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Kazakhstan Approves New Constitution With 87% Support, Officials Report

Critics say the charter consolidates presidential power.

Bangkok Court Adds Royal-Insult Term, Lifting Arnon Nampa’s Prison Time to 31 Years 9 Months

Iran Detains Oscar-Nominated Writer Mehdi Mahmoudian After Letter Blaming Khamenei

Moscow Court Orders Kasparov’s Arrest in Absentia Over Terrorism ‘Apology’ Charge

Azerbaijan Court Orders Pretrial Detention of Opposition Leader Ali Karimli on Power-Seizure Charge

The New York Times Flags 12 Signs of Authoritarian Drift in Trump’s Second Term

Sandu Nominates Alexander Muntianu as Prime Minister as Opposition Rejects the Pick

Judge Lifts Travel Limits on Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil as He Fights Deportation

Russia Opens Terrorism Case Against Khodorkovsky and 22 Exiled Anti-War Figures

Cambodia’s Parliament Backs Law to Strip Citizenship for Collusion With Foreign Powers

Hong Kong Cancels Passports, Bans Financial and Property Deals for 16 Exiled Activists

Hong Kong Appeals Court Opens '47' Activists' National Security Law Hearings

Islamabad Court Blocks 27 YouTube Channels

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party Votes to Dissolve Under Beijing Pressure

Erdoğan Files Defamation Suit Against CHP Leader Özgür Özel Over 'Junta' Comments

Australia Condemns Bounty Letters Targeting Pro-Democracy Activist Kevin Yam

Russia Jails Navalny’s Lawyers in Escalating Crackdown on Dissent

Venezuelan Rights Advocate Carlos Correa Released After Nine Days in Detention

U.N. Experts Report Escalating Repression in Venezuela After Disputed Election