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Egypt, an ‘open-air prison’ for critics – AI

Amnesty International on Wednesday accused the Egyptian government of mounting a crackdown on freedom of expression. Launching a campaign called “Egypt, an Open-Air Prison for Critics,” Amnesty International said it wanted supporters around the world to show their solidarity with Egyptians detained for expressing their views by writing to the Cairo government to end the […]

The EU and State-Building in Failed States: European Engagement in Afghanistan

Failed states are considered as one of the most potent threats to international peace and security – soft security threats and risks in terms of organized crime, terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration to money laundering, originating from failed and fragile states are the major security challenge in the post Cold War era. Failed and […]

Supreme Court of Seychelles charges 8 Iranians for illicit drugs trafficking

The Supreme Court of Seychelles has charged 8 Iranians, the crew of a vessel, for the importation of illicit drugs to the African archipelago. The eight men onboard a vessel known as Abdullahi, were intercepted by the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) on December 28, 2023, northeast of Denis Island, which lies 60 kilometers north of […]