Protesters say opposition activists prosecuted in recent months must be freed as they allege campaign to stifle dissent. Thousands have taken to the streets in Russia to demand the release of opposition protesters prosecuted in recent months in what the… Read More ›
Rare victory for an independent journalist in Russia follows wide public anger over case By Henry Foy A Russian investigative reporter arrested last week on drugs charges has been freed after the case sparked national protests, triggering a rare U-turn… Read More ›
Victims of torture by the Assad regime have filed criminal complaint against Assad in law courts in the Austrian capital of Vienna, citing the arbitrary arrests and torture of hundreds of thousands of civilians. The victims accused the Assad regime’s… Read More ›
President Jimmy Carter ATLANTA — We do not yet know the policy of the next administration toward Israel and Palestine, but we do know the policy of this administration. It has been President Obama’s aim to support a negotiated end… Read More ›
“As a law-abiding citizen, I knew I had done nothing wrong…” By Sevgi Akarçeşme As I stood in the passport line at the airport in Istanbul on the night of March 6, ready to leave Turkey for an indefinite period… Read More ›
(Jerusalem) – Israeli security forces are abusing Palestinian children detained in the West Bank. The number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces has more than doubled since October 2015. Interviews with children who have been detained, video footage, and… Read More ›
A delegation from the European Parliament was prevented by the Israeli authorities from accessing the blockaded Gaza Strip this week, the delegation said in an official statement. The authorities gave no justification to explain the refusal at the time. The… Read More ›
We need to disrupt the legal and political system that expects people of color to shut up and women to behave By Chaumtoli Huq Last summer, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, I stood on the sidewalk in Times… Read More ›
The groundbreaking memoir of a current Guantánamo inmate that lays bare the harrowing details of the US rendition and torture programme from the perspective of one of its victims is to be published next week after a six-year battle for… Read More ›
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