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St Petersburg Court Bans Russian LGBT Network as ‘Extremist’

The ruling expands Russia’s use of anti-extremism laws to erase LGBT groups from public life.

Iraqi Women’s Rights Leader Yanar Mohammed Shot Dead in Baghdad, Investigation Under Way

Iran Accused of Fast-Tracking Protester Executions as Rights Groups Warn Dozens Face Death

Amnesty Report Alleges North Korea Executes People for Consuming South Korean Media

Amnesty Warns of Pre‑Election Repression in Uganda, Calls for Impartial Probes

EU Court Finds Denmark’s ‘Ghetto Law’ Could Be Discriminatory

Tunisia Upholds Heavy Sentences in 'Conspiracy' Case as Police Arrest Opposition Figure at Protest

Kazakhstan’s Lower House Passes Ban on ‘LGBT Propaganda’

Mali Court Jails Ex–Prime Minister Moussa Mara for Post Backing Jailed Critics

Amnesty Presses Malawi Candidates With Human Rights Manifesto Ahead of Sept. 16 Vote

Saudi Arabia Breaks Half-Year Execution Record Fueled by Drug Convictions

Turkish Police Detain Hundreds as May Day Protests Defy Taksim Square Ban

Iranian Student's Protest Sparks Global Outcry

Calls Intensify for Release of Egyptian Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah as Sentence Nears End