Xenophobia

France Grants Safe Haven To Anti-Kremlin Couple Detained By ICE

Tens of thousands of Russians have applied for political asylum in the United States since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Many detainees have been subjected to arbitrary detention (Michael M. Santiago) France has granted safe haven to an anti-Kremlin Russian activist couple detained by ICE in the United States, but his wife was nowhere to be found after he landed in Paris on Monday. After France issued the couple humanitarian visas to avoid them being deported to Russi

Anna Smolchenko | AFP

6 days ago

Hague Prosecution of Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders

In closing statements at the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three others, prosecutors demanded 45 years in prison for each of them, based on the 'gravity' of the war-crimes charges against them. Hashim Thaci (R) and Rexhep Selimi (L) at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, February 9, 2026. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers Livestream/Screenshot. On the first day of closing statements in the war-crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci a

Xhorxhina Bami | BIRN

Feb 9

UK and France Asylum Deal - Human Rights violations?

Experts identify potentially serious breaches over treatment of people and call for ‘one in, one out’ scheme to end 6 Feb 2026, The Guardian, Diane Taylor The UN has called on the UK and France to halt the controversial “one in, one out” asylum system, warning there could be “serious violations of international human rights law”. Nine experts, including seven special rapporteurs, wrote a 20-page letter to Downing Street and Paris on 8 December 2025 outlining detailed concern

The Guardian

Feb 5

Estonian 'fascist' calls for Russian invasion

Prosecutor's Office crest. Source: Ken Mürk/ERR A Kohtla-Järve politician who is a self-described fascist and who has called for a Russian invasion of Estonia may face a fine or even detention for hate speech over social media, Delfi reported . Aleksandr Sahno, 32, who ran in last autumn's local elections in the Ida-Viru County town of Kohtla-Järve, where picked up eight votes, came to the attention of the authorities after he shared materials on social media supporting Russi

ERR News

Feb 4

Mass Deportations Are Crimes Against Humanity

President Donald Trump…credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Department Mass deportations violate U.S. and international law. They’re also crimes against humanity. By Dr. Gregory H Stanton Founding President Genocide Watch President Trump’s order to arrest and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of refugees, violates US obligations under the 1967 Protocol on the Status of Refugees. The US Senate ratified that treaty unanimously in 1968. 147

Genocide Watch

Feb 1

Fifteen Below Zero

A protester facing down Customs and Border Protection officers during a demonstration over the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents, Minneapolis, January 24, 2026 Arthur Maiorella/Anadolu/Getty Images Fifteen Below Zero The New York Review of Books January 30, 2026 Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein Up against the delirious scale of Operation Metro Surge, ordinary people juggle daily life with looking out for each other however they can. Driving to St. Paul from the airport you

Genocide Watch

Jan 30

Trump Tests Boundaries of his Power in Minnesota

By Tom Bateman January 18, 2026 BBC accompanies ICE observer on the lookout for agents in Minneapolis With 1,500 troops reportedly on standby to deploy to Minnesota, tensions are rising in the state as protests continue against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. US officials say they are targeting the "worst of the worst" but critics warn migrants with no criminal record and US citizens are being detained, too. "It could be anybody," says Sunshine, as she drives around her

BBC News

Jan 19

Ex-Prisoners Mark 30 Years Since Closure of Bosnia’s Silos Concentration Camp

A commemoration was held at the site of the Silos detention camp in Tarcin, where Serbs and Croats were imprisoned, beaten, and abused during the war. Former inmates at the Silos camp. Photo: BIRN. Former detainees on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the closing of the notorious Silos detention camp at a commemoration at the site of the wartime camp in Tarcin, a village west of the capital Sarajevo. Around 500 Serb civilians were detained at the Silos camp at various ti

Lamija Grebo | BIRN

Jan 1