(Wikipedia / Mitya Aleshkovsky) Russia opposition activist Alexei Navalny DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Russia is responsible for the poisoning and attempted killing of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny, two independent UN rights experts said on Monday, issuing an “open
Left to right: Anibal Toruño, Nicaraguan Journalist meets with Luis Almagro, Organization of American States Secretary General, at OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. February 16, 2021 (Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Nicaraguan Journalist Anibal Toruño met with Luis Almagro, Organization
(credit: twitter.com) / Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni is a symbol of press freedom in Algeria. His harassment by the Algerian authorities and his sentencing to two years in prison is emblematic of the heightened repression in the North African nation, Human Rights organizations say. DIPLOMATIC
Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider / Dr. Denis Mukwege addresses the United Nations Security Council on sexual violence in conflict, at UN world headquarters in New York, 23 April 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN High Commissioner for Human
Credit: Wikipedia / Irish Defence Forces – A refugee rescue operation by the Irish Navy ship LE Eithne 28 June 2015 Mediterranean sea. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Thousands of refugees and migrants from east and west Africa trying to reach the Mediterranean are
Credit: Wikipedia / VOA Public Domain / Venezuelan protests in Caracas 23 January 2019 By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES “We stand with the people of Venezuela now through their darkest days, and we’ll be proud to continue to stand with them as they restore
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations (Center) with staff members during press conference at UN world headquarters in New York Aug. 15, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS
Former Presidential Guard commander and Zimbabwe’s ambassador-designate to Tanzania Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Department of State has sanctioned Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, former Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army’s Presidential Guard Brigade and current Ambassador to Tanzania, for his alleged
Credit: ukincameroontwitter / British High Commissioner to Cameroon Rowan James Laxton meets with President of the Republic, H.E. Paul BIYA at the Unity Palace on 24 April 2019. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The United Kingdom announced this week it is supporting the government of central African
Credit: wikipedia commons / Jamal Khashoggi By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Saudi Arabia seriously curtailed and undermined Turkey’s investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a U.N. human rights expert said in preliminary report released Thursday. U.N. Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard said the evidence showed