Former Gambia President Accused of Rape: Daily Brief
China’s propaganda at the UN; Russian environmentalist exiled; injustices against LGBT people in Malaysia; aid worker charged with defamation for criticizing France.
For years, Gambia former president systematically abused women. After years of suffering in silence, one survivor speaks up and wants to face him in court.
A Chinese government official told the UN that ethnic minorities in china are protected. This is a lie.
A prominent Russian environmentalist, Alexandra Koroleva, has fled the country after she was charged under the controversial ‘foreign agent’ law, wrongfully implicating her in espionage.
The new government in Malaysia is seen as progressive but it is yet to address the brutal violence faced by LGBT people, who are beaten or even killed with impunity in the country.
And finally, people have expressed disappointment after a high court in France found an aid worker guilty, for criticizing the French government’s actions against migrants.