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     Egyptian authorities have arrested at least eight TikTok content creators in less than a week on vague charges including "indecency", in what rights defenders warn is a sweeping crackdown mainly targeting women online. According to the interior ministry, the creators' videos contain "obscene language", "violate public morals" and constitute "a misuse of social media". But prominent advocacy group the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has accused authorities of seeking to control public discourse, urging them to "stop prosecuting online content creators on vague, ethics- and class-based charges such as 'violating Egyptian family values'".The wave of arrests followed an online smear campaign and a complaint filed by 32 lawyers that alleged the videos "posed a danger to young people", without explaining how.The ensuing crackdown "is the largest since 2020", said Lobna Darwish, EIPR's ge...

  The United States on Monday issued a security alert after heavy gunfire erupted near its embassy in Haiti, with the impoverished Caribbean country engulfed by escalating gang violence. Residents of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, confirmed to AFP that prolonged exchanges of fire were heard as gangs and police clashed in the Tabarre area, where the embassy is located, near the airport. "US government personnel have paused all official movement outside the embassy compound," the State Department said in a statement.Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, with swaths of the country under the control of rival armed gangs who carry out murders, rapes and kidnappingsAt least 3,141 people have been killed in the first half of this year as gang violence further destabilizes the nation, according to figures released last month by the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsWith political turmoil also deepening, police said Monday they had arrested a former senator ...

Mejja   has finally been verified on Spotify, a milestone he shared with excitement while also confirming that his much-anticipated new album is ready. The "Siskii" hitmaker took to his social media pages to make the big reveal, posting: “Finally I got my Spotify, it took long because there were so many Mejjas. I have my bluetick now. It has been weeks and my album is ready!!”He admitted that the delay was caused by multiple accounts under the same name, which slowed down the process. The news has sparked excitement among his loyal fanbase, many of whom have been eagerly waiting for his new music. In the comments section, fans congratulated him while begging for the album’s release date. One fan wrote, “This album is what we have been waiting for, drop it already

The principals of the broad-based government on Tuesday held separate meetings to save Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja from a looming impeachment push by ward representatives. Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ward representatives put the plan to impeach Governor Sakaja on hold for 30 days following the intervention of party leader Raila Odinga. At State House, Nairobi, President William Ruto secured more wiggle room for the beleaguered governor by persuading UDA MCAs to work with him. The MCAs had expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of key issues in the capital. After day-long consultations chaired separately by President Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga, the Nairobi MCAs dropped the impeachment motion against Governor Sakaja.“Tumefanya mkutano na MCAs wa Azimio na tumekubaliana hiyo impeachment motion itupiliwe mbali ili viongozi wa Nairobi wakae chini wafanye kazi pamoja kwa wananchi wa Nairobi...,” said George Aladwa, the ODM Party Chairperson for Nairobi.