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Award-Winning Syrian Photojournalist Wounded Covering Paris Protest

by Staff Writer

2020/11/29

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An Egyptian confronting a police officer.

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UN ‘Very Concerned’ Over Egypt Arrest of Rights Workers

by Staff Writer

2020/11/24

The United Nations is "very concerned" over reports of the arrests in Egypt of human rights activists, the world body's...

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong

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Hong Kong Activists Including Joshua Wong in Custody After Guilty Protest Plea

by Staff Writer

2020/11/23

Three young Hong Kong dissidents including Joshua Wong were remanded into custody on Monday after pleading guilty to inciting a...

A masked man getting carried away by security

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Hong Kong Police Suddenly Arrest Three Pro-Democracy Ex-Lawmakers

by Deon Feng

2020/11/18

The three legislators were involved in different incidents of splashing foul-smelling substances during legislative meetings on the now-passed National Anthem...

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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy: From Peace Prize to Air Strikes

by Staff Writer

2020/11/13

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power promising real democracy, promoting women and feverishly planting trees across his vast...

From front left; pro-democracy lawmakers Kenneth Leung, Dennis Kwok, Alvin Yeung and Kwok Ka-ki

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Hong Kong Ousts Four Pro-Democracy Lawmakers After China Ruling

by Staff Writer

2020/11/11

Hong Kong stripped four pro-democracy lawmakers of their seats Wednesday, immediately after China gave the city the power to disqualify...

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

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German Minister Warns of ‘Very Explosive Situation’ in US

by Staff Writer

2020/11/04

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Wednesday warned the United States was facing a "very explosive situation" and a possible...

Belarusian police blocking protesters during the march at the memorial site.

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Belarus Police Fire in The Air, Detain Protesters

by Staff Writer

2020/11/01

Belarusian police detained opposition protesters and fired warning shots in the air as around 10,000 people hit the streets of...

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Turkey Trial Begins Into 2015 Killing of Bar Association Head

by Staff Writer

2020/10/21

A long-awaited trial opened Wednesday of three police officers for the 2015 killing of a prominent rights lawyer in Diyarbakir,...

Riot police standing in front of pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok.

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10,000 Protesters Defy Thai Crackdown After Emergency Decree, Arrests

by Staff Writer

2020/10/16

Some 10,000 Thai protesters gathered Thursday in defiance of a sweeping crackdown after authorities moved to crush months of pro-democracy...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo

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Fake News Punishable by Years in Prison Under Proposed Nicaraguan Law

by Staff Writer

2020/09/29

A proposed law in Nicaragua could allow sentences of two to four years in prison for spreading fake news on...

Police officers in action during the Black Lives Matter demonstration in California

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Wrongful Convictions: US Police Withhold Evidence in Many Cases

by Staff Writer

2020/09/15

Around 2,500 people have been exonerated of serious crimes after being falsely convicted over the past 30 years in the...

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Another Algeria Journalist Jailed in Growing Crackdown

by Staff Writer

2020/08/24

An Algerian journalist was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, in the latest trial of media and pro-democracy figures...

Alexei Navalny, Protest and Opposition Leader

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Prominent Russian Opposition Leader Navalny in Coma, Suspected Poisoning

by Anya Ruppert

2020/08/20

Russia’s prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma and said to be in critical condition after a suspected...

Protestors in Minsk rally against the government of President Alexander Lukashenko

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‘We Stand With Peaceful Demonstrators:’ EU Rejects Belarus Election Result

by Delaney Murray

2020/08/19

EU leaders came out in support of peaceful protestors in Belarus, saying they do not acknowledge the re-election of Lukashenko.

Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, arriving at the airport in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on March 1, 2019.

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Mali Coup Leaders Pledge New Elections After Detaining President

by Staff Writer

2020/08/20

Mali's president said Wednesday he had resigned to avoid "bloodshed" after he was detained in a military coup, whose leaders...

A demonstrator holds a "We want democracy' sign during a protest in Bangkok.

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Thai PM Warns of Increased Arrests as Pro-Democracy Protests Continue

by Josephine Walker

2020/08/13

Thailand's prime minister claimed that "the majority of Thais" find the student-led pro-democracy protests "unacceptable," despite consistent large crowds at...

An election worker handles vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary in Renton, Washington on March 10, 2020. Photo: Jason Redmond/AFP.

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Voter Suppression: The Unsung Virus of 2020

by Jonah Fox

2020/08/10

The greatest threat to turnout this year is not a virus. As November approaches, partisanship is driving some to subterfuge...

Opposition leaders wearing rainbow colors to make a statement at Duda's swearing-in ceremony.

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Polish Opposition MPs Wear LGBTQ Flag in Protest Against President Duda

by Josephine Walker

2020/08/06

A group of Polish opposition MPs wore the rainbow colors of the LGBT flag in protest against President Andrzej Duda...

Shen Chunyao, director of the Hong Kong, Macau and Basic Law Commission, speaks in Beijing on November 1, 2019.

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Hong Kong Bars Opposition Candidates from Election

by Josephine Walker

2020/07/30

Joshua Wong and 11 other pro-democracy activists were disqualified Thursday morning from running in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election scheduled...

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