Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced Dr. Mahrang Baloch and fellow activist Sibghatullah Shah to life imprisonment for terrorism, sedition, and murder. Baloch, a leading voice against enforced disappearances in Balochistan, denies the charges and plans to appeal the decision.
Ethiopia's Prosperity Party secured a parliamentary majority in recent elections, ensuring Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will continue in office. The party campaigned on economic progress and food security, despite ongoing unrest in regions like Oromia and Amhara, and a fragile peace deal in Tigray.
Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, secured a landslide victory in legislative polls held on June 1, winning nearly 90% of the contested seats. The party claimed 438 out of 486 seats in the House of Peoples’ Representatives, facing a divided opposition.
Donald Trump's new deal with Iran is criticized as a failure, offering no superior outcome to prior diplomacy. The agreement reiterates non-nuclear weapon pledges, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, but lacks specifics on Iran's missile program or regional support, failing to achieve stated war aims.
The son of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi demanded France’s help in seeking independently verified proof of his mother’s life after she was transferred to house arrest, her lawyers said. The country’s junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday ordered the 80-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner to be moved, five years after putting her into detention in a coup. But her son, Kim Aris, says he has still not heard from his mother, who remains massively popular inside...
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was hospitalized after collapsing in prison. Her family says her condition has deteriorated since a March heart attack.
Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing has announced the commutation of Aung San Suu Kyi's remaining sentence to house arrest. The 80-year-old Nobel laureate has been detained since the 2021 coup, reportedly in a military prison in Nay Pyi Taw. Her son Kim Aris said he is skeptical of the announcement and has no proof she is alive beyond a photo from 2022. She was sentenced to 33 years in 2021 on charges allies say were politically motivated.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has shortlisted 287 candidates for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, including likely nominee U.S. President Donald Trump. Committee Secretary Kristian Berg Harpviken announced 208 individuals and 79 organizations are under consideration for the award to be announced October 9. Leaders of Cambodia, Israel and Pakistan have publicly stated they nominated Trump, though the committee emphasizes nominations are not endorsements.
Norwegian Nobel Committee Secretary Kristian Berg Harpviken announced over 287 candidates shortlisted for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, including 208 individuals and 79 organisations. US President Donald Trump is likely among the nominees, with leaders of Cambodia, Israel and Pakistan reportedly nominating him. Other mentioned candidates include Yulia Navalnaya, Pope Leo, and Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms. The winner will be announced on October 9, 2026.
Tunisian authorities have ordered a one-month suspension of the Human Rights League (LTDH), one of the oldest human rights organizations in the Arab world and Africa, and a member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning National Dialogue Quartet in 2015. The group, an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied, accused the government of a wider pattern of systematic curbs on civil society. This suspension follows similar actions against other prominent groups in October, including the Democratic Women and the Economic and Social Rights Forum. Meanwhile, prominent journalist Zied Heni was detained on Friday after criticizing the judiciary.
Myanmar's military government announced its third prisoner amnesty in six months, releasing 4,335 prisoners and reducing Aung San Suu Kyi's 27-year sentence by one-sixth. The moves came days after Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president on April 10 following an election dismissed as a sham. Analysts say the timing reflects the regime feeling more secure in its power following parliament's opening.
