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Russia: Release Human Rights Defender
(Moscow) - The Tverskoi District Court of Moscow should overturn Lev Ponomarev's sentence of administrative arrest and ensure his ... -
Dismantling Nicaragua’s democracy: anybody care?
Nicaraguan democracy and civil society groups fear that the packing of the Supreme Court is the latest in a series ... -
Emerging powers threaten democratic norms
Granting emerging economic powers a more prominent role in global institutions would undermine the consensus that upholds democracy, human rights, ... -
Diyarbakir mayor faces up to three years in jail for speech
Osman Baydemir was charged after he gave a speech criticising security operations against an outlawed organisation. -
Basij catching them young: Iranian insights from Persian Letters
Iran’s domestic turmoil and Green opposition appears to have moved beyond the mainstream media’s goldfish attention span. But Radio Free ... -
Journalists routinely slain in deadliest region
Dagestan has become the most dangerous place in Russia for journalists, reports the Glasnost Defence Foundation (GDF). In May 2010, ... -
Journalist missing; critical media under attack
A Ukrainian journalist who covers corruption, local politics and social injustice has disappeared, report the Kiev-based Institute of Mass Information ... -
Rights groups demand release of Iranian activist
The fate of jailed Iranian activist Shiva Nazar Ahari is prompting renewed concern after her lawyer confirmed that she faces ... -
Rights groups demand release of Iranian dissident
The fate of jailed Iranian activist Shiva Nazar Ahari is prompting renewed concern after her lawyer confirmed that she faces ... -
Football player assaults newspaper editor
A football player stormed into the "Komanda" newspaper offices, assaulted editor-in-chief Rashad Ergun and damaged office equipment.
