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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Sarah Wilkinson, a well-known pro-Palestine activist, was arrested by UK counter-terrorism police on August 29 after a raid on her home, allegedly over online content related to the October 7 …
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Emmanuel Nabugodi, a 21-year-old Ugandan TikTok content creator, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for creating a video deemed insulting to President Yoweri Museveni. Nabugodi, who is known …