In his public speeches, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev often refers to Armenia's sovereign territories as “Western Azerbaijan.” After Azerbaijan's victory in the 2020 war in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the blockade that left 120,000 Armenians cut off from the world, and the fighting in September 2023 that led to Azerbaijan's full control over the region and the eviction of the Armenian population, Aliyev continues to make new territorial claims against Armenia.
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Thai authorities are helping neighboring governments to take unlawful actions against refugees and dissidents from abroad, making Thailand increasingly unsafe for those fleeing persecution. These targets of transnational repression have gotten caught up in a “swap mart” in which foreign dissidents are effectively traded for critics of the Thai government living abroad. The Thai government should investigate alleged harassment, threats, surveillance, and forced returns against migrants, (...)

Under the government's strict control, independent unions have been devastated, labor protests are prohibited, and opposition to the government's labor policies has become rare.
It's been five years since Hong Kong has held 5.1 marches on International Labor Day. Since the implementation of the draconian Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL), which the government has weaponized to crack down on the city's independent trade union movement, numerous trade unionists have been arrested, (...)

The German charity “Bridge of Peace - Assistance to War Victims,” which claims to be against fascism, is providing supplies to the Russian military disguised as humanitarian aid. This effort involves collaboration with SERB, a group associated with the Russian Interior Ministry, known for attacking Russian opposition activists and politicians. And not just “Bridge of Peace,” other German organizations have also been found to support the occupiers in Ukraine.
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Les habitants d'origine européenne ont formé des groupes peu expérimentés militairement, parfois fortement armés. Le haut-commissaire de la République les tient pour responsables de la mort de trois Kanaks, mais soutient leur existence.
Nouméa (Nouvelle-Calédonie).– La sueur au front, Jason* arpente le parking de sa résidence. Dans ses mains, un fusil d'airsoft, chargé de balles en caoutchouc. Dans la rue, quelques dizaines de mètres plus loin, les affrontements entre les forces de (...)

Les émeutes en Nouvelle-Calédonie font suite à l'adoption d'une réforme constitutionnelle visant à élargir le corps électoral. Une organisation de femmes kanak remet en perspective la situation.
Pour la troisième nuit consécutive, la Nouvelle-Calédonie a été le théâtre de violentes émeutes. Quatre personnes, dont un gendarme, sont décédées lors d'« affrontements très graves ». Un deuxième agent a trouvé la mort lors d'un tir accidentel jeudi 16 mai. Des milices, parfois armées, (...)