[Iran Sanctions]
The Trump Administration levied additional sanctions against Iran in the midst of the pandemic, which has to date killed more than 2,600 Iranians.
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Human Rights Watch
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS CALL FOR LIFTING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: MOROCCO SHOULD FREE JOURNALIST JAILED OVER TWEET
[Morocco\Omar Radi]
Human Rights Watch’s Sarah Leah Whitson: “Criticizing officials is protected speech and no one should face prison time for peacefully doing so. Moroccan authorities should immediately free Omar Radi and drop their case against him, which reeks of political vengeance against his critical journalism and activism.”
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN SUDAN SHOT AND VIOLENTLY ATTACKED PROTESTERS IN KHARTOUM
[Africa News\Sudan]
A large number of government forces, including the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – the paramilitary force established in 2013 which carried out highly abusive counter insurgency campaigns in Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile – surrounded the sit-in area. After an initial attempt by men in police uniforms to move a barricade, witnesses said RSF soldiers opened fire on unarmed protesters, instantly killing many. The soldiers rounded up and beat protestors, subjecting them to various abuses and humiliation, burned tents and looted and destroyed property. They also raped protesters and committed other acts of sexual violence.
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ABDUCTED HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL STAFF IN LIBYA HAVE BEEN FREED
[Africa News\Libya]
Eric Goldstein of Human Rights Watch.“Nothing can justify grabbing medical workers and holding them as bargaining chips for the release of an imprisoned man. “The authorities in Zintan should do what they can to hold the captors to account to deter future attacks of this type.”
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