Sarah Johnson

Jan 16, 2025 | theguardian.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

A human rights lawyer involved in a case featuring a prominent Ugandan opposition leader has been tortured after he was arrested and detained without trial, according to colleagues who have visited him. Eron Kiiza was assaulted and arrested by soldiers on 7 January while entering a military courtroom where he was representing Dr Kizza Besigye – a political opponent of President Yoweri Museveni – and his aide Haji Obeid Lutale.

Jan 16, 2025 | mooresvilletribune.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

An Iredell County man is a suspect in three armed robberies at Dollar General stores in Statesville. Chance Jalieb Jamison, 23, of Statesville, is charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of felony conspiracy and one count of second-degree kidnapping, the Statesville Police Department said in a news release.

Jan 12, 2025 | theguardian.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

In Sudan, where a war that has caused the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster is in its second year, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim has his own daily struggles, trying to save lives in a place where the health system has all but collapsed. Rockets and bullets have an immediate effect on people caught in the crossfire, but the wider consequences of war are wreaking havoc on the population’s health.

Jan 9, 2025 | theguardian.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

Throughout his ministry, the Rev Cliff Nyekanyeka has led funeral services for women who died after an illegal abortion in Malawi. He has visited hospitals where doctors have shown him the aftereffects of such procedures, including pictures of what he describes as “rotting uteruses”. And he has seen women struggling with unwanted pregnancies. It is this lived experience that has led Nyekanyeka to advocate for a woman’s right to choose, and to campaign for change in a country with .

Jan 8, 2025 | aol.co.uk | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

Throughout his ministry, the Rev Cliff Nyekanyeka has led funeral services for women who died after an illegal abortion in Malawi. He has visited hospitals where doctors have shown him the aftereffects of such procedures, including pictures of what he describes as “rotting uteruses”. And he has seen women struggling with unwanted pregnancies. It is this lived experience that has led Nyekanyeka to advocate for a woman’s right to choose, and to campaign for change in a country with .