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Activists Put Iran Protest Deaths at 7,002 With Blackouts Thwarting Verification

The disputed toll highlights a crackdown that coincides with stalled nuclear diplomacy.

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Launches Hunger Strike Over Iran Detention

Uganda’s Post‑Election Standoff Deepens as Army Chief Denies Assault and Fake Helicopter Images Are Exposed

Shaquille O’Neal’s Istanbul Photo-Op With Erdoğan Draws Rebuke From Enes Kanter Freedom

Iran’s Internet Blackout Sends Iranians to Turkey for Access as Partial Service Flickers

Nationwide Iran Uprising Enters Third Week With Harsh Crackdown and Fractured Opposition

Bay Area and Sacramento Rallies Back Iranian Protesters, Call for Regime Change

Iran Human Rights Identifies 23-Year-Old Student Rubina Aminian as Protest Victim Shot From Behind

Trump’s Tina Peters Pardon Collides With Constitutional Limits

European Parliament Awards 2025 Sakharov Prize to Imprisoned Journalists From Georgia and Belarus

Tunisian Opposition Unites in Protest After Abir Moussi Receives 12-Year Sentence

Martina Navratilova Denounces Trump’s Second Term in New Home of the Brave Ad

Tunisia Arrests Opposition Leader Nejib Chebbi After Appeals Court Upholds Heavy Sentences

Tunisia Detains Opposition Figure Ayachi Hammami to Enforce Five-Year Sentence

Nicaragua Releases About 40 Political Prisoners to House Arrest

Activist Chaima Issa Detained at Tunis Protest After Sweeping Opposition Sentences

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

Tunisia Releases Critic Sonia Dahmani After 18 Months in Prison

Serbian Students March in Belgrade to Demand Accountability and Snap Elections

Tunisian Opposition Leaders Launch Hunger Strikes as Ben Mbarek’s Health Is Disputed