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

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

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

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system...

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US: Rights Report Mixes Facts, Deception, Political Spin

(Washington, DC) – The Trump administration’s omission of key sections and manipulation of certain countries’ rights abuses degrade and politicize the 2025 US State Department...

ICE Cincinnati removes convicted coup leader to Burkina Faso

CINCINNATI — ICE removed a convicted Burkinabe coup leader from the United States following his arrest on June 9, 2025, by ICE Detroit agents...

Niger Junta Dissolves Justice-Sector Unions

The military junta in Niger announced on August 7 the dissolution of four main justice-sector unions, undermining workers’ rights to freedom of association and...

Thailand: Aid Cuts Put Myanmar Refugees at Grave Risk

(Bangkok) – More than 100,000 Myanmar refugees in Thailand have lost access to essential food and medical aid due to US funding cuts, putting them at...

Chad: 20-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader

(Nairobi) – The guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on August 9, 2025, on Succès Masra, leader of Chad’s main opposition party, is the culmination...

Australia: Set Human Rights Benchmarks for Vietnam

(Sydney, August 11, 2025) – Australia should press the Vietnamese government on human rights by seeking clear, concrete, and measurable benchmarks for progress, Human...

Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in 2025

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities have been carrying out an unprecedented surge in executions in 2025 without apparent due process, Human Rights Watch and the Middle...

Chad Opposition Leader Succès Masra Sentenced to 20 Years Amid Allegations of Politically Motivated Trial

A Chadian court has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to Succès Masra, leader of the country’s main opposition party and former prime minister,...

Cameroon Doubles Down on Excluding Opposition Candidate from Elections

On August 5, Cameroon’s Constitutional Council backed the electoral commission’s decision to bar Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya,...

Macao: Ex-Lawmaker Held on National Security Charge

(New York) – Macao authorities should unconditionally release the former lawmaker and veteran pro-democracy activist Au Kam San (區錦新), who was arrested on national...

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril

Israeli forces’ deadly attacks on schools sheltering Palestinian civilians highlight the absence of safe places for displaced people, the vast majority of Gaza’s population.Hundreds...

DR Congo: Armed Group Massacres Dozens in Church

(Nairobi) – The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group killed more than 40 people, including several children, with guns and machetes during a nighttime...

Trump Should Raise Rights Issues with Azerbaijan Leader

US President Donald Trump is set to host Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House on August...

Vietnam: Free Imprisoned Activists at Medical Risk

(New York) – The Vietnamese government should immediately release two wrongfully imprisoned activists who have developed serious health problems in prison, Human Rights Watch said...

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