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Mia O'Brien, 23, to Appeal 25-Year Dubai Sentence After One-Day Trial Conducted Entirely in Arabic

British law student Mia O'Brien, 23, is appealing a 25-year prison sentence handed down after a one-day Arabic-only trial in Dubai. Human rights advocates warn that her case highlights deep flaws in the UAE's justice system and call for UK diplomatic intervention.

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Tories deny copying Farage with European Convention on Human Rights plan

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Police arrest more than 440 people over Palestine Action support

Over 442 people were arrested in London during pro-Palestine protests for allegedly supporting the banned group Palestine Action, with the majority of arrests occurring in Trafalgar Square. The demonstrations proceeded despite appeals from politicians and police to reconsider, especially following a terror attack in Manchester. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…

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‘Enough is enough’ says chief of Police Federation as ‘exhausted’ officers arrest 492 at Palestine Action protest

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not the job of police’

The Independent UK

Comedians at controversial Riyadh festival ‘completely avoiding’ jokes about Saudi government

Comics were urged to use their platform to raise awareness of Saudi Arabia’s human rights issues, but reportedly signed contracts forbidding them from doing so in exchange for lucrative fees

The Independent UK

Tories deny mimicking Farage with plan to quit ECHR criticised by rights groups

Critics say the move would strip UK citizens of fundamental human rights protections.

The Independent UK

UN Human Rights Chief Urges For Funding For Haiti Mission: 'Without Them, The Worst May Be Yet To Come'

The United Nations' Human Rights Chief welcomed the decision to expand the security mission for Haiti but warned that it is imperative to implement it soon

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Australian says he was improperly arrested in Thailand over his criticism of Malaysia

An Australian man arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge he says originated with Malaysia's government claims he is a victim of transnational repression, in which Southeast Asia countries cooperate in seizing dissidents or critics who are not on their own soil

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer in asylum crackdown as he vows to end ‘golden ticket’ for migrants

PM will stop migrants having automatic rights to bring family members to Britain as he ramps up bid to counter threat from Reform over immigration

The Independent UK

Only Keir Starmer KC can fix Britain’s broken migration laws

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister has staked his reputation on recognising that our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t working. His unassailable record as a defender of those rights must be brought to full force to save our immigration system from itself

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Starmer is Reform-lite’: Readers voice fears over human rights law review

YOUR VIEWS: The Prime Minister has announced a review of ECHR in a major U-turn, with readers warning that Starmer “trying to talk tough” could undermine protections for asylum seekers

The Independent UK

'Nothing short of a disgrace': Amnesty urges Fifa and Uefa to ban Israel

FIFA and Uefa have been urged to suspend Israel from international football by a human rights charity.

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Why Starmer’s ruthless attacks on Farage are the only way to beat Reform

COMMENT: Following his forthright conference speech, the prime minister’s announcement of a review into how the European Convention on Human Rights is used in asylum cases is the latest sign he is confronting Reform UK’s grievances head on, says David Aaronovitch

The Independent UK

Starmer to rethink human rights law to tackle ‘Farage boats’

Prime minister blames Brexit for surge in numbers of small boat crossings but defends UK’s membership of ECHR

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Activists from Sudan, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, and Taiwan receive human rights award

The Right Livelihood Award has been given to activists from Sudan, Myanmar, the Pacific Islands, and Taiwan

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer: We need to look again at human rights laws in face of mass migration

The Prime Minister says says he won’t ‘tear down’ international laws but says a rethink is needed on how they are applied

The Guardian - UK

Slovakia marks ‘dark day’ as LGBTQ+ rights rolled back in parliament

Amendment to constitution stipulates that male and female are the only recognised sexes and makes adoption nearly impossible for same-sex couples

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'Tepid' Australia accused of emboldening Israel

A failure to hold Israel to account for breaking humanitarian law as the death toll in Gaza soars has spurred a clarion call for action in Australia.

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The Guardian - AU

Mass slaughter in Gaza stands apart from other genocides, Chris Sidoti says: ‘People cannot escape’

Australian human rights expert who was on UN commission of inquiry labels Israel’s strategy a failure that ‘has not brought peace and has not destroyed Hamas’

The Conversation

Tanzania’s ruling party has crushed the opposition – the elections are a mere formality

Tanzania has conducted regular polls since the first multiparty elections in 1995. But they have often failed to meet democratic standards. The opposition has been persistently excluded and restricted, and media freedoms and civil rights have been suppressed. This pattern has come to be identified as electoral authoritarianism.

The Guardian - UK

‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support

Zhang Yadi was due to begin a degree in the UK but the activist vanished on holiday amid tensions over Dalai Lama

The Independent UK

Youth-led unrest in Madagascar has left at least 22 people dead, UN says

The United Nations’ human rights office says that violence surrounding youth-led anti-government protests in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar over the past several days has killed at least 22 people

Evening Standard

Forcing police officers to declare freemason membership ‘unnecessary and wrong’

An officers’ group has questioned whether the move would infringe officers’ human rights.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s attack on George Soros is the next step in the autocrat’s handbook

Having already attacked judges, lawyers, media companies and universities, the president has set his sights on civil society

The Independent UK

Badenoch expected to back ditching human rights convention after review

Exclusive: The Independent has seen draft conclusions for Lord Wolfson’s report to the Tory leader giving the basis for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights

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