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Burkina Faso Junta Dissolves 118 NGOs, Bans Their Activities

Rights groups say the move violates protections for free association.

ICE Interim Director Todd Lyons to Step Down May 31

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Iran Sentences Four Protesters to Death, Including First Woman

Iran Executed at Least 1,639 People in 2025, Highest Reported Since 1989

Russia Raids Novaya Gazeta, Court Orders Reporter Held Pending Trial

Russia’s Supreme Court Labels Nobel-Winning Memorial ‘Extremist’

Ukraine Journalists’ Union Says 147 Media Workers Killed, 28 Held Captive

Amnesty Warns of Immediate Rights Risks at U.S. 2026 World Cup Under Trump

Iran Executes Another Protester as Wartime Death Sentences Accelerate

Cuba Begins Releasing 2,010 Prisoners in Holy Week Pardon

Cuba Begins Releasing 2,010 Prisoners in Holy Week Pardon

HRW Says Burkina Faso Forces Have Killed More Civilians Than Jihadists Since 2023

Zelensky Moves to Formalize Mejlis, Expands Crimean Tatar Representation

European Parliament Backs Non-EU 'Return Hubs' Plan, Opening Talks on Final Law

Yale Analysis Points to Deliberate Strike on Darfur Hospital

Kazakhstan Approves New Constitution Expanding Presidential Powers

J&K LG Hands Over Job Letters to Families of Terror Victims in Srinagar

Germany Plans to End Federal Funding for Independent Asylum Counseling in 2027

Germany Grants Only Two Hardship Visas Under Family Reunification Suspension

Vietnam Arrests Journalist Le Anh Hung on Anti-State Charge