The psychological impact of living under a repressive regime can span generations.

How the World Bank’s private investment arm sued its own portfolio utility, weaponized governance, and cut Africa’s Talking’s 27.51% shareholder off from emails, payroll, and physical offices.

A rare journey into Eritrea, one of the most secluded and regimented societies on Earth, as the Red Sea nation gains new global clout amid the Iran war.

Join us for two days of talks, film, art and community conversation inspired by the work of the late Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.

Nairobi, February 24, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to immediately restore the registration of independent outlet Addis Standard after the Ethiopian Media Au...

The deadly fighting has also spread to neighbouring regions, stranding tourists in Lalibela.

One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.

L’avocat Omer Shatz a été le premier juriste à porter plainte devant la CPI contre les politiques migratoires de l’UE en Méditerranée. Aujourd’hui, les migrants subissent toujours des violences en mer...

The International Criminal Court has set 4 May 2027 for the opening of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri’s trial in The Hague. He faces 17 confirmed charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity linked...

CPJ is honored to present its 2026 International Press Freedom Award to the Eritrea 16. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the silencing of independent Eritrean media and the arrest of some of th...

The Eritrean War of Independence, 1961 to 1991

A cluster of unexplained incidents in Malta's search-and-rescue zone over the past four days has reignited concerns among migrant-rescue observers that people fleeing Libya are being left in limbo or ...

Italy has sent back 23 Egyptian nationals to Cairo on a charter flight coordinated with Frontex and Egypt. All 23 are said to have been expelled from Italy and had criminal records for offenses agains...

Migration management in the EU is proceeding according to plan, but it is not enough: Frontex has recorded over 33,000 returns in the first half of 2026

At least 24 refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants died inside Egyptian police stations, detention centers, and facilities between December 2025 and July 2026, a human rights report released on Sunday...

The UN has warned that Israel’s forced displacement of more than 33,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps could amount to crimes against humanity.

A 30-year-old man, Ahmed Soliman, is confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea after being deported there by ICE without warning. He faces the threat of return to Egypt, where he may fac...

At least 67 people have died during a massive surge of migrants attempting to enter the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco. An estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people attempted the crossing this week, al...

Britain sees itself as a leading international actor on the war. Refugees and campaign groups paint a different picture.

Finland plans to extend its Border Security Act, known as the pushback law, until the end of 2028, citing a continued risk of instrumentalised migration at the Russian border.

From Sudan to Syria, refugees describe alleged abuse, illegal pushbacks and a struggle for asylum along Croatia’s border with Bosnia and Herzegovina

The EU proposes new sanctions targeting migrant smugglers and traffickers. Measures to freeze assets and impose travel bans hinge on unanimous approval by member states.

The EU recently claimed its support for the Libyan Coast Guard has reduced violence, but NGOs say it creates an incentive for aggressive behaviour.

The EU's population is set to both shrink, age, and thus be short of workers, according to a new demographics study on Thursday.

Court ruled last week against policy to reduce protections for asylum seekers facing removal under one in, one out scheme