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Egypt’s Most Famous Political Prisoner Is Freed and Reunited With Family

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025Erika SolomonComments Off on Egypt’s Most Famous Political Prisoner Is Freed and Reunited With Family

The dissident Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years. His family waged an international campaign for his release.

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Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner

September 22, 2025VIVIAN YEEComments Off on Egypt Pardons Most Prominent Political Prisoner

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

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Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025VIVIAN YEEComments Off on Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

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Navalny Vomited and Convulsed in Prison Before Dying, His Wife Says

September 17, 2025ANATOLY KURMANAEVComments Off on Navalny Vomited and Convulsed in Prison Before Dying, His Wife Says

The organization founded by Aleksei A. Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent political opponent, presented what it called new information to support its claim that he was poisoned.

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Navalny Vomited and Convulsed in Prison Before Dying, His Wife Says

September 17, 2025ANATOLY KURMANAEVComments Off on Navalny Vomited and Convulsed in Prison Before Dying, His Wife Says

The organization founded by Aleksei A. Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent political opponent, presented what it called new information to support its claim that he was poisoned.

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Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners and Gets a Warm Thank-You From Trump

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025Valerie HopkinsComments Off on Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners and Gets a Warm Thank-You From Trump

The release came as Aleksandr Lukashenko, the country’s authoritarian leader and an ally of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, seeks to normalize ties with the Trump administration.

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What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s Trial in Hong Kong

August 27, 2025August 28, 2025TIFFANY MAYComments Off on What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s Trial in Hong Kong

The media tycoon, jailed since 2020, ran a now-defunct newspaper that was critical of the government.

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Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump

August 27, 2025August 28, 2025Tiffany May and David PiersonComments Off on Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump

As the outspoken Hong Kong publisher awaits a verdict, his trial has become a test of China’s resolve to crush dissent, and of whether President Trump can free him.

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Targeted by the Emirates, an Arab Dissident Vanished Across Borders

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025Vivian NereimComments Off on Targeted by the Emirates, an Arab Dissident Vanished Across Borders

After criticizing the United Arab Emirates on social media, an Egyptian activist was extradited to the Gulf country, where he has been detained without trial for months.

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Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

August 23, 2025Farnaz Fassihi and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Iran’s Evin Prison Is Holding Dissidents Again

Israel largely destroyed Evin prison, one of Iran’s most infamous symbols of oppression, in June. Less than two months later, Iran began returning male prisoners.

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