Apply: Tarbell AI Fellowship Programme 2025
Deadline: 28 February, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 Tarbell AI Fellowship Programme. The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year programme for early-career journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence. Benefits Nine-month placement at a major newsroom covering artificial intelligence Fellows will receive stipends of up to $50,000, depending on circumstances, for the duration of their […]
Apply: UNIDIR Women in AI Fellowship 2025
Deadline: 3 February, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Women in AI Fellowship. To redress gender inequalities and promote inclusive and effective policymaking, UNIDIR is convening the 2025 edition of the Women in AI Fellowship. Benefits UNIDIR will select up to 30 Fellows, of which ten will be […]
Burkina Faso: Group Demands Probe into Karma Attack
Amnesty International (AI) has called on the authorities in Burkina Faso to conduct an impartial investigation into the killing of 136 people, including women and infants, in Karma village. Development Diaries reports that the attack, which was carried out by people wearing the uniforms of the Burkinabe armed forces, is one of the worst on […]
98 Chibok Schoolgirls Still in Captivity
It has been nine years since 276 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitory in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria, by Boko Haram terrorists. Development Diaries reports that since the Chibok abduction, 96 girls remain in captivity, and insecurity continues to keep children away from schools in parts of Nigeria. School children have […]
Ethiopia: AI Demands Access to Social Media
Did you know that the government of Ethiopia has, for a month now, blocked people in the country from accessing some social media platforms? Development Diaries reports that access to Facebook, Tik Tok and Telegram was restricted by Ethiopia in February following widespread tensions between the country’s orthodox Christian church and the Ethiopian government. It […]
Zimbabwe: AI Demands Investigation into Attacks
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Zimbabwean authorities to urgently launch a thorough, independent, and impartial investigation into the recent attacks on supporters of the Citizens’ Coalition for Change in Bhunu. The human rights group made the call in response to a viral social media video that showed brutal attacks on supporters of the coalition […]
Algeria: AI Makes Freedom of Religion Call
Amnesty International (AI) has demanded that authorities in Algeria unconditionally release and drop all charges against three members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. They were arrested last week for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of religion. The international rights organisation also urged the Algerian government to drop all charges against 21 […]
Chad: Calls Grow for Release of Six Activists
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) have demanded the release of six activists being held in pretrial detention following protests on 14 May for a peaceful transition to civilian rule in Chad. Chadian Security Minister, Idriss Dokony Adiker, had said that the demonstrations had turned violent in the capital, N’Djamena, and other cities, […]
Egypt: AI Laments Human Rights Violations
Amnesty International (AI) has called on governments participating in the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) to pressure Egypt to respect human rights in the country. Egypt is scheduled to host the COP27 in its resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh between 07 and 18 November. AI said in a statement that it has documented […]
Equatorial Guinea: AI Faults Detention of Migrants
Amnesty International (AI) has urged authorities in Equatorial Guinea to release four West African migrants who have been illegally detained in the country for more than five months. Abdoulay Ndom and Mouamed Kalouare, from Mali, and Toba Mammed and Lamin Sisoko, from Guinea and Ivory Coast respectively, have been held in detention since November 2021. […]