News Clips- February 24, 2017

This week, civil society reported that journalist Shamael Al-Bur has been attacked and threatened by radical Islamists in response to her column criticizing Sudan’s spending on health and education. [Reporters Without Borders]
On Wednesday, ten protesters in the United States were arrested during the closure of the Dakota Access pipeline central camp. [Guardian]
On Thursday, eight demonstrators were arrested in France as hundreds of students protested police brutality related to the alleged rape of a young black man with a police baton. [Al Jazeera]
On Wednesday, journalist Muhammad Bekjanov was released after serving 18 years in prison for his role as editor of a major opposition newspaper in Uzbekistan. [Reporters Without Borders]
On Monday, teachers’ strikes and the resulting protests over salary cuts escalated in Guinea, and five people were killed. [Al Jazeera]
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court in Russia ordered the release of an activist who was imprisoned over a year ago on charges related to participating in unsanctioned protests. [Washington Post]
On Tuesday, a German state approved a ban on full face veils on the basis that facial expressions are key to communication, which forms society; the ban applies in universities, schools, government workplaces, and while driving. [Jurist]

On Tuesday, United Nations peacekeeping troops were attacked in the Central African Republic, and four peacekeepers were wounded. [UN News Centre]
This week, the United Nations International Children’s Fund reported an “imminent risk of death,” for nearly 1.4 million children facing famine in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen. [Washington Post]
On Tuesday, 74 bodies were extracted from the west coast of Libya; the cause of deaths are unknown but appear to be related to attempted migration. [Washington Post]

On Wednesday, the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa ruled that South Africa’s notice to withdraw from the Rome Statute is unconstitutional. [Business Live]
On Wednesday, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia dismissed charges against a former cadre of the Khmer Rouge regime on the basis that she was not a senior leader, or “one of the most responsible officials.” [VOA News]