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Hundreds protest in Damascus against new alcohol restrictions

Hundreds of Syrians gathered in Damascus on Sunday to protest new restrictions on alcohol sales imposed by the country’s Islamist authorities. The rules would ban alcohol in bars and restaurants and limit its sale to three Christian-majority districts in the capital, including Bab Touma. The silent......

Italian police gain preemptive arrest powers before protests

The Italian government approved a sweeping security decree Thursday granting police authority to detain suspected troublemakers up to 12 hours before public demonstrations, a move civil liberties groups denounced as a constitutional rights violation. The cabinet acted one day before planned protests......

Trump faces backlash after remarks about a transgender athlete

U.S. President Donald Trump has drawn criticism after making remarks about a transgender athlete during a speech delivered to House Republican members at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday. The comments, which were framed as humor, quickly sparked reactions from advocacy groups and political opponents. According......

Over 200 pro-Palestinian activists arrested during protest in London

London, August 9, 2025 — More than 200 demonstrators linked to the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action were arrested in central London on Saturday during a large protest opposing the recent ban of the organization, which the UK government has classified as a terrorist group. The arrests took......

US Supreme Court halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members under a rarely invoked wartime law. This decision came after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) requested emergency intervention, stating that many Venezuelan......

Mahmoud Khalil highlights threats to US civil liberties from ICE detention

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist currently held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Jena, Louisiana, has issued a poignant letter detailing his struggles within the US immigration system. Published as an op-ed in the Washington Post, Khalil’s narrative sheds light......

United States joins human rights watch list amid declining civil liberties

Civicus, a nonprofit focused on monitoring civic rights globally, has recently included the United States in its watchlist due to a significant deterioration in civil liberties within the nation. Alongside countries such as Serbia, Pakistan, Italy, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the U.S. now......

Calls for Protest Ban Outside Places of Worship Spark Debate on Civil Liberties

In recent comments, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for the banning of protests outside places of worship, including synagogues and churches, citing concerns that such demonstrations foster division within the community. Albanese’s remarks come after a series of incidents,......

Pan-African Assembly in Accra Tackles Civic Space Challenges Across the Continent

In a bold move to address the mounting challenges facing civil society across Africa, the pan-African movement Africans Rising is set to host the All-African Movement Assembly (AAMA 2024) in Accra, Ghana. Scheduled for August 29-31, this landmark event will bring together over 400 in-person participants......

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