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• Grassroots Groups Challenge Colorado Law Enforcement Over Rapid AI License Plate Camera Expansion

  Published: Apr 27, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  Advocacy groups across Colorado are mobilizing against the discreet installation of thousands of automated license plate readers managed by Flock Safety and other private vendors....

• Gbenga Hashim and Femi Falana Form Pro-Democracy Alliance to Combat Proposed One-Party System Ahead of 2027

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Former presidential candidate Dr. Gbenga Hashim and renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) have resolved to lead a nationwide resistance against any attempt to consolidate...

• Privacy Commissioner Issues Urgent Warning Over Proposed Expansion of Police Intelligence Powers

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner, Michael Webster, has issued a stark warning regarding the Policing Amendment Bill, asserting that the legislation requires much stricter limitat...

• Peter Obi Condemns Arrest Of Kaduna Cleric Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Umar Following High Profile Visit

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Labour Party leader Peter Obi has raised an alarm over the detention of Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Umar by state authorities in Kaduna. The arrest occurred shortly after the religious le...

• Fargo Police Under Scrutiny After AI Facial Recognition Software Leads to Wrongful Five Month Imprisonment

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  Angela Lipps was held in custody for over five months after Fargo police used AI driven facial recognition to link her to a bank fraud case in a state she had never visited. While...

• Former FBI Official Alleges Meritless Hiring And Unchecked Surveillance Overreach During Comey Tenure

  Published: Mar 12, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Retired Special Agent Bassem Youssef, a former leader of the FBI’s Communications Analysis Unit, claims high level officials recruited personnel based on political leanings rather...

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosts formerly detained Columbia activist for Ramadan dinner at Gracie Mansion

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Politics

  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signaled a defiant stance against federal immigration enforcement by hosting Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist previously arrested by ICE, f...

• German Government Grants Expanded Surveillance Powers to Foreign Intelligence Agency Under New Reform

  Published: Feb 18, 2026

  Section: Politics

  Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the German parliament have finalized a major reform of the BND foreign intelligence agency. The law provides enhanced bulk data collection capabilities t...

• Rights Groups Warn of ICE-Style Enforcement as EU Tightens Deportation Rules

  Published: Feb 16, 2026

  Section: Politics

  A coalition of 75 human rights organizations has called on the European Union to reject a new proposal aimed at accelerating the deportation of undocumented people, warning of a tr...