The release of dozens of Nicaraguan detainees came amid bolstered United States sanctions and criticism of a crackdown on hunger strikers.
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Nicaragua Has a Simple Message for Protesters: Don’t
For nearly two years, Nicaraguans have been rising up against their government. It has cost some dearly.
U.K. Couple End Joint Hunger Strike Over Her Detention in Iran
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian national, has been imprisoned in Tehran since 2016. Her husband camped out in front of the Iranian Embassy in London to demand her release.
She’s on a Hunger Strike in an Iranian Jail. He’s Joining In, From London.
The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held in Iran since 2016, has camped out in front of the Iranian Embassy to demand her release.
British-Iranian Woman Jailed in Tehran Begins New Hunger Strike, Husband Says
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was convicted of sedition after her arrest in 2016. Richard Ratcliffe said he would fast outside the country’s embassy in London in support.
Afghan Peace Marchers Meet the Taliban and Find ‘People Just Like Us’
The activists said that rank-and-file fighters shared their desire for an end to the conflict, but that leaders on both sides “insist on fighting.”
All 9 of Sri Lanka’s Muslim Ministers Resign, as Bombing Backlash Intensifies
The resignations were in response to a hunger strike by a Buddhist monk who said he would fast until he died unless one of the ministers, as well as two Muslim governors, were removed from office.