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September 23, 2016

Activists in Germany rally against Donald Trump

An activist group built a wall in Berlin featuring the face of Donald Trump, then tore it down in a rally to encourage ...

September 22, 2016

The Latest: Syria's military announces new Aleppo operation

The Latest on the war in Syria (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Syria's military command for Aleppo says it is commencing ...

September 22, 2016

Syrian White Helmets share 'Alternative Nobel' with 3 others

A volunteer group that rescues civilians from bombed-out buildings in Syria on Thursday won the Right Livelihood Award, ...

September 22, 2016

China sentences activist lawyer to 12 years on fraud charges

A Chinese lawyer who defended activists and others involved in politically sensitive cases was sentenced to 12 years in ...

September 21, 2016

Suu Kyi makes 1st UN speech as Myanmar leader

Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly since forming a ...

September 21, 2016

Airstrike hits medics in Syria as UN moves to resume aid

An airstrike in northern Syria killed four medics responding to an earlier bombing raid, a relief group said Wednesday, as ...

September 20, 2016

Outsider Hong Kong lawmaker vows shakeup of vested interests

The death threats began arriving soon after pro-democracy candidate and environmentalist Eddie Chu won a stunning Hong Kong ...

September 20, 2016

Thai court finds British activist guilty of defamation

A Thai court found a British labor activist guilty Tuesday of defaming a fruit canning company, and gave him a suspended ...

September 19, 2016

Bill Clinton hosts last charity event amid election scrutiny

Organizers at Bill Clinton's final, glittery gathering of his family's philanthropic organization seem determined to keep his ...

September 17, 2016

Egypt freezes assets of leading rights campaigners

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld a decision to freeze the assets of several prominent human rights campaigners in the ...

September 16, 2016

The Latest: UN says Syria meeting canceled

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has been holding since coming into ...

September 16, 2016

Police arrest rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Police have arrested a prominent rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after he was barred from leaving India ...

September 15, 2016

The Latest: Group says 3 killed despite cease-fire in Syria

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has been holding since coming into ...

September 15, 2016

Syrian military begins to withdraw from vital Aleppo road

Syria's military began withdrawing from a major artery to Aleppo late Thursday as the U.N. envoy accused President Bashar ...

September 13, 2016

The Latest: 20 countries seeking Syria peace may meet in NY

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has come into effect (all times ...

September 13, 2016

As Syria truce holds. al-Qaida affiliate denounces it

With much of Syria calm for the past 24 hours, a powerful al-Qaida-linked group sharply criticized the U.S.

September 12, 2016

Russian opposition faces infighting, apathy at upcoming vote

On a rainy evening the day after parliamentary elections in December 2011, popular blogger Alexei Navalny led a rally of ...

September 11, 2016

Egyptian adviser to murdered Italian student's family freed

An Egyptian court has released from detention a rights activist who had worked as a legal consultant to the family of Italian ...

September 11, 2016

US ambassador 'outraged' over South Sudan harassment

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, says she is "outraged" that South Sudan's government has harassed ...