29 DECEMBER 2018 - 6 JANUARY 2019
The following media round up of international legal and foreign policy issues from around the world for the week of 29 December 2018 - 6 January 2019
The Guernica Group will provide weekly media updates from the International Criminal Court, European Court of Human Rights, United Nations, European Union and other sources. Should you wish to contribute or submit a media summary, opinion piece or blog, please send to Nenad Vucijak for consideration.
GAZA DECEMBER 2018 DOCUMENTARY
A LOOK IN TO THE EYES OF BARBARISM
This video contains footage some viewers may find distressing
UNA MIRADA A LOS OJOS DE LA BARBARIE
Este video contiene imágenes que pueden herir la sensibilidad de algunas personas
SUDAN 29 DECEMBER 2018
Anger over dictatorship, not bread, fueling Sudan uprising
The protest wave sweeping across Sudan was never about bread; it is a nation fed up with a decades-old military dictatorship, say human rights activists and experts.
YEMEN 29 DECEMBER 2018
How free breakfast brought 500 girls back to school in Yemen
GAZA 30 DECEMBER 2019
A day, a life; when a medic was killed in Gaza, was it an accident?
On June 1, an Israeli soldier shot into a crowd, killing a volunteer medic named Rouzan al-Najjar. Israeli officials say soldiers only use live fire as a last resort. Our investigation shows otherwise. We analyzed over 1,000 photos and videos, froze the fatal moment in a 3-D model of the protest, and interviewed more than 30 witnesses and I.D.F. commanders to reveal how Rouzan was killed
BAHRAIN 31 DECEMBER 2018
Bahrain: Rights Defender’s Conviction Upheld
Nabeel Rajab Sentenced to Remain Behind Bars Until 2023
SAUDI ARABIA 1 JANUARY 2019
Outrage after Netflix pulls comedy show criticising Saudi Arabia
Standup Hasan Minhaj had mocked official accounts about fate of Jamal Khashoggi
OPINION - CHINA 2 JANUARY
China’s Gulag for for muslims
In modern-day “re-education” prisons, Beijing is forcing ethnic Uighurs to forsake their religion. Why don’t Muslim governments rise up in anger?
US 3 JANUARY 2019
El Chapo trial: Jury takes note of drug lord's sensational deeds
Corruption and even murder, we are halfway through the closely watched trial of the world's biggest drug traffickers.
GAZA 3 JANUARY 2019
Gaza's struggles in 2018
The problems making Palestinians' lives hard in the besieged territory.
BANGLADESH 3 JANUARY 2019
Opposition crushed, Hasina to rule over Bangladesh unchallenged
With opposition getting just seven seats in parliament, the Hasina government will face little legislative scrutiny.
ROHINGYA 3 JANUARY 2019
INDIA DEPORTS SECOND GROUP OF ROHINGYA MUSLIMS
YEMEN 3 JANUARY 2019
Al Jazeera captures evidence of food aid stolen in Yemen war
The WFP has accused both Houthis and Saudi-UAE coalition backed forces of diverting aid in areas under their control
BANGLADESH 3 JANUARY 2019
Statement on the 11th parliamentary election i Bangladesh
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO 4 JANUARY 2019
Thousands of Refugees Flee Ethnic Clashes in DRC
COLOMBIA 5 JANUARY 2019
Colombia: One human rights advocate killed every three days
They're being targeted by armed groups fighting for control of land to cultivate drugs.
BAHRAIN 6 JANUARY 2019
UN Calls on Bahrain to Free Imprisoned Human Rights Defender
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-calls-on-bahrain-to-free-imprisoned-human-rights-defender-/4730805.html
SAUDI ARABIA 6 JANUARY 2019
SAUDI WOMEN GIVEN THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT DIVORCE
SAUDI ARABIA 6 JANUARY 2019
Saudi Woman Who Fled to Thailand Fears Death if Sent Home
ISRAEL DECEMBER 2018
Child affidavits provide evidence of torture by Israeli forces
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