French troops, sent to help contain the violence, said they have begun to disarm militia. HRW's Peter Bouckaert has been reporting on the disarming process, as well as on fresh attacks, from the town of Bossangoa.
The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court also weighed in on the violence in CAR.
In Libya, six months after 32 people died in Benghazi in what came to be known as “Black Saturday,” the authorities have made no known arrests, have been silent on the identities of any suspects, and seem unwilling to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation.
In Ukraine, masses of demonstrators have again taken the streets of Kiev. Government forces have responded by raiding opposition offices and attempting to dismantle part of the protests. The protests ignited over the Ukrainian government's refusal to sign an agreement for closer ties with the EU.
Kenya’s parliament is considering a slew of laws that will increase executive powers, while stripping away independent oversight authority designed to limit the powers of the president’s office.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced the closing of the state-run news agency, RIA Novosti, and said it would be replaced by Russia Today, considered more conservative and Kremlin-aligned.
