The Reuters reporters U Wa Lone and U Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested on Dec. 12 after meeting with police officers Myanmar officials say that the office of the president, which is part of the country’s civilian leadership Two police officers were also arrested when the journalists were detained. With the exception of carefully controlled government-led trips, local and foreign reporters have been In October, two foreign journalists, a local reporter and their driver were arrested on charges of illegally

(see leaked minutes of August 31, 2014 meeting of Khartoum’s most senior military and intelligence officials Der Spiegel reported on the desperate desire of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini A staff member of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini even warned that Europe EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini Der Spiegel also reported that Germany—incredibly—was

boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials ″While the incidents and casualty figures have yet to be officially confirmed, UNHCR and IOM are gravely Steep cuts to foreign aid by the U.S. and other countries have led to ration cuts in Bangladesh’s refugee

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on UK Prime Minister Theresa May and other senior officials to Prince Mohammed is set to visit the UK from 7 to 9 March to sign a series of bilateral agreements, reportedly But whilst Prince Mohammed is receiving the royal treatment in the UK, the situation is bleak for his Continued silence on this free expression clampdown sends the wrong signal about the UK’s priorities Badawi and the other journalists and citizen journalists unjustly jailed in Saudi Arabia”, said RSF UK

Jeed Basyouni, who leads the Middle East and North African death penalty team for the UK-based organisation Carlos Martínez de la Serna, chief program officer for the Committee to Protect Journalists , said Jasser Sa’ad al-Faqih , a Saudi dissident based in the UK, said Jasser’s execution was “graver” than Khashoggi

“We urge the U.S. government to consider targeted sanctions against RSS members and Indian officials USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State and Congress intended

/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) - Burundi has forced the United Nations to shut its local human rights office constitution.He won re-election and in 2016 Burundi suspended all cooperation with the U.N. human rights office Burundian government had declared it had made sufficient progress in human rights so the U.N. rights office “It is with deep regret that we have had to close our office in Burundi after a 23-year presence in the shown “a serious lack of cooperation” with other U.N. human rights bodies in Geneva, and Burundian officials

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Israeli officials have signaled they do not intend to relinquish this territory. necessary for security and to pressure Hamas to return the Israeli hostages it holds, some Israeli officials Israeli officials said this was necessary to eliminate Hamas tunnels and prevent another attack. freelance reporter. follow on X@MiriamABerger   By  Júlia Ledur Júlia Ledur is a graphics reporter covering foreign

created to get around a clause in the constitution - aimed specifically at her - that bars anyone with a foreign spouse or foreign children from the presidency. She also holds the position of foreign minister. Much of the Burmese population agrees with the official view that they are not citizens of Myanmar, but sympathy for the Rohingyas There is strong sympathy for them among the police - almost half of whose officers

Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, has been critical of Aung San Suu Kyi’s stance on the Rohingya “She is fighting alone and under great restraints,” global policy analyst Tej Parikh wrote in Foreign she controls the immigration ministry, she is the de facto head of the government, and she is also foreign

Law enforcement officers work at the scene where people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Mexico’s foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, said on Tuesday that at least 22 Mexican, seven Guatemalan Officers arrived to find a body on the ground outside the trailer and a partially opened gate to the popular smuggling corridor because of the large volume of truck traffic, Jack Staton, a former senior official

the capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday, Tillerson said he favoured individual sanctions against military officials for an independent investigation, Tun Khin - president of Burmese Rohingya Organisation based in the UK "These crimes thrive on impunity and inaction," said Matthew Smith, chief executive officer of Fortify