Iranian authorities turns to inside crackdown with arrests, executions

Iranian authorities turns to inside crackdown with arrests, executions

Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the restive Kurdish region, officials and activists say. Within days of Israel’s airstrikes beginning on June 13, Iranian security forces started a campaign of widespread arrests accompanied by … Read more

Nigeria’s Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9 pardoned by president 30 years after executions

Nigeria’s Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9 pardoned by president 30 years after executions

Nigeria’s president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage. Along with eight other campaigners, Mr Saro-Wiwa was convicted of murder, then hanged in 1995 by the then-military regime. Many believed the activists were being punished for leading protests against the operations of oil multinationals, particularly Shell, in … Read more