The Supreme Court of Russia, in a closed-door decision on Friday, designated the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF/FBK) as a “terrorist organisation.” The ruling specifically affects Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), Inc., a U.S.-registered entity, and the late opposition leader Alexeï Navalny’s movement against corruption since 2022. On October 22, 2025, the Prosecutor General’s Office petitioned the court to The post Russia Supreme Court labels opposition leader’s foundation ‘terrorist’ appeared first on JURIST – News.

Thousands of protesters in the Philippines on Sunday, including the Roman Catholic church clergy, called for the resignation of the country’s President and the prosecution of high-level officials over a corruption scandal tied to flood-control infrastructure. Mainstream opposition groups and the Catholic Church held another march along EDSA Avenue, calling for the resignation of Duterte, The post Thousands protest in the Philippines demanding accountability and President’s resignation appeared first on JURIST – News.

Human Rights Watch on Friday issued a warning that growing irregularities, political interference and security pressures threaten to compromise the credibility and inclusiveness of the upcoming general elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), scheduled for December 28. The warning comes against a backdrop of political manoeuvring in the CAR. In a 2023 constitutional referendum, The post Rights group warns upcoming Central African Republic elections face integrity threats appeared first on JURIST – News.

Amnesty International on Friday called for Tunisian authorities to revoke the “unjust convictions and sentences” in the conspiracy case against several activists, politicians, and lawyers, calling their detention a blow to human rights. Sara Hashash, the deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, called for an immediate “quash” of The post Rights group calls for reversal of convictions in Tunisia conspiracy case appeared first on JURIST – News.