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Franco-era torture victim challenges Spain's 'wall of impunity'
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» MADRID - Just months before the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, Julio Pacheco Yepes says he was arrested and tortured by police for belonging to a left-wing underground movement that opposed the regime.
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On the naughty Stephff
Life, Dave Kendall, Published on 07/04/2023
» 'Hard cover. 160 color pages of pure old-fashioned sexism, outrageous political incorrectness and borderline humor with a touch of ugly neocolonialist patronizing that will definitely make this book strictly forbidden in 20 years."
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Memorial: the conscience of Russia banned under Putin
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» MOSCOW - Memorial, Russia's most respected rights group, has been co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize less than a year after it was ordered to shut down during a wave of repression against critical voices.
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Philippine activists vow to 'never forget' Marcos era abuses
Published on 21/09/2022
» Philippine activists vowed Wednesday to "never forget" the human rights abuses under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos as they marked 50 years since his imposition of martial law.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro flexes muscles with military parade
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro drew criticism Tuesday for presiding over a military parade outside the presidential palace, a show of strength as he fends off sinking popularity and a raft of investigations.
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Myanmar protesters throw red paint on streets as death toll mounts
AFP, Published on 14/04/2021
» YANGON: Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sloshed red paint in the streets on Wednesday, symbolising the blood spilled and more than 700 lives lost in the brutal military crackdown.
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Myanmar coup puts seal on autocracy’s rise in SE Asia
New York Times, Published on 13/04/2021
» Late last month, foreign officials in army regalia toasted their hosts in Naypyitaw, the bunkered capital built by Myanmar’s military. Ice clinked in frosted glasses. A lavish spread had been laid out for the foreign dignitaries in honor of Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day.
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German court blocks surveillance of far-right AfD
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - A German court on Friday ordered a temporary halt to plans by the domestic intelligence agency to spy on the far-right AfD party for posing a threat to democracy.
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VW pay-out to Brazil regime victims reopens debate on justice
AFP, Published on 25/09/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Thirty-five years after the end of Brazil's military dictatorship, there has been little justice for the killing and torture committed by the regime -- but an unprecedented deal for carmaker Volkswagen to pay damages for collaborating with the secret police could turn a new page.
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Amnesty plan could help unity: panel
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/09/2020
» A law granting an amnesty to political offenders charged with instigating political unrest and protests in the colour-coded conflicts could help solve old conflicts, according to a reform panel on political reconciliation.
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