
Long before the United States entered the Second World War in December 1941, American aid workers were fanning out across territory occupied by the Axis powers, attempting to help Jews escape, as their grip tightened.
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