A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticizing the Islamic Republic has been reportedly sentenced to death
Lithuania's president says that two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius
Police in Sweden say that security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern city of Malmo
Authorities in Ivory Coast's largest city are demolishing homes in low-income areas over what they say are public health concerns, leaving thousands without shelter and with nowhere to go
Authorities in Ivory Coast's largest city are demolishing homes in low-income areas over what they say are public health concerns, leaving thousands without shelter and with nowhere to go
The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski says she's increasingly worried about his worsening condition as he marks his 1,000th day in prison
An activist who criticized Morocco’s decision to normalize relations with Israel has been sentenced to five years in prison
A raft of agreements between African countries and Dubai-based company Blue Carbon could give the company control over large swaths of land for conservation projects
A raft of agreements between African countries and Dubai-based company Blue Carbon could give the company control over large swaths of land for conservation projects
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among dozens of people who have been detained by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city
A human rights lawyer in Egypt says the authorities have arrested 10 activists who participated in a pro-Palestinian protest where they accused the government of contributing to the siege of Gaza and called for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador
A war monitor says a suicide bomber killed the co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group that controls much of the country's northwest
Three activists of Viasna, the main human rights group in harshly repressive Belarus, have been arrested and charged with participating in an extremist organization
CNN's Abby Phillip speaks with Lauren Brenzel, the campaign director of Yes on 4, which helped coordinate support to include an abortion ballot initiative in Florida in the November 2024 elections, after Florida's Supreme Court allowed the state...
Belarusian authorities say they have launched dozens of raids to target those suspected of “extremist” activities in new efforts by the political opposition to create “people’s embassies” abroad
A prominent independent journalist went on trial in Belarus on extremism charges widely seen as politically motivated
Hong Kong has passed a new national security law that could redefine the liberties of its citizens, and its role on the world stage
A Catholic activist in Belarus has been handed a three-year prison sentence on charges that Western diplomats have denounced as politically driven, the latest move in the authorities’ sweeping crackdown on the country’s civil society
Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking muddy puddle by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and lawlessness
Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests have lost their bid to overturn their conviction over their refusal to provide authorities with information...
A court in Belgium has convicted prominent far-right activist Dries Van Langenhove to a year in prison on Tuesday for what the judge called “racist, hateful, Nazi and negationist speech” in a major ruling on how the nation deals with...
