Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026) © Photo by United Nations Photo via Flickr International Justice Section Italy: Prosecutors Open Investigation into Israeli Minister Over Alleged Abuse of Flotilla Activists ICC: States Parties Suspend Prosecutor Pending Disciplinary Proceedings Tunisia: Court Sentences Journalist Khaoula Boukrim to Four Years’ Imprisonment Under Cybercrime Law Kenya: CriminalContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (8 – 14 June 2026)”
Author Archives: Platform for Peace and Humanity
Food Security Snapshot: Crisis in Lebanon
In the southern regions of Lebanon, where the majority of the fighting and bombing has taken place, the agricultural sector has suffered a devastating blow that will take years to recover from.
Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 2026)
Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Tunisia: Court Imposes Life Sentence on Ennahda Leader Rached Ghannouchi CAS: Upholds FIFA Sanctions Against Mexican Football Federation Over Homophobic Chants Gabon: Court Rejects Appeal by Opposition Leader and Upholds Detention PCA: RejectsContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (1 – 7 June 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 May 2026)
Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 May 2026) © Photo by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development via Flickr International Justice Section Tunisia: Court Sentences Presidential Critic Sonia Dahmani to New Two-Year Prison Term Cambodia: Opposition Leader Kem Sokha Granted Royal Pardon by King Norodom Sihamoni for Treason Sentence France: Appeals Court Orders Release ofContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (25 – 31 May 2026)”
The Pakistan–Afghanistan Crisis: An Overlooked War
Pakistan and Afghanistan have entered one of the most serious periods of confrontation in their recent history, a crisis that has steadily evolved into repeated military exchanges, retaliatory operations, and growing diplomatic tensions.
The United States Designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation
Donald Trump’s executive order designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organisations and specially designated foreign terrorists is a move that would target the group with economic and travel sanctions.
Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026)
Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026) © Photo by Aerous via Wikimedia Commons International Justice Section Yemen: Court Sentences 19 to Death for Alleged Collaboration with Saudi-Led Coalition Bahrain: Court Sentences Man to Life Imprisonment for Alleged Links to IRGC and Hezbollah South Korea: Former Defence Minister Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (18 – 24 May 2026)”
The Illusion of Connectivity: Does Growing Internet Access Correlate With Freedom of Expression in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan’s current digital landscape provides a definitive case study, illustrating the tension between technological advancement and tightening state control.
Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 May 2026)
Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 May 2026) © Photo by Climate Centre via Flickr International Justice Section ICC: Unseals Arrest Warrant for Senator Ronald Dela Rosa Over Duterte Drug War Killings Philippines: Senator Ronald Dela Rosa Files Urgent Supreme Court Appeal Against ICC Arrest Warrant Bosnia and Herzegovina: Criminal Complaint Submitted Against Milorad DodikContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (11 – 17 May 2026)”
Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 May 2026)
Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 May 2026) © Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr International Justice Section Iraq: Court Sentences Four People for Promoting Banned Baath Party Ideology ECtHR: Finds Türkiye Violated Legality and Inhuman Treatment Guarantees in FETÖ/PDY Conviction ECtHR: Finds Türkiye Violated Inhuman Treatment and Liberty Guarantees inContinue reading “Weekly News Recap (4 – 10 May 2026)”