Oxford, UK — Baptist minister James Grote was arrested on Sunday by Thames Valley Police after displaying a placard in support of Palestine Action, a group recently banned under UK …
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TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian blogger Donya Hosseini, also known online as Donya Azad, has been held without contact with her family for 12 days following her arrest in Tehran on …
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Tšolo Thakeli, a 31-year-old father and outspoken campaigner against youth unemployment in Lesotho, has been arrested and charged with sedition after posting a video online questioning Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s …
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FUJI, Japan — Police have arrested Kazuhiro Muto, 38, in connection with a threatening parcel sent to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Nishinomiya, believed to be a copycat of the …
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — The founder of the popular Vietnamese YouTube channel “Nguoi Dua Tin” (The Herald/Messenger), Le Van Can, has been arrested along with two collaborators for …
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Police have admitted to acting unlawfully in the arrest of Symon Hill, a trainee Baptist minister who questioned King Charles III’s accession at a proclamation ceremony in 2022. After a …
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Vietnam Should Immediately Release Blogger Nguyen Vu Binh, Says Human Rights Watch Vietnamese authorities must immediately release prominent blogger Nguyen Vu Binh and drop all charges against him, Human Rights …
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The arrest of Hawa Hunt, a social media influencer, over comments she made about Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, and first lady, Fatima Maada Bio, has sparked growing concerns …
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Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmad were arrested by Israeli police on Sunday following a raid on their chain of Palestinian-owned bookshops in occupied East Jerusalem. The arrest of the …
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KABUL, Afghanistan — The recent arrest of three religious scholars critical of the Taliban’s leadership has sparked widespread condemnation from Islamic scholars, former prosecutors, and human rights groups. The detentions …
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