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Russia jails crusading ex-cop for 5 years
Russia jails crusading ex-cop for 5 years
by  AFP

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced an activist for police labour rights to five years in prison for extortion and distribution of pornography. Moscow's Lyublinsky district court on Tuesday found him guilty of extortion, distribution of pornography and insulting a representative of the authorities, said OVD-Info, a human rights monitor tracking political persecution.

Yemen's warring parties renew truce for two months: UN
Yemen's warring parties renew truce for two months: UN
by  AFP

Yemen's warring parties agreed to extend a four-month long truce for a further two months just hours before it was due to expire, the United Nations announced Tuesday. - 'Progress slowed' - More than two thirds of Yemen's 30 million people need humanitarian aid, a UN official said last month, and the country has been pushed to the brink of famine.

Perennial insecurity fuels DR Congo's anti-UN protests
Perennial insecurity fuels DR Congo's anti-UN protests
by  AFP

Violent anti-UN protests that rocked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, claiming 36 lives, reflect local anger at persistent insecurity in the turbulent region. Local anger boiled over on July 25, when anti-UN protesters ransacked MONUSCO bases in North Kivu's capital Goma.

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