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Russia bans Nobel-winning rights group, raids independent newspaper, in one day
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» MOSCOW - Russia banned the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial and raided the offices of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Thursday, in fresh blows to already diminished civil liberties in the country.
Russia brands Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial 'extremist'
AFP, Published on 09/04/2026
» MOSCOW - Russia's Supreme Court labelled the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial "extremist" on Thursday, making it easier for authorities to prosecute its supporters and those who work with it.
Telenor faces lawsuit over claims it exposed Myanmar customers to junta repression
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2026
» A Swedish non-profit filed a class action lawsuit against Telenor on Tuesday on behalf of over 1,200 people whose phone data it says the Norwegian telecommunications' Myanmar subsidiary shared with the country's military junta following a 2021 coup.
France's Sarkozy says 'innocent' at trial over Libya funding
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» PARIS — France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy at an appeals trial Tuesday said he was "innocent", rejecting charges he had sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election in exchange for helping improve Tripoli's image after deadly bombings.
Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» SYDNEY — One of Australia's most-decorated soldiers was arrested Tuesday for allegedly murdering unarmed prisoners while serving in Afghanistan, police and local media said following a sweeping war crimes probe.
In El Salvador's mass trials, 'the innocent pay for the guilty'
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» SOYAPANGO, El Salvador - Wearing white uniforms, their heads shaved, rows of bewildered-looking men are beamed by video link from prisons across El Salvador into a courtroom conducting a mass trial of alleged gang members.
US agents arrest relatives of Iran's Qassem Soleimani after revoking their green cards
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2026
» WASHINGTON: U.S. federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State Department said on Saturday.
Trump sacks Bondi, appoints ex-personal attorney to head justice dept
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.
In historic first, Trump attends Supreme Court hearing
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to attend arguments over the legality of a policy he considers crucial to his hardline approach toward immigration — a directive he signed on his first day back in office that would limit birthright citizenship.
Russian women decry plans to therapise them into having children
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» MOSCOW - Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.