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Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens to Prison on Spying Charges

October 15, 2025Aurelien Breeden and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens to Prison on Spying Charges

The Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, identified them as Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris. France has called the accusations against them baseless.

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A Repressive Russian Ally Feels a Mysterious Thaw From the U.S.

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025Valerie HopkinsComments Off on A Repressive Russian Ally Feels a Mysterious Thaw From the U.S.

Analysts say they are unsure what the Trump administration hopes to get out of its gifts and concessions to Belarus’s autocratic leader.

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Cuban Dissident Leader Leaves Prison for Exile in the U.S.

October 13, 2025October 14, 2025David C. AdamsComments Off on Cuban Dissident Leader Leaves Prison for Exile in the U.S.

José Daniel Ferrer said long periods in solitary confinement left him feeling buried alive. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed his arrival in Miami.

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A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025FRANCES ROBLESComments Off on A Chilling New Tactic in Nicaragua: Arrest, Then Silence

Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has begun holding dissidents without revealing their whereabouts or acknowledging their detention. Two have turned up dead.

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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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