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Iran Executes Two Men Linked to Banned MEK Over Tehran Attacks

Rights groups say the convictions followed torture-tainted, grossly unfair trials.

Maduro Sends First Message From U.S. Custody, Thanks Supporters

Belarusian Activist Maria Kolesnikowa Receives Delayed 2022 Karlspreis in Aachen

Belarus Pardons 18 in Latest Political-Case Release Linked to U.S. Rapprochement

Belarus Opposition Veteran Mikalay Statkevich Released Home After Stroke

Seoul Intelligence Flags Kim Ju-ae’s Rise as Analysts Eye Party Congress for Succession Clues

Iran Frees Activist-Writer Mehdi Mahmoudian and Two Others on Bail

European Governments Cite Test Results Pointing to Epibatidine Poisoning of Navalny

Iran Family Says Authorities Made Them Pay for Bullet That Killed Protester

Iranian Revolutionary Court Sentences Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi on Collusion, Propaganda Charges

Lawyers Report Surge in Iran Home Raids, Capital Charges and Due-Process Denials

Venezuelan Teen Sentenced to Six Years on Terrorism Charges as Rights Groups Decry Clothing-Based Case

Machado Rallies Venezuelan Diaspora for Dec. 6 ‘Peace and Freedom’ March as Nobel Trip Faces Safety Warnings

Venezuela’s Prosecutor Says Nobel Laureate María Corina Machado Will Be Deemed a Fugitive if She Leaves to Accept Prize

Protasevich Confirms Work for Belarusian Intelligence After Lukashenko Disclosure

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 Awarded to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado

Egypt Pardons Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, Frees Arab Spring Figure

Boric Marks Coup Anniversary With Gaza Condemnation and Diplomatic Steps

Belarus’s Women Political Prisoners Detail Abuse as U.N. Condemns Conditions

Maduro Regime Launches Brutal Detention Wave Following U.S.-Venezuela Prisoner Exchange