Human Rights

People listen to a speaker during a demonstration to denounce the Iranian government and express support with anti-government protesters in Iran, in Washington, DC.

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Despite Khamenei's amnesty, most protesters in Iran won't go free, advocate says

6:00am February 14, 2023

Iran has jailed up to 20,000 people in months of protests against the regime. The announcement that it's pardoning prisoners is an empty gesture, a human rights lawyer says.

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Vir Das attends the International Emmy Awards in 2021 in New York City.

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His poem polarized India. Now comedian Vir Das is telling his side

10:00pm January 10, 2023

"Don't ever let anyone tell you how to love your own country," Vir Das says in his new comedy special.

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Indian journalist Rana Ayyub speaks during the launch of her self published book 'Gujarat Files' in New Delhi in May 2016. On March 29, 2022, Ayyub was prevented from flying to Europe to speak about online violence on female journalists.

Rana Ayyub fights for press freedom in India despite harassment and death threats

7:29pm January 03, 2023

by H.J. Mai

Rana Ayyub, an investigative journalist in India, has constantly faced online harassment, death threats and the full force of India's judiciary system throughout her career

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A protester shows a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration to support Iranian protesters standing up to their leadership over the death of a young woman in police custody, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Paris.

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Iranian protesters hack State TV with images of supreme leader surrounded by flames

3:40am October 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.

A Uyghur seeks just a place to sleep in 'The Backstreets'

5:00am September 13, 2022

by Emily Feng

Perhat Tursun's novel explores human rights abuses against China's Uyghur minority through one man's search for a home. The author himself has been imprisoned and a co-translator has disappeared.

This photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a watchtower on a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, on the outskirts of Hotan, in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. As many

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The United Nations says crimes against humanity may have happened in China's Xinjiang

8:02pm August 31, 2022

The United Nations human rights chief has released a long-delayed report, concluding that "serious" human rights violations have been committed against Uyghurs and other minorities in the region.

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A Saudi woman gets a 45-year prison sentence for social media use that remains unclear

4:54am August 31, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 45-year prison sentence for Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani are renewing attention on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on dissent.

Incoming Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, and outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, right, attend Marcos' inauguration ceremony in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, June 30, 2022.

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Dictator's son Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes oath as Philippine president

1:56am June 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The namesake son of an ousted dictator is sworn in as Philippine president in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history in the country.

British citizen Shaun Pinner sits behind bars in a courtroom in Donetsk, in the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, June 9, 2022.

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A UK man got a death sentence for fighting for Ukraine. His family wants his release

9:36am June 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

A court in the separatist-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic of Ukraine convicted Shaun Pinner of seeking the violent overthrow of power.

In this image made from online video, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet speaks during an online press conference in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Saturday, May 28, 2022.

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UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

4:22am May 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

The top U.N. human rights official said Saturday that she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of measures on the rights of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region.