December 10, 2021

Source link The European Union has warned Russia it would face consequences if it invades Ukraine, as Germany and France called for talks to ease tensions amid growing concerns over …

Source link The United States has imposed financial sanctions and other restrictions on a Chinese company that developed facial recognition software and two ethnic Uyghur political leaders of Xinjiang, accusing …

Source link After the Civil War, former North Carolina governor Zeb Vance became a U.S. senator. His Northern colleagues enjoyed his affable nature and sense of humor, and some …

Source link One day after warning Russian President Vladimir Putin he would face “severe” economic sanctions, “like ones he’s never seen,” should Russia invade Ukraine, President Joe Biden assured …

Source link Amnesty International has launched a Persian-language website, saying it aims to increase access to information on abuse in Iran amid “an all-out assault on human rights” by the …

Source link Nobel Peace Prize winners Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa have warned that a rise in authoritarian governments requires a continued commitment to independent reporting. The two journalists received …

Source link “What is a good age to let kids walk to the park and play without an adult?” That’s the simple, straightforward question someone posted this week …

Source link Hungary’s Constitutional Court has struck down a bid by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to challenge a ruling by the EU’s top court against Budapest’s asylum policy. Orban’s …

Source link Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized a decision by city authorities in Almaty to deny a permit for a women’s rights march by Kazakh activists, saying the denial …

Source link Russian national Oleg Koshkin has been sentenced to four years in prison for operating a “crypting” service that helped hackers infect computers around the world with malware, the …