(2024-08-25). Greece: Continued judicial harassment of migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org The recent summons by the Athens Magistrate marks a new development in Mr Dimitras' long history of judicial harassment, this time also prospecting the criminal prosecution of his wife, constituting a major violation of their right to defend human rights as well as of the recently adopted European Union (EU) anti-SLAPP Directive. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) urges the Greek authorities to put an immediate end to this practice of harassment and to (…) | – |
(2024-08-25). Bangladesh: the 'Global South' debt crisis intensifies. cadtm.org
(2024-08-25). Pilgrims among dozens killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan. aljazeera.com Leaders expressed sorrow over the road accidents in the northeast and southwest, frequent occurrences in the country.
(2024-08-25). US military conducts live-fire drills in South Korea to test deployment readiness. presstv.ir The US military conducted live-fire drills in South Korea to exercise deployment readiness.
(2024-08-25). Chinese mainland blames DPP for threatening Taiwan Strait stability. ecns.cn A spokeswoman from the Chinese mainland said on Friday that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities persistently adhere to a "Taiwan independence" separatist stance, posing the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
(2024-08-25). 5 Chinese killed in plane crash in Thailand. ecns.cn The deputy prime minister of Thailand's caretaker government urged on Friday for an investigation into a passenger plane crash to be done as soon as possible, as he visited the site of the crash in Chachoengsao Province.