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Gay rights activists carry rainbow flags as they march during a May Day rally in 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

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Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

2:47pm November 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Addressing a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled the LGBTQ+ "movement" in Russia an extremist group and banned it. The case was classified, and the ministry disclosed no evidence.

Jailed former Senator Leila de Lima reacts after she goes out of the Muntinlupa City trial court on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 in Muntinlupa, Philippines.

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Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought drug crackdown is granted bail

3:36am November 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

The European Union Parliament, some U.S. lawmakers and U.N. human rights experts have long demanded the release of Leila de Lima, who was detained as an opposition senator in February 2017.

A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 11, days after the territory's militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel killing hundreds of people and taking captives.

The brutal calculus of war: Is the killing of civilians ever justified?

7:34pm November 11, 2023

by Tom Bowman

The numbers are classified, but U.S. military planners use what's called a collateral damage estimate to gauge how many civilians might be killed in an attack on a target. Here's what that means.

In this image from surveillance video aired by Iranian state television, women pull 16-year-old Armita Geravand from a train car on the Tehran Metro in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.

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Iranian teenage girl who collapsed on Tehran subway has died, state media say

6:19am October 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

The reported death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks and after the 1-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini which sparked nationwide protests at the time.

Australian journalist Cheng Lei speaks on the phone, on arrival at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, October 11, 2023.

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Cheng Lei, detained Australian journalist, is freed by China

2:57pm October 11, 2023

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been allowed to leave the country and is back home in Australia after being detained for more than three years on charges of espionage.

Iranian journalist Taghi Rahmani, husband of Iranian rights campaigner and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, speaks, flanked by their son Ali, during a press conference in Paris on October 6, 2023.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner's husband speaks of her dedication to human rights

7:04pm October 07, 2023

Narges Mohammadi's husband hopes prize will draw attention to the broader cause of human rights in Iran.

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Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. Five years on, there has been little accountability — and human rights groups say that has implications for free expression around the world.

5 years after Khashoggi's murder, advocates say the lack of justice is dangerous

1:51pm October 02, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in October 2018. Those involved in his killing have largely avoided consequences, and Saudi Arabia continues to crack down on its dissidents.

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Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets in harshest verdict yet for online critics

12:07pm August 31, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

A retired teacher in Saudi Arabia a death sentence for his tweets criticizing the country's leadership to just a handful of followers, according to rights advocates and his family.

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This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa.

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Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border

12:20am August 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Ethiopian government said it will investigate a report of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border. A Saudi government official rejected the Human Rights Watch report.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, during a hearing in the penal colony in Melekhovo, northeast of Moscow, on Friday.

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Russian opposition activist Navalny is sentenced to 19 more years in prison

12:03pm August 04, 2023

by Charles Maynes

The Russian activist, a fierce opponent of President Vladimir Putin, was sentenced Friday on extremism charges, which he denies. He is already serving prison sentences on other charges he denies.

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