political prisoners

Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison to a government building, an official from her party said Friday.…

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail term sparked an outcry from…

Issued on: 20/05/2023 - 10:09 Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, playing her…

Issued on: 18/05/2023 - 12:07 The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza voiced deep concern Wednesday at his…

Issued on: 02/05/2023 - 06:20 Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group, died…

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: …

Issued on: 17/04/2023 - 08:15 Myanmar's junta said on Monday it would release more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the…

Issued on: 30/03/2023 - 07:47 Outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during…

Issued on: 24/03/2023 - 15:56 Rwanda said on Friday it has commuted the 25-year jail sentence against ailing "Hotel…

Two young Thai protesters facing royal defamation charges announced Saturday they were ending their marathon hunger strike following doctors' fears they could suffer…