We shouldn’t single out football fans: the country has long since made its peace with the power of capital, whatever its originsFootball, no longer merely the national game, is England’s political theatre. The way in which the spasm of fan protest stop…
Reports of physical and sexual violence as Libya arrests 5,000 migrants in a week
Raids by the security forces leave at least one man dead, as official observers decry ‘inhumane’ detention conditionsMore than 5,000 refugees and migrants have been arrested by the Libyan authorities in the past week with some allegedly subjected to se…
‘We have failed Yemen’: UN human rights council ends war crime probe
Defeat for western states as Bahrain, Russia and other nations push through vote to shut down investigationsBahrain, Russia and other members of the UN human rights council have pushed through a vote to shut down the body’s war crimes investigations in…
‘English football will sell itself to anyone’: human rights groups on Saudi-Newcastle deal
Condemnation of £300m takeover led by group founded by murdered journalist Jamal KhashoggiNewcastle United has sold its name and reputation to a brutal government run by a brutal ruler, the organisation founded by the murdered journalist Jamal Khashogg…
Calls for investigation after court finds Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife’s phone
MPs and human rights groups ask parliament to look into how Sheikh Mohammed deployed sophisticated spywareMPs and human rights groups have called on ministers and parliament to investigate how the ruler of Dubai was able deploy sophisticated spyware to…
New UN envoy to Yemen urged to broaden talks to end civil war
Hans Grundberg must recognise more than two factions involved in conflict, says pro-independence groupThe new UN special envoy to Yemen has been urged to broaden negotiations to end the country’s seven-year civil war and include the pro-independence S…
Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife using NSO Pegasus spyware, high court judge finds
Sheikh Mohammed used spyware on Princess Haya and five associates in unlawful abuse of power, judge rules‘The walls are closing in on me’: the hacking of Princess HayaRuling in Princess Haya case raises fresh questions for Cherie Blair The ruler of Dub…
Reports of mysterious Mossad operation to find Israeli airman confirmed
Israel prime minster tells Knesset of ‘bold’ mission concerned with fate of missing navigator Lt Col Ron AradThe Israeli spy agency, the Mossad, launched a complex intelligence operation last month to find information on the whereabouts and fate of an …
Interpol faces criticism for allowing Syria to rejoin its network
Global policing body gives Damascus powers to pursue refugees and dissidents living outside the countryInterpol has allowed Syria to rejoin its communications network, a widely criticised decision that gives Damascus new powers to pursue refugees and d…
UK officials return to Afghanistan to meet Taliban for first time since takeover
Diplomats visit Kabul to raise issue of ‘safe passage’ for Britons leaving Afghanistan and rights of womenBritish officials have gone to Afghanistan for the first time since the country fell to the Taliban, meeting the group’s senior leaders in Kabul t…