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Ilya Remeslo Detained on Charge of Spreading False Information About the Military

The move signals a tougher legal response to outspoken critics and could lead to a long prison term under laws used since 2022 to curb dissent.

Hong Kong Arrests Two Booksellers Over Alleged 'Seditious' Publications

Cambodian Supreme Court Upholds Rong Chhun Conviction and Bars Him From Politics

Exiled Russian Artist Shot Dead in Eastern Poland

Russian Dissident Artist Killed in Execution-Style Shooting in Poland

Tamil Nadu Police Order X to Remove 18 URLs and Suspend Accounts Over ‘Unlawful’ Posts

Boualem Sansal Plans Legal Action Against Algerian President Tebboune

Putin Loyalist-Turned-Critic Ilja Remeslo Reportedly Sent to Psychiatric Clinic

Assam Police Seize 10 Lakh Congress Leaflets, Arrest Four in Guwahati

Rahul Gandhi Condemns Arrests of Youth Congress Members Over AI Summit Protest

Gaza Journalist Bisan Owda Says TikTok Restores Account With Limits After Reported Ban

Moscow Court Jails Kremlin Critic Sergei Udalzov for Six Years on 'Justification of Terrorism' Charge

Venezuelan Teen Sentenced to Six Years on Terrorism Charges as Rights Groups Decry Clothing-Based Case

Hong Kong Court Convicts Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Under National Security Law

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

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

Activist Held Over Anti-Netanyahu Post Starts Hunger Strike After Court Extends Custody

Tunisia Releases Critic Sonia Dahmani After 18 Months in Prison

Turkish Journalist Fatih Altayli Sentenced to Four Years Over Alleged Threat to Erdogan

St. Petersburg Court Declares Boris Vishnevsky’s Book Extremist