Officials detained for 15 hours three human rights activists who were attempting to compile a list of missing persons. Aleksandr Cherkasov of the...
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China: Dissident Liu Xiaobo’s prison term upheld
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's's appeal against a 11-year prison sentence rejected by a court in Beijing. Liu was convicted six weeks ago on charges...
Uzbek photographer pledges to appeal guilty verdict
An award winning Uzbek photographer sentenced to jail after a court ruled she had insulted the nation, has been released thanks to an amnesty....
Sri Lanka: Protests as President dissolves Parliament
Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolved parliament on Tuesday, and announced general elections as the opposition called for nationwide...
Kurdish newspaper editor jailed for 21 years
Ozan Kilinc, editor of Kurdish newspaper Azadiya Welat, has been sentenced to 21 years in jail for publishing 'Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...
Shiite publishers blacklisted at Bahrain book fair
Twenty-five Lebanese Shiite publishing houses have been barred from exhibiting books during the annual fair in Manama on 17 March 2010. Al Wassat...
US releases Iraqi photographer
An Iraqi photographer who was arrested in his Mahmudiya home by the US military on 1 September 2008 has been released. Ibrahim Jassam Mohammed was...
Belarusian police raid Polish cultural centre and arrest activist
Police have seized a Polish cultural centre in the town of Ivyanets outside Minsk. An activist who was travelling to the centre has also been...
Moscow gay pride organisers complain about ban to European court
Moscow gay pride parade organisers have complained to the European Court of Human Rights about the ban on the 2009 parade. Moscow’s Mayor Luzhkow...
Brazilian journalist on trial for “moral harm” against former secret police
Luiz Claudio Cunha, journalist and author of the book "Operation Condor: The kidnapping of the Uruguayans", is facing charges for "moral harm"...
Burmese-American dissident awaiting trial verdict
A court in Myanmar is scheduled to announce a verdict on imprisoned dissident Nyi Nyi Aung (Kyaw Zaw Lwin) on Wednesday. Aung spent years...
Iran launches new webmail service
The Iranian authorities have launched a new webmail service intended to be a substitute for public employees currently using Gmail, Yahoo mail or...