Several international human rights watchdogs have lately come under virulent criticism from various sides because of their biased and controversial reports. Like Human Rights Watch, whose broad, sweeping reports conveniently omit or forget about the other side of the ledger, Amnesty International is currently under heavy criticism for a controversial report it published Friday on […]
For the third time in a year, French justice has condemned the self-proclaimed kick boxing champion Zakaria Moumni for defamation against the Moroccan king’s private secretary, Mounir El Majidi. Last Wednesday (July 5), the 17th Civil Chamber of the Paris High Court sentenced Zakaria Moumni for defamation in the lawsuit brought against him by Mounir […]
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya once again clarified Japan’s official position on the Polisario separatist entity at the opening of the ministerial meeting of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama on Tuesday. “I would like to make it clear that the presence at this meeting of any entity that […]
