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Hong Kong 'patriots only' elections see lowest-ever turnout
Dec 11, 2023 (AFP)
The city last held district council elections at the peak of huge, sometimes violent, democracy protests in 2019, recording a historic-high 71 percent turnout t...
Iran's jailed Narges Mohammadi to receive Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
Dec 10, 2023 (AFP)
Iranian activist Mohammadi -- a staunch opponent of the mandatory wearing of the hijab for Iranian women and of the death penalty in her home country -- has bee...
Nobel winner Mohammadi to go on new hunger strike as peace prize is awarded
Dec 09, 2023 (AFP)
Mohammadi, who has campaigned against the compulsory wearing of the hijab and the death penalty in Iran, will go on hunger strike "in solidarity" with the Baha'...
UAE 'repressive environment' complicating COP28 activism: Amnesty
Dec 05, 2023 (AFP)
Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations climate talks in Dubai, Agnes Callamard said the obstacles hampering activist actions within a UN-managed Blue Z...
House passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism as vote splits Democrats
Dec 05, 2023 (UPI)
The House resolution, authored by Republican Reps. David Kustoff of Tennessee and Max Miller of Ohio, reaffirms strong support for the Jewish community and call...
Hong Kong vows to pursue democracy activist Agnes Chow 'for life'
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
Chow revealed on social media Sunday -- her 27th birthday -- that she would not travel back to Hong Kong later this month to meet her bail conditions. She said ...
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow to stay in Canada
Dec 04, 2023 (AFP)
Chow was one of the best-known young faces of the 2012, 2014 and 2019 protest movements against Beijing's increasingly authoritarian rule in Hong Kong. She spen...
Hong Kong journalist group 'concerned' about reporter's safety
Dec 01, 2023 (AFP)
Minnie Chan, a reporter with Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP) specialising in defence and diplomacy issues in China, "became unreachable" after v...
Trial of Apple Daily tycoon a 'test' for Hong Kong's freedoms: son
Nov 29, 2023 (AFP)
The 75-year-old British citizen and founder of the now-shuttered tabloid Apple Daily has been behind bars in Hong Kong since 2020, awaiting trial for alleged "c...
Madagascar detains two colonels over election mutiny
Nov 28, 2023 (AFP)
The charges were announced only three days after Andry Rajoelina secured a new term as the African island's president in an election that was boycotted by most ...
French government urges calm after teen's killing
Nov 27, 2023 (AFP)
The death of the 16-year-old, named only as Thomas, has been seized upon by the far-right who have portrayed the killing as symbolic of increasingly insecure co...
Far-right Wilders seeks partners after election earthquake
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
His PVV (Freedom Party) won 37 seats in parliament, more than doubling his share from the last election and outstripping opponents, according to near complete r...
Indigenous Brazilians gain political power, even as prejudice remains
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
It has been an empowering year for native peoples in Brazilian government, where a record five Indigenous lawmakers gained seats in the lower chamber and Presid...
Far-right, anti-Islam Wilders on course for Dutch landslide
Nov 23, 2023 (AFP)
His PVV (Freedom Party) won 35 seats in parliament, a landslide according to initial results and a generally reliable exit poll. A left-wing bloc trailed far be...
President-elect Milei vows 'end of Argentina's decline'
Nov 20, 2023 (AFP)
The self-described "anarcho-capitalist" pulled off a massive upset by ousting the populist Peronist coalition which has long dominated Argentine politics. With ...
Maldives to inaugurate new China-leaning leader
Nov 17, 2023 (AFP)
Mohamed Muizzu, 45, was elected in September as a proxy for a pro-China predecessor who is jailed on corruption charges. He will be sworn in at the Republic Squ...
US sees wins in China summit but tumultuous year looms
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
Xi, who has called for years for a more powerful China to challenge US primacy, visited the United States for the first time in more than six years as the Asian...
UN expert accuses Vietnam of targeting human rights defenders
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
Five environmentalists have been jailed for tax evasion in the communist country since last year, in what activists see as a campaign to silence them. Surya Dev...
Iraq Supreme Court says dismissed powerful parliament speaker
Nov 14, 2023 (AFP)
Halbussi has been the highest ranking Sunni official since he first became speaker in 2018 of parliament -- elected with the support of Iraq's powerful pro-Iran...
Maldives Speaker quits ahead of new president
Nov 13, 2023 (AFP)
Parliamentary elections are not due until the second quarter of next year, meaning that president-elect Mohamed Muizzu -- who takes power on Friday after winnin...
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