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Lukashenko Pardons 22 in New Year Decree, Most Convicted of Extremism

The presidency framed the clemency as a humanitarian step following petitions, admissions of guilt, expressions of remorse.

Saudi Executions Hit New Record at 347 as UN Demands Immediate Moratorium

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

Myanmar Junta Targets 229 Under New Election Law Ahead of Dec. 28 Vote

Russia Lists Deutsche Welle as an Undesirable Organization

U.S. Removes Sanctions on Brazil’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes

Austria Passes School Headscarf Ban for Girls Under 14

UN Women Warns of Escalating Online Attacks on Women That Spill Into Offline Harm

Mexico’s Shelter Network Demands Full Funding as Peru Surveys Expose Enduring Tolerance of Gender Violence

Rights Groups Urge Closure of Fort Bliss ICE Camp as Sworn Accounts Allege Beatings and Coercive Border Dumps

2,000 Christians Rally in Delhi to Protest Rising Attacks

Burkina Faso’s Cabinet Backs Bill to Restore Death Penalty for Treason, Terrorism and Espionage

Court Orders South African Authorities to Secure Clinics From Xenophobic Blockades

Ireland To Trial Tasers With 128 Frontline Gardaí

Azerbaijan Court Orders Pretrial Detention of Opposition Leader Ali Karimli on Power-Seizure Charge

Dignitas Founder Ludwig Minelli Dies by Assisted Suicide at 92 at One of His Clinics

Pakistan Rejects UN Critique of 27th Amendment Reshaping Courts and Military

Berlin Christmas Market Stall Sells Items Depicting Israel as Part of Palestine

Valve Pulls Flick Solitaire From Steam in Russia After Regulator’s LGBTQ+ Complaint

Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply on Plea to Ban Female Genital Mutilation