(2024-02-08). Senegal's "Unraveling": President's Delay of Election Is Latest in String of Anti-Democratic Actions. democracynow.org 
Senegal is in the midst of its worst political upheaval in decades after the president postponed this month's election. More than 200 opposition politicians and protesters have been arrested, and the government has shut down some internet access, amid what the decision's opponents are describing as a coup. "This is just the latest step in a string of human rights abuses," says Amnesty International researcher Ousmane Diallo, who says Sall's latest anti-democratic move is characteristic of an increasingly repressive regime. We also hear from former Prime Minister Aminata Touré, who br…
(2024-02-07). Jordan arrests hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters: HRW. newarab.com 
(2024-02-07). Cambodia PM thanks Thailand for thwarting 'interference' after arrest of activists. firstpost.com Days after a number of protestors were jailed, Cambodia's prime minister, Hun Manet, thanked his Thai counterpart on Wednesday for preventing his opponents from using Thailand to "interfere" with his country's affairs. | The comments come after three Cambodian activists and their families were detained in Thailand last week; according to human rights organisations, the UN had designated the activists as refugees. | Hun Manet has been under increasing pressure from abroad to put a stop to the years-long campaign that his father and predecessor, Hun Sen, started. This crackdown essentially eliminated internal oppos…