Authoritarian Regimes

Political Repression Repression Iranian Government Belarus Venezuelan Government Nicolás Maduro Venezuela Bashar al-Assad Syrian Government Syria

Former Syrian Grand Mufti Sentenced to Life by Damascus Court

The verdict underscores a determined drive for accountability by the new authorities and raises questions about fairness and national reconciliation.

Damascus Court Sentences Assad, Maher and Senior Officers to Death

Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia

Iran Executes Two Men Accused of Sheltering Protesters

Ortega Announces End of Elections in Nicaragua

Germany Marks 73rd Anniversary of 1953 Uprising as National Memorial Project Advances

North Korea Orders Major Buildup Along South Korean Border

Belarus Frees Journalist Andrzej Poczobut After Five Years in Prison

Syria Opens First Public Trial of an Assad-Era Official

Iran Executes Two Men Linked to Banned MEK Over Tehran Attacks

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