15 Years for One Click: Daily Brief
Plus: Netherlands denies Venezuelans asylum; Iran executes a woman who suffered domestic violence; FIFA’s new strategy for women must protect rights; chemical weapons used over 100 times in Syria; why displaced persons in Cameroon cannot return home; and some encouraging news for the streets of Berlin.
The sweeping Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill in the UK would criminalize travel to areas the government designates terrorist risk zones, which could obstruct family visits, news reporting, and aid work, and erode rights to consult a lawyer during stops at ports, airports, and borders.
Hundreds of Venezuelans have sought asylum in Curaçao over the past year, yet the government of Curaçao has not issued a single asylum-seeker certificate.
FIFA’s new global strategy for women must address discrimination against women and girls who want to watch football in stadiums.
News report finds that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, even though the country had agreed to destroy existing stockpiles.
And, internally displaced people in Cameroon are afraid to go home due to continuing violence.
And finally, some encouraging news: almost a quarter of a million people marched in Berlin, Germany, to support tolerance and protest against the extreme right.