European Olympic Committee Urged to Press Azerbaijan over Human Rights Abuses
A coalition of human rights groups and sports organizations has claimed that human rights abuses will overshadow the European Games to be hosted by Azerbaijan in June.
A coalition of human rights groups and sports organizations has claimed that human rights abuses will overshadow the European Games to be hosted by Azerbaijan in June.
Activists gathered in front of Ukraine’s Parliament in Kyiv today to demand the suspension of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the establishment of a committee to investigate corruption among government officials.
An anti-corruption rally in eastern Afghanistan ended in tragedy on Thursday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the crowd, killing at least 16 people and injuring 40, according to police.
An 18-year-old arrested in February at the Sarajevo Airport while allegedly embarking for Syria to fight for the Islamic State (IS), testified that he attended the speeches of suspected IS recruiter Husein "Bilal" Bosnic before the trip.
The United Kingdom has granted political asylum to a Russian opposition activist close to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who faced embezzlement charges in his home country.
Former military ruler and self-described enemy of graft Muhammadu Buhari has been elected the next president of Nigeria.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of accepting bribes in a corruption retrial at Jerusalem District Court.
Romanian authorities questioned the son of the former president of Moldova late on Monday night on suspicion of corruption.
Two former police officers accused of wiretapping Turkey’s President Erdogan were arrested late on Saturday at Istanbul airport after being extradited from Bucharest, Romania.