Critic of Tunisia president gets new jail term | Arab News

A Tunisian court has sentenced lawyer and media figure Sonia Dahmani to two years in prison over comments she made criticising racism in the country.

Human rights award for NI Law Society after defending solicitor | Irish Legal News

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has been recognised with an international human rights award for coming to the defence of a solicitor disparaged in the House of Commons.

Venezuelan opposition leaders win EU parliament’s top human rights honor | The Guardian

The European parliament has awarded its top human rights honor, the Sakharov prize for freedom of thought, to Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González for “representing the people of Venezuela fighting to restore freedom and democracy”.

European court says Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ law violates human rights | RFE/RL

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said Russia’s “foreign agent” law violates the European Convention on Human Rights, saying it is “arbitrary” and used in an “overly broad and unpredictable way”.

UN ‘deeply concerned’ Kenya returned Turkish refugees | BBC News

The UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) has said it is “deeply concerned” by news that four refugees were returned to Turkey from Kenya.

Egypt’s human rights ignored amid Israel-Hamas war | DW

As Egypt works to mediate in the Israel-Hamas war, other governments have been willing to forgive the country’s dismal human rights record.

For many Georgian political opponents, exile is the only option | Le Monde

Many citizens are preparing to leave their country if the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party, in power since 2012, maintains its grip on power following the legislative elections on 26 October.

Leaked emails show how prison officials deliberately made Navalny’s life unbearable — and then tried to cover their tracks | Meduza

Meduza has gained access to hundreds of emails between employees of Correctional Facility No. 6 (abbreviated IK-6) in Russia’s Vladimir region, where the late opposition politician Alexey Navalny spent the majority of his time in prison.

Fifa accused again over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid | The Guardian

Fifa has been accused for a second time of failing to engage with concerns over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia, two months before the Gulf state is expected to be confirmed as a World Cup host.

Polish government presents bill introducing same-sex partnerships | Notes from Poland

Poland’s government has presented a bill to introduce legally recognised partnerships for same-sex couples.