VIDEO April 8 Israeli ambassador calls on UN to reject full Palestinian membership to world body Ambassador Gilad Erdan held up a picture of a meeting between Hitler and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin Al-Husseini (UNTV.)
Africa April 4 Activists seek more pressure on Uganda over 'aggravated homosexuality' law Gay rights activists are calling on the international community to levy more pressure against the Ugandan government over its strict homosexuality law.
Middle East March 26 Tunisian journalist to stand trial for allegedly insulting public official online Prominent Tunisian journalist Mohamed Boughalleb is set to stand trial next month for allegedly insulting a public official on social media.
Afghanistan March 26 Taliban vows to publicly stone women to death in direct message to Western democracies Taliban supreme leader says Afghan women will be stoned to death in public for adultery in a message to Western democracies that they reject women's basic rights.
Belarus March 20 Belarus raids target opposition-run 'people's embassies,' authorities confirm Belarusian authorities have launched dozens of raids against opposition figures suspected of "extremist" activity and launching "people's embassies" abroad.
Belarus March 19 Independent Belarusian journalist tried in so-called 'extremism' case Independent Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei stood trial Tuesday for extremism, in a case widely regarded as brazenly politically motivated.
Africa March 18 Congolese journalist gets time served in 'false information' case, rights group says Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera is set to be freed from prison after being issued a six-month sentence, having already served more time than that while awaiting trial.
Africa March 17 European Union signs 7.4B euro aid package for Egypt to address migration concerns and more The European Union agreed to give Egypt a 7.4-billion-euro aid package to help bolster migration efforts as immigrants flood the country amid various conflicts.
North Korea March 15 North Korean defectors expose human rights violations to United Nations, ask for further investigation North Korean defectors spoke at a United Nations event to expose human rights violations and to advocate for a strengthened U.N. mandate to investigate and document them.
Belarus March 12 12 lawyers detained as Belarus cracks down on helping political prisoners Belarusian authorities have reportedly detained at least a dozen lawyers amid mass raids targeting those accused of assisting the authoritarian nation's political prisoners.