Tag: Political activism
Haitian president’s hometown holds funeral amid violence
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — The body of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was returned to his hometown Friday for a private funeral amid heavy security...
Smith, Carlos, Berry demand change in Olympic protest rule
TOKYO — Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Gwen Berry are among the more than 150 athletes, educators and activists who signed a letter Thursday...
Belarus leader vows to keep up raids of NGOs, media outlets
KYIV, Ukraine — The longtime leader of Belarus vowed Thursday to continue a crackdown on civil society activists he regards as “bandits and foreign...
Morocco denies using spyware to target French officials
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s government has denied reports that the country's security forces may have used spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group to eavesdrop...
France investigates alleged spyware use against dissidents
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating the suspected widespread use of spyware made by Israel-based NSO Group to target journalists, human rights...
Case dropped against dead woman in Indiana hit-and-run case
INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors dropped their case against an Indiana woman who was charged in a hit-and-run crash during a southern Indiana protest last summer...
UN rights chief alarmed by reported use of powerful spyware
BERLIN — The United Nations' human rights chief voiced alarm Monday over the reported use of military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group to spy...
Belarus arrests 3 journalists in continuing media crackdown
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Belarus raided offices of an independent newspaper and detained three of its journalists Monday as part of a relentless...
Moroccan journalist convicted of spying, sex assault
RABAT, Morocco — A Casablanca court on Monday convicted prominent journalist and activist Omar Radi on charges of espionage and sexual assault and sentenced...
EXPLAINER: Target list of Israeli hack-for-hire firm widens
BOSTON — Human rights and press freedom activists are up in arms about a new report on NSO Group, the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company....