Officials from Germany, Poland and Sweden were ordered to depart, on the same day as the E.U.’s foreign policy chief visited Moscow and the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny faced a new trial.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Gulalai Ismail’s Father is Jailed After She Escapes Pakistan
Mohammed Ismail, father of the women’s rights activist Gulalai Ismail, now faces harsh terrorism charges that critics say are about revenge, not justice.
India’s Response to Farmer Protests Stirs Fears of Modi’s Power
Critics say Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approach to dissent increasingly involves stifling dissenting voices, blocking the internet and cracking down on journalists.
A Chinese Dissident Tried to Fly to His Sick Wife in the U.S. Then He Vanished.
Friends and family have lost contact with Yang Maodong, who was stopped at a Shanghai airport from joining a flight to San Francisco.
China Frees Tashi Wangchuk, Tibetan Who Fought for Language Rights
Tashi Wangchuk was sentenced to five years in prison after telling The New York Times that Tibetan language education was being repressed.
Thailand Legalizes Early-Term Abortions but Keeps Other Restrictions
Women who end a pregnancy after 12 weeks could still face prison or fines. Abortion rights advocates say more change is needed.
Turkey Offers Uncertain Refuge for Iranians Fleeing Persecution
An abduction and a murder have scared dissidents seeking shelter in Turkey into looking further afield for safety.
On ‘Rooftop of Africa,’ Ethiopia’s Troops Hunt Fugitive Former Rulers
Politicians and military commanders who once led Ethiopia are being tracked down, caught and sometimes killed by their own country’s soldiers in the war in the Tigray region.
Locked Up in a Hotel for a Year, Then a Sudden Taste of Freedom
Asylum seekers detained in Australian hotels, deprived of sunlight and sometimes fresh air, had no idea how long their ordeal would last. For some, it’s now over.
Trump’s Last-Minute Moves Against China Complicate Biden’s Agenda
The departing administration’s decision to push through a declaration that China is committing genocide was the latest in a series of actions that risk politicizing the issues.