Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

Tanzanian officials slapped with U.S. visa ban over ‘flawed’ election

By Citizen Reporter,

The United States Government has announced a visa ban on Tanzanian elections who are said to have been complicit during last year's general elections....

Godbless Lema , magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Pompeo on ICC: U.S. won’t be threatened by a ‘kangaroo court’

By Citizen Reporter,

U.S. Secretary of State Department Mike Pompeo has once again lashed out at the International Criminal Court saying it has no business trying to prose...

Afghanistan , ICC , Pompeo , war crimes

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema leaves Nairobi for asylum in Canada

By Agencies,

Fiery Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema, who was arrested in Kenya while fleeing persecution, has left Nairobi with his family after being granted po...

Godbless Lema , magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

Amnesty International raises alarm over opposition politicians fleeing Tanzania

By VOA,

Human rights group Amnesty International has raised concern over the rising number of opposition politicians leaving the country in fear. Also Read...

Godbless Lema , magufuli , Tanzania , Tundu Lissu

What does a Biden win mean for Africa?

By Reuters,

Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is set to affect Africa’s 1.3 billion people on issues ranging from climate change ...

Joe Biden

End of Jubilee? Gloves off as DP Ruto allies now directly hit out at President Kenyatta

By Francis Gachuri,

The fallout in the Jubilee Party is almost total, with allies of Deputy President William Ruto no longer concealing the target of a vicious tirade. ...

2022 politics , David Murathe , DP William Ruto , Jubilee Party , Kipchumba Murkomen , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Demba Ba calls for Uighur solidarity protests

By Matthews Mutai,

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has called on footballers to stand up for Uighur Muslims and condemn China’s treatment of the minority group regardl...

Demba Ba , Muslim Uighur

TECNO, UNHCR to support education for African refugee children

By Citizen Reporter,

Leading smartphone brand TECNO has announced a new partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that will provide qualit...

Tecno , UNHCR

Jailed Iranian journalist faces new ‘absurd’ charge

By VOA,

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the latest "absurd charge" brought against jailed Iranian journalist and human rights advocate Narges Mo...

Iranian journalist , Narges Mohammadi , reporters without borders

OPINION: Deaths of George Floyd, Hussein Moyo reflect deep-rooted societal malaise

By Guest Writer,

Today, I choose to join millions of global citizens to express my outrage over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black citizen of United States ...

floyd , hussein moyo

Rwanda genocide fugitive Félicien Kabuga arrested in Paris

By Citizen Reporter,

Félicien Kabuga, one of the world’s most wanted fugitives who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rw...

Kabuga , Rwanda genocide

Court refuses to lift ban on Wanuri’s Rafiki film

By Reuters,

A court on Wednesday refused to lift the ban on the Rafiki film that portrays a lesbian romance, the film’s producer Wanuri Kahiu said. She howev...

'Rafiki' Film , Wanuri Kahiu

New Kiambu Governor James Nyoro set to be sworn in

By Citizen Reporter,

James Nyoro is to be sworn in as the new Governor for Kiambu County. A statement from the Judiciary said the ceremony will take place on Thursday m...

kiambu , nyoro , waititu

Arsenal distances itself from Ozil comments

By Reuters,

English soccer club Arsenal tried on Saturday to distance itself from the comments of its star midfielder Mesut Ozil after he posted messages on Twitt...

Mesut Ozil , Muslim Uighur , Uighur

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei arrested over hateful utterances

By Ian Omondi,

Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei has been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). According to the DCI, ...

DCI , Nandi County , Senator Samson Cherargei

How fake refugees from Kenya got settled in the U.S and Europe

By CNN,

He says he doesn't feel guilty for the lie that got him into America. Like other families who arrived as Somali refugees, he says they first depend...

Mohamed Dahiye , refugees , Somali , UNHCR

Central African football boss hears war crimes charges

By Reuters,

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said two alleged leaders of Central African Republic militias, one of them prominent in African ...

Alfred Yekatom , Patrice Edouard Ngaissona

Nandi Senator Cherargei freed on personal bond after grilling at DCI

By Allan Obiero,

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei was Tuesday evening released on a personal bond after being interrogated by Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)...

Nandi senator , Samson Cherargei

DUQUE: Torture, brutal silencing & permanent censorship threaten freedom of expression

By Citizen,

“And even if we chose to let you live out the natural term of your life, still you would never escape from us. What happens to you here is forever. ...

freedom of expression , Online Harassment , world press freedom day