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Russian Human Rights Council Chair calls to adopt law to protect journalists in war zones

Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov believes it is necessary to speed up the adoption of legislation on journalists’ work in war zones.

10:48 01.08.2018

Egyptian officials stop Human Rights Watch leaders at airport

Egyptian officials banned Human Rights Watch (HRW) directors from entering the country, Reuter reports citing a statement by the human right activists.

12:24 11.08.2014

Police arrest ousted President Morsi’s son

Egyptian police have arrested the younger son of ousted President Mohamed Morsi in the central province of Beni Sueif, Turkish news site World Bulletin announced on Friday, citing a security source.

15:19 18.07.2014

Mubarak’s supporters allowed to run for parliament

An appeals court in Cairo ruled on Monday that the leaders of the former ruling party of ousted President Hosni Mubarak would be able to run in the parliamentary elections this fall, AFP said citing sources in the court.

10:24 15.07.2014

Supreme Court of Libya says election of prime minister illegal

Libya’s Supreme Court said on Thursday the election of Ahmed Maiteeq as prime minister was illegal, Reuters reported, citing court officials. Maiteeq’s lawyers immediately filed an appeal against the ruling, which was broadcast on television.

16:28 05.06.2014

Egyptian court sentences 126 Muslim Brotherhood supporters

An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 126 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to 10 years in prison each for assaulting police, damaging public property and inciting violence last summer.

10:12 19.05.2014

Nigerian government refuses to swap schoolgirls for militants - report

The Nigerian government on Monday rejected Boko Haram’s offer to exchange captive schoolgirls for imprisoned militants, Agence France Presse reports.

11:02 13.05.2014

Egyptian court bans youth movement that overthrew Mubarak

The Egyptian Court for Urgent Matters ruled on Monday to ban the April 6 Youth Movement, which helped spearhead the January 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak, the English-language news web site Ahram Online writes.

16:04 28.04.2014

Up to 700 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death in Egypt

A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced the Supreme Guide of Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie and 682 supporters of the movement to death.

12:00 28.04.2014

UN to investigate massacre in South Sudan

The UN Security Council adopted a press statement on Thursday demanding that the South Sudanese government prosecute those who were responsible for the death of civilians in the oil-producing town of Bentiu.

10:29 25.04.2014

Arkady Gaydamak loses another Angolan diamond trade case in London

London’s High Court of Justice held Tuesday that claims filed by Arkady Gaydamak against his business partner and diamond giant Lev Leviev should be dropped in connection with a 2001 Angolan diamond-trade agreement that went sour, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.

17:30 16.04.2014

Trial of Gaddafi sons to begin in Libya - report

The trial of Muammar Gaddafi’s officials and his sons Saif al-Islam and Saadi will begin in Tripoli, Libya on Monday, Sky News Arabia announced.

11:28 14.04.2014

Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son to Libya

Niger has extradited Saadi, the son of the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, according to a statement on the Libyan government’s website.

12:42 06.03.2014

Ethiopian Airlines hijacker faces 20 years in prison

The man whose attempted hijack of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that resulted in a forced grounding in Geneva on Monday faces up to 20 years in prison, a representative of Geneva prosecutor’s office told RIA Novosti.

14:21 17.02.2014

Co-pilot of hijacked plane detained in Geneva - report

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to ground in Geneva Monday morning has been detained by Swiss police, The Guardian reports.

13:17 17.02.2014

Senegal releases detained Russian trawl ship

The Senegalese authorities released the detained Russian trawl ship Oleg Naidenov, Yuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship told PRIME news gency on Tuesday.

15:38 21.01.2014

Russian ship remains docked in Senegal despite resolutions

Russian trawl ship Oleg Naidenov, detained by the Senegalese auhtortities, remains in docked in Dakar, despite the previous release agreements, says Yuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship.

10:17 21.01.2014

Detained Russian ship to leave Senegal port on Monday

Russian ship Oleg Naydenov, detained by the Senegal authorities is expected to be released on Monday, Yuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship told RIA Novosti.

10:13 20.01.2014

No evidence of Senegal’s decision to release Russian trawler – embassy

Russian diplomats cannot confirm the rumor that Senegal’s parliament has decided to release the Russian-flagged trawler Oleg Naydenov.

14:14 17.01.2014

Detained Russian ship’s owner prepared to pay bail to Senegal

Yuri Parshev of Phoenix, company that owns the ship Oleg Naydenov trawl ship, which has been held at Senegal port for ten days, says that the company is prepared to post bail for the vessel so it can return to fishing operation.

10:51 13.01.2014