Nicaragua strips lawyers of certification in crackdown on dissent
Nicaragua's government has removed the licences of a large number of lawyers from the official registry, in a move critics say is the latest step in a widening crackdown on dissent. Lawyers in the country noticed in recent days that their authorisations to practise had disappeared from the Supreme Court of Justice registry without explanation. The action has drawn criticism from a United Nations expert, who described it as a purge of the legal profession.According to Reed Brody, an American human rights lawyer and member of a UN panel of experts on Nicaragua, there was no official notification from the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jul 2026 01:03 LONDON
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Hospital workers wounded in Israeli drone attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza
An Israeli drone attack has injured hospital staff and nearby civilians at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The strike took place on Friday despite a reported ceasefire and hit the hospital courtyard and surrounding area. Medical sources said at least six people were hurt in and around the facility.The Palestinian news agency said three civilians were wounded in the courtyard and three maintenance workers were injured nearby. The ministry said the attack formed part of what it described as the systematic targeting of health facilities. It also said the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jul 2026 20:01 LONDON
Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail
A lawyer for a prominent Palestinian doctor from Gaza says he fears for his client's life after visiting him in Israeli custody last week. Nasser Odeh said Dr Hussam Abu Safiya was so badly beaten at the Rakefet interrogation facility that he could barely recognise him. The Israel Prison Service rejected the allegation as false.Odeh said he met Abu Safiya last Thursday and was told the doctor had been assaulted by more than five prison guards with hands, batons and hammers after an appeal against his detention at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem last month. He said Abu Safiya had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Jul 2026 18:02 LONDON
