Pakistan journalists vows to protest against controversial amendments

Journalists in Pakistan have vowed protests, including a sit-in outside parliament on March 1 against a recently promulgated ordinance introducing controversial amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). The Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) announced a protest outside the Parliament House on March 1 against the PECA amendments, reported The Express...

Australia demands answers from China over alleged laser incident at sea

Australia is demanding China investigate the alleged use of a laser to "illuminate" an Australian jet in waters off the country's north coast in an incident that threatens to worsen relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday he'd called on the Chinese government to explain the "dangerous" and "reckless" act allegedly carried...

India rejects journalist harassment

India has rejected as “baseless and unwarranted” allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, saying that the country upholds the rule of law and “no one is above the law”. Reacting strongly, the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva said in a tweet that India expects Special Rapporteurs of the Office of the...

U.N. human rights chief to visit Xinjiang

U.N. human rights Chief Michelle Bachelet will be visiting Xinjiang after China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced earlier on Saturday despite UN Human Rights Chief unwelcome to carry out investigations. The UN Human Rights Chief had sought access to western China’s region to investigate accusations of abuse against ethnic Uyghurs. The...

Guterres warns of terrorism in Afghanistan

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned of the effects of terrorism in Afghanistan, blaming it on a power vacuum. Guterres who spoke at the Munich Security conference said terrorists were exploiting power vacuums and subverting fragile states. "The risks of terrorism spillover out of Afghanistan, as well as the...

EU announces support to Burundi of €214 million

While Burundi’s president attended the 6th European Union and the African Union summit in Brussels that took place from 17th to 18th February, 2022, the European Union announced a support of 214 million Euros to Burundi with 20 million Euros of the amount appropriated for diversity. The support from EU comes as the European...

New report cites double standards on EAC members in Burundi

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) released a report on the oversight activity to assess the status, privileges and immunities of the organs and institutions of the community earlier this Thursday February 17th 2022. The report indicated that there are double standards when it comes to the community members working at East African Health...

Tanzania’s president urges EU to step up support for Burundi

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan during her visit to Belgium at the European Union’s Headquarters in Brussels urged the European Union (EU) to continue supporting Burundi Government, noting that the EU has a pivotal role to play in the neighbouring country's stability and development. “A stable Burundi is good for the Great Lakes Region,...

US agrees to inject $400 million in Burundi

The United States of America and Burundi last week signed an agreement for financing of $400 million which Gitega said is intended to support efforts of the government of Burundi in sustainable development. The agreement was signed last Friday in Bujumbura by Burundi’s foreign affairs minister Albert Shingiro and the director of USAID mission...

Burundi passes tough law on cybercrime

Burundi parliament earlier this week passed new law on what it called an increased cybercrime related cases in the country, the law was passed by both parliament and the senate pending the country’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye to put it into force. Burundi’s minister for Internal Affairs Gervais Ndarakobuca while presenting the bill to the...
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