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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

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Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

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China: Address Tiananmen Massacre 36 Years On

(New York) – Thirty-six years after the killing of countless peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Beijing, the Chinese government still seeks to erase the memory of...

Türkiye: Free Turkmen Activist; Halt Deportation

(Berlin, June 3, 2025) – Turkish authorities should immediately release Umidajan Bekchanova, a Turkmen dissident currently held in a deportation center in Istanbul, Human...

South Texas stash house discovered by ICE Rio Grande Valley leads to the arrest of 16 illegal aliens

HARLINGEN, Texas — A suspected stash house in Mercedes, Texas, was uncovered June 2 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement resulting in the apprehension...

Federal Court Allows Jackson, Mississippi Discrimination Claims to Proceed

A federal court has allowed Jackson, the Blackest major city in the US, to pursue claims that the state of Mississippi is trying to strip...

Justice Delayed in Central African Republic

Last week marked one year since Joseph Figueira Martin was arrested in the Central African Republic. The former analyst for the International Crisis Group was arrested by...

Niger: Six Month-Long Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender Moussa Tiangari Must End

(Nairobi) – Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tiangari and stop using terrorism-related charges to silence dissent, Amnesty...

Libya: Barriers to Justice

Libya’s fragmented justice sector is marred by serious due process violations and laws that violate international norms. The judiciary is unwilling and unable to...

Gulf States: Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

(Beirut) – Gulf Cooperation Council countries are exposing migrant workers to yet another deadly summer of extreme heat conditions without adequate protection, Human Rights...

Former Sri Lankan Ministers Jailed in Landmark Corruption Verdict

In a major blow to the once-powerful Rajapaksa political dynasty, two former cabinet ministers from the government of ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa were sentenced...

Human Rights Defenders Targeted in Uzbekistan

Earlier this month, Sharifa Madrakhimova’s passport was tampered with and destroyed, preventing her from traveling abroad to accept an award honoring her work defending...

Yemen: A Year On, Houthis Should Free UN, Civil Society Staff

(Beirut) – The de facto Houthi authorities in Yemen should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international...

Kyrgyzstan: Whistleblower Convicted for Exposing Corruption in Court System

(Bishkek, May 30, 2025) – A Kyrgyz court on May 27, 2025, convicted former National Academy of Sciences researcher and whistleblower, Zhoomart Karabaev, of “incitement of mass...

High-Profile Appeal: Ex-Minister Fernando Seeks Overturn of 25-Year Jail Term Over Rs. 53 Million Fraud

Former Trade Minister and ex-Chairman of Lanka Sathosa, Nalin Fernando, has formally lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging his conviction and 25-year...

Former Goldman Sachs Banker Tim Leissner Sentenced to Two Years in 1MDB Scandal

Tim Leissner, a former top executive at Goldman Sachs, was sentenced to two years in prison by a U.S. federal judge on Thursday for...

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