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Iran Court Upholds One-Year Sentence and Travel Ban for Jafar Panahi

Reinforcing state pressure on the Palme d’Or-winning director, the ruling leaves an appeals window that delays his jail term.

Tehran Court Sets May 20 Hearing in Jafar Panahi Retrial

Nine Years After Javier Valdez’s Killing, Family Presses for Extradition of Alleged Mastermind

Albrecht Weinberg, Holocaust Survivor and Educator, Dies at 101

Indonesia Opens Military Trial of 4 Intelligence Officers in Acid Attack on Activist

Supreme Court Tells Teesta Setalvad to Reapply With Itinerary for Passport Release

Supreme Court Refers Teesta Setalvad Passport Plea to Three-Judge Bench

Blanca Serra, Catalan Independence Activist Who Challenged Franco-Era Torture, Dies

Russia Indicts Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova and Puts Her on Federal Wanted List

Argentina Denies Entry to Brazilian Gaza Flotilla Organizer at Buenos Aires Airport

Belarusian Activist Maria Kolesnikowa Receives Delayed 2022 Karlspreis in Aachen

Rio Marks Eight Years Since Marielle Franco’s Killing With Memorials After STF Convictions

Boualem Sansal Leaves Gallimard for Grasset as Hachette Confirms Move

Hong Kong Appeals Court Quashes Jimmy Lai’s 2022 Fraud Convictions

Brazil's Supreme Court Jails Brazão Brothers for Ordering Marielle Franco’s 2018 Murder

Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts and Sentences Brazão Brothers in Marielle Franco Murder

Berlinale Awards Golden Bear to Ilker Catak as Festival Stage Becomes Forum on Gaza

Bangkok Court Adds Royal-Insult Term, Lifting Arnon Nampa’s Prison Time to 31 Years 9 Months

Toxic Gas Kills 37 Miners in Nigeria’s Plateau as Federal Authorities Close Site

Drogheda United Co‑Chair Refuses to Quit After Board Deems Role Untenable