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Azerbaijan Jails Seven Journalists for Up to Nine Years in Press Crackdown

International monitors say the trial used fabricated economic charges to punish journalists investigating state corruption

Jafar Panahi Makes Triumphant Return to Cannes with Palme d'Or Contender

Franco-Algerian Writer Boualem Sansal Sentenced to Five Years in Algerian Prison

Global Rally for Boualem Sansal as Algeria Signals Possible Leniency

Leonard Peltier Released After 49 Years Following Biden's Clemency Decision

German-Iranian Activist Nahid Taghavi Released After Four Years in Iranian Detention

Iran Temporarily Frees Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi for Medical Recovery

Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released After Overturned Death Sentence

Saudi Cartoonist Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison Amid Crackdown

Iran Marks Two Years Since Mahsa Amini's Death Amid Continued Women's Defiance

Cambodian Union Leader Vows to Continue Casino Strike After Release from Prison

Disappearance of High-Profile Russian Political Prisoners Raises Speculation