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Published: 1 Jun 2016

Africa

Angola

Supreme court acquits activist jailed for planning anti-government protest

Burundi

Burundians continuing to flee country one year after crisis began

Democratic Republic of Congo

Government may close IDP camps in North Kivu province

Djibouti

Small northern town marks transit point for both refugees fleeing war in Yemen and African migrants seeking opportunity in Arabian peninsula

Egypt

Egyptian court recommends death penalty for three journalists sentenced in absentia

Malawi

Attacks against albinos continue to rise, causing albino children to leave school

Niger

UN urges international community to provide more aid to those displaced by Boko Haram

Nigeria

• Over nine million displaced by Boko Haram related violence face dire conditions in Lake Chad Basin
• Security and humanitarian situations worsen in Diffa, Niger, as Boko Haram continues attacks in the region

Seychelles

Parliament passes bill to decriminalise sodomy

Somalia: Leaders claim one million USD donation to drought-affected Somaliland not intended to influence upcoming talks on relations

Gambia

• State-led violence and penalties for dissent brings five-fold increase in Gambians seeking asylum in EU
• After opposition party members are detained for protesting, further protests demand their release

Uganda

• Report shows that persecution based on sexual orientation and gender identity increased after 2014 anti-gay law
• State violence an integral part of electoral cycle

Americas

Mexico: Classmate of 43 students who went missing September 2014 encounters threats and intimidation for continued activism

Asia

India: Violence against Dalits on the rise

Myanmar: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi advises US ambassador against use of term “Rohingya”

Pakistan

• Police arrest 15 members of a tribal council after 16-year-old Pakistani girl is burned alive in “honour killing”

• Transgender activist dies of gunshot wounds after medical staff delay care

Sri Lanka: Transitional justice undermined by unresolved disappearances, continued military occupation of land, widespread arrests

Asia-Pacific

China: Repression expands under “Stability Maintenance” in Tibetan areas

The Philippines: President-elect Rodrigo Duterte seeks to return death penalty, empower security forces to shoot-to-kill those evading arrest, and other controversial anti-crime measures

Europe

Islamophobic persecution compels EU citizens of Iranian origin to seek asylum in US

Middle East

Afghanistan: 1,000 Afghans flee fighting every day

Oman: Despite appearance of peace and stability, severe criminalisation of dissent prevails

Syria: Air raid on IDP camp near Turkish border leaves over 30 dead

Yemen: World Food Programme warns that funding shortfall may halt food aid

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