In 2010, the National-led government banned prisoners from voting in a decision that has been repeatedly condemned by New Zealand’s Courts, academics and activists alike. Only after a decade and a continuous stream of evidence that the ban is undemocratic has the current Labour-led government decided to propose a change.
Precarious peace talks with the Taliban were the backdrop for Afghanistan’s latest crisis as President Ashraf Ghani and his main opposition, Abdullah Abdullah both took oaths of office on Monday. Separated by a thin wall, both men declared themselves winners of Afghanistan’s recent, hotly contested elections. While Ghani has announced
Daler Sharifov, an independent journalist and free speech advocate, was arrested in Dushanbe on January 28. Sharifov, age 32, has been questioned by security forces and released on a number of previous occasions, says his wife Saida Kurbonova. This time, he was tricked into an interrogation rather than receiving an
