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Iran: political prisoners’ hunger strike ends in success

The hunger strike by 17 Iranian political prisoners has ended after 18 days following concessions by the Islamic Republic’s prison authorities. The hunger strike began in protest against prison guards’ abusive behavior, insanitary conditions, and their incarceration in solitary confinement. The Evin Prison authorities had moved the prisoners from section 350 – the worst part of

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Journalist killed in Makhachkala

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Magomedvagif Sultanmagomedov, the editor-in-chief of Makhachkala-TV, died from gunshot wounds he received after attackers opened fire on him as he was driving

Yes, our leaders are corrupt and useless, say Syrian citizens

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): A secretly-conducted groundbreaking survey of Syrian public opinion confirms that the country’s citizens are dissatisfied with the status

China and human trafficking

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): The Congressional-Executive Commission on China is hosting a roundtable discussion on “China and Human Trafficking: Updates and Analysis”:

Promoting autocracy, retarding democracy

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): There is an urgent need to re-assess democracy promotion in light of the emergence of newly assertive authoritarian

Defectors a bridge to a free North Korea

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): A new generation of North Korean defectors is behind a “small miracle” that is raising hopes for human

Editor missing in Kharkiv, feared dead

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Vasyl Klymentyev, who has been missing since 11 August, is editor-in-chief of a local newspaper known for its criticism of law enforcement

American journalist faces deportation

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The deportation decision against Jake Hess is based on an accusation that he "constitutes a threat to national security".

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Zofia Korbonska, WWII Polish Underground Fighter and Former Voice of America Broadcaster, Died in Washington

The following announcement from the Stefan Korbonski Foundation includes information about the funeral arrangements for Zofia Korbonska, a World War II Polish Underground Armia Krajowa (AK) writer and

Uzbek journalists imprisoned and on the run

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Two imprisoned Kyrgz journalists have been charged with extremism, incitement to ethnic hatred, calls to mass disorder and complicity to murder, report

Undermining Iranian democracy: plus ça change ……

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): “Thursday marks the anniversary of one of the most mythologized events in history, the 1953 coup in Iran

Iran’s Green movement: a latent force – or proof that ‘despotism works’?

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Has Iran’s Green Movement “effectively ceased to exist as a visible political force“? Or is it well-placed to

Don’t make scapegoat of Khmer Rouge killer, says genocide survivor

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): The genocidal Khmer Rouge killer known as Comrade Duch was last month finally found guilty by a U.N.

Religious freedom in Vietnam

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is holding a hearing into religious freedom in Vietnam: The overall human

Cuba: travel ban eased as harassment of dissidents continues

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): The Obama administration is planning to make it easier for U.S.

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