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Iran human rights 'worsening': UN expert
Mar 16, 2015 (AFP)
Iran's human rights situation is worsening, a UN expert said Monday, pointing to a surge in executions and raising concerns that major negotiations on Tehran's ...
Maldives defends controversial jailing of ex-leader
Mar 15, 2015 (AFP)
The Maldives government Sunday told its critics to respect a controversial decision to jail the honeymoon islands' first-ever democratically-elected president f...
China warns Britain over MPs report on 'eroded' Hong Kong freedoms
Mar 06, 2015 (AFP)
China said Britain had "no right to interfere" in Hong Kong on Friday following a report by British MPs that warned of an erosion of freedoms in the city. Brita...
Despite US rift, experts see poll boost for Netanyahu
Mar 04, 2015 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's blistering attack on a US push for a nuclear accord with Iran soured ties with Washington but could boost his prospe...
Chinese debating body chief warns against Western democracy
Mar 03, 2015 (AFP)
A Communist-controlled debating body opened its annual meeting in Beijing on Tuesday with a warning not to imitate Western politics, after authorities pledged t...
Hong Kong lawmakers arrested over democracy protests
Mar 02, 2015 (AFP)
Three Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers were arrested and then released Monday over their involvement in mass protests for free elections, the latest targets of...
Technical problems delay El Salvador vote results
Mar 02, 2015 (AFP)
Technical problems have prevented election authorities from getting a tally in El Salvador's tightly contested congressional vote, officials said on Monday. Pre...
Kerry to address UN rights council in Geneva Monday: UN
Feb 25, 2015 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry will address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week, the UN said Wednesday, confirming he will be in Switzerland as ne...
Egypt postpones trial of Brotherhood head, 198 Islamists
Feb 23, 2015 (AFP)
An Egyptian military court has postponed to March 9 the trial of the Muslim Brotherhood leader and 198 other Islamists over deadly clashes after president Moham...
Philippine military seeks to quell coup rumours
Feb 16, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippine military insisted Monday it remained loyal to President Benigno Aquino, responding coup rumours that have swirled since a bungled security operat...
Colombia's FARC seeks reinvention as political party
Feb 07, 2015 (AFP)
Leftist FARC guerrillas on Saturday vowed to lay down their weapons and reinvent themselves as a political party, if the Colombian government follows through wi...
New Sri Lanka president renews troop deployment orders
Feb 05, 2015 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena has renewed orders allowing for troops to be deployed across the island, dampening hopes Thursday of a lower-prof...
'Protest fatigue' in Hong Kong as activists struggle over strategy
Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)
A disappointing turnout at Hong Kong's first democracy rally since the end of mass street demonstrations shows the city is suffering from "protest fatigue" and ...
Thousands march for democracy in Hong Kong
Feb 01, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday for the first time since mass demonstrations shut down parts of the city for more ...
Hong Kong Occupy protest leaders arrested
Jan 24, 2015 (AFP)
The original founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Occupy movement were arrested and released Saturday as the city's police chief defended the investigation int...
Hong Kong financiers challenge China in newspaper advert
Jan 22, 2015 (AFP)
A group of pro-democracy financiers in Hong Kong took out an advert in the Wall Street Journal Thursday challenging China to respect the city's autonomy and int...
Hong Kong media tycoon arrested over protests
Jan 21, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested and released by police Wednesday after turning himself in, the latest figure targeted in a broad...
Disillusioned Hong Kongers press UK for escape route
Jan 21, 2015 (AFP)
With Hong Kong increasingly polarised on political reforms and fears growing over the influence of Beijing, frustrated residents are pressing former colonial po...
Nigeria row over opposition candidate's school reports
Jan 20, 2015 (AFP)
Nigeria's military on Tuesday stepped into a political row about the legitimacy of the main opposition candidate's run for the presidency, in a fresh twist to a...
Tunisian blogger jailed for defaming army
Jan 20, 2015 (AFP)
A Tunisian military court sentenced blogger Yassine Ayari to a year in prison Tuesday for defaming the military, in a case that has been criticised by human rig...
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