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October 12, 2017

South Africa court says anti-apartheid activist was murdered

An anti-apartheid activist who died in 1971 was tortured and killed by South African police, a court said Thursday, a ...

October 11, 2017

Hong Kong leader: Reject threats to China's sovereignty

Hong Kong's leader said Wednesday that residents of the southern Chinese city are obliged to reject threats to China's ...

October 11, 2017

Polish women's groups decry police raid on their offices

Women's rights groups on Thursday denounced police raids on their offices in several Polish cities that resulted in the ...

October 11, 2017

Human rights honor goes to Egyptian banned from travel

An Egyptian has been honored with one of the most prestigious awards granted to human rights defenders but was unable to ...

October 09, 2017

Activist, shark-suited man cited over Austria face cover ban

Austrian police issued citations Monday to two people who contravened a law banning full face coverings. One was an Algerian ...

October 09, 2017

Egypt's Jewish community backs country's UNESCO candidate

The head of Egypt's minuscule Jewish community voiced support on Monday for the country's UNESCO candidate who has been ...

October 08, 2017

11 activists charged in Turkey over alleged terror links

The Istanbul prosecutor's office is charging Amnesty International's Turkey chief and 10 others for allegedly belonging to ...

October 06, 2017

How Catalonia separatists pulled off vote despite crackdown

The ballot boxes arrived from France under the cover of night, were stored in homes and improvised hiding places, and then ...

October 05, 2017

Italy teachers, lawmakers protest to demand citizenship law

The politically fraught debate in Italy over whether to accelerate citizenship for children of immigrants took on last-ditch ...

October 03, 2017

Catalans stop work to protest police force during referendum

Striking workers, students and hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Barcelona and other Catalan towns ...

September 30, 2017

The Latest: Protesters rally against Catalan independence

The Latest on Catalonia's plans to hold a referendum Sunday on breaking away from Spain (all times local): 8:40 p.m.

September 30, 2017

Turkish police detain 2 for Syrian activists' slayings

Turkish police have detained two suspects in connection with the slayings of a prominent Syrian activist and her U.S.

September 27, 2017

Saudi women allowed to drive in latest reform push by prince

Saudi Arabia's surprise decision to grant women the right to drive rattled society in the kingdom on Wednesday, bringing ...

September 27, 2017

The Latest: UN head welcomes Saudi move letting women drive

The Latest on Saudi Arabia allowing women to drive (all times local): 7:15 a.m. The secretary-general of the United Nations ...

September 26, 2017

3 share 'Alternative Nobel,' US lawyer gets honorary award

The "Alternative Nobel" was given to four people Tuesday for their "courageous work" in human rights, public health and good ...

September 24, 2017

Former Rwandan presidential aspirant Rwigara is arrested

Rwandan police have arrested Diane Rwigara, a leading critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and a women's rights activist, ...

September 22, 2017

Syrian activist, journalist daughter found dead in Turkey

A Syrian activist and her U.S-born journalist daughter have been killed in their home in Istanbul, relatives and Turkish ...

September 22, 2017

Macron signs decrees to implement major labor reform

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed five decrees paving the way to the implementation of labor law measures aimed at ...

September 21, 2017

Hong Kong leader condemns UK criticism over jailed activists

Hong Kong's leader has condemned criticism from British politicians over the city's recent jailing of student activists, ...