Asim Ghafoor once represented the Saudi dissident and columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018 by Saudi agents. He was arrested this month in Dubai.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Phyo Zeya Thaw, Burmese Pro-democracy Rapper, 41, Is Executed
The hip-hop star became a democracy activist in military-ruled Myanmar, and then a lawmaker. After the latest military coup, he joined the resistance, and was hanged for it.
Myanmar Executes Four Pro-Democracy Activists, Defying Foreign Leaders
They were the country’s first executions in more than 30 years. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted civilian leader who was detained during last year’s coup, remains in prison.
‘Abyss of Fear’: Report Accuses Russia of Further Abuses Against Civilians
Human Rights Watch cataloged a litany of torture, inhumane treatment, arbitrary detention and disappearances in southern Ukraine and said that the atrocities could amount to war crimes.
South Korea’s New President Calls for Criminal Investigation of Past Government
Newly released photos of two North Korean men being deported under Moon Jae-in have revived accusations of a potential “crime against humanity.”
Migrants in Morocco Are Sentenced in Attempt to Cross Into Spanish Enclave
Thirty-three men, part of a larger group, were given 11 months in prison after a deadly border-crossing effort.
The Unraveling of an Award-Winning Documentary
The director of “Sabaya,” about Yazidi women who had been sexually enslaved by ISIS, says that he wasn’t present for a key scene and that he substituted footage.
As Biden Reaches Out to Mideast Dictators, His Eyes Are on China and Russia
Looking to make Moscow pay for its Ukraine war, and box China out of Mideast tech deals, the U.S. president tries to fall back on old Gulf alliances.
As Biden Reaches Out to Mideast Dictators, His Eyes Are on China and Russia
Looking to make Moscow pay for its Ukraine war, and box China out of Mideast tech deals, the U.S. president tries to fall back on old Gulf alliances.
How We Counted Egypt’s Invisible Detainees
There was no public accounting of the prisoners in the black hole of Egypt’s indefinite pretrial detention. Until now.