Tunisia pulls out of African Human Rights Court amid freedoms rollback | The New Arab

Tunisia has said it is withdrawing from the human rights court of the African Union, as rights groups denounce another rollback on freedoms in the increasingly authoritarian North African nation.

Russian court hands long jail terms to Ukrainian fighters who defended Mariupol | CNN

A Russian military court has handed down long prison sentences to several members of Ukraine’s Azov Regiment, which led the defense of the key city of Mariupol during the early months of the war.

Masked ICE agents detain a college student in Trump’s latest ‘flatly authoritarian’ move | MSNBC

While the government has the discretion to terminate a visa, is this how America does that now — by snatching terrified students off the street?

Brazil’s Bolsonaro to stand trial on coup charges, court rules | BBC News

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after a ruling from the country’s top court.

Pakistan jails Baloch human rights activist | TIME

Pakistan has again arrested Mahrang Baloch, a prominent champion of human rights for the country’s ethnic Baloch minority, and barred her lawyer from visiting her in jail.

Moroccan jailed for Facebook posts criticising Saudi Arabia over Gaza war | Middle East Monitor

A Moroccan court sentenced Islamist activist Mohamed Boustati to one year in prison yesterday, finding him guilty of “defamation” over Facebook posts criticising Arab states’ stance on the genocide in Gaza.

Invitees shun antisemitism conference in Israel after European far right attends | Middle East Eye

Prominent advocates against antisemitism from around the world have pulled out of a conference in Israel tackling precisely that issue.

‘Brutalising Palestinians’: Israel’s culture of impunity continues inside its horror prisons | TRT Global

As Palestinian prisoners at Sde Teiman prison experienced constant Israeli abuse, they were transferred to Ofer and Anatot prisons, which turned out to be worse.

Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told | The Guardian

The Italian government approved the use of a sophisticated surveillance tool to spy on members of a humanitarian NGO because they were allegedly deemed a possible threat to national security, MPs have heard.

Charity faces legal action after relocated elephants in Malawi allegedly kill 10 people | The Guardian

People living on the edge of a protected area in Malawi are taking legal action against an NGO that moved more than 250 elephants into the area, which they say have killed at least 10 people.