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Cambodia opposition leader denied bail again
AFP, Published on 22/08/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha was denied bail Wednesday after almost a year in jail on treason charges that critics say were trumped up by premier Hun Sen to gift himself a free run in last month's election.
Rwandan opposition leader released from jail
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» KIGALI - Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was unexpectedly freed from jail on Saturday after President Paul Kagame permitted her early release, alongside two thousand other prisoners.
Russian opposition leader Navalny 'poisoned': doctor
AFP, Published on 29/07/2019
» MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was "poisoned" by an unidentified toxic substance and doctors have sent him back to jail despite his condition, his lawyer and personal physician said Monday.
Trump to host Venezuelan opposition leader
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet on Thursday with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, whose pro-democracy movement he has sidelined since toppling her country’s leader, and whose Nobel Peace Prize he openly covets.
Ugandan army denies seizing opposition leader
AFP, Published on 17/01/2026
» KAMPALA - Uganda’s army denied claims on Saturday that opposition leader Bobi Wine had been abducted from his home, as counting continued in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths amid an internet blackout.
Cambodia opposition leader jailed for treason
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» Top Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for treason in a case denounced as a "miscarriage of justice".
Turkish opposition leader visits jailed activist
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's opposition chief paid his first visit on Friday to a civil society leader who was jailed for life after coming under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
New opposition leader receives royal endorsement
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/10/2024
» People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut received royal endorsement as the new leader of the opposition in a ceremony at parliament on Tuesday morning.
Macron ready to meet Belarus opposition leader
AFP, Published on 28/09/2020
» VILNIUS - French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to meet with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on a visit to Lithuania, a government spokesman said Monday, in what would be a major show of support for the activist.
Belarus opposition leader says supporters launching strike
AFP, Published on 26/10/2020
» MINSK: Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said Monday supporters were beginning a nationwide strike after her deadline expired for strongman Alexander Lukashenko to step down.