Greek police fired tear gas during a protest by refugees and migrants seeking to leave the island of Lesbos homeless in the largest refugee camp in Europe. Under intense heat on Saturday, protesters chanted “Freedom” and “No Camp” as authorities on the other side of Lesbos began efforts to set …
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According to state media, Iranian wrestler Naveed Afkari has been hanged after being found guilty of stabbing a security guard to death. Hassan Turkman’s killer Naveed Afkari was sentenced this morning in Shiraz’s Adelabad jail, state TV reported on Saturday. Authorities accused Afkari, 27, of stabbing an employee of a …
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A leading Chinese human rights activist called on Americans to vote for President Trump in remarks Wednesday at the Republican National Convention 2020, saying he stood against China during his tenure. Chen Guangcheng said previous U.S. governments had pursued a strategy of appeasement with Beijing. “The US must use its …
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A Thai rapper – crazy anti-military government music has gone viral – has been arrested, according to a group of human rights lawyers, hours after police prominent activist Arnon Nampa was re-arrested for his role in a protest calling for reform of the powerful monarchy. Dechathorn Bamrungmuang was taken to …
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Twenty-three-year-old Danya * was sitting with her brother and his wife in Minsk’s Independence Square on Monday, when men dressed in black forced them into a delivery van. The trio wore white ribbons, symbols of opposition to the re-election of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, who was widely condemned …
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