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Myanmar Orders Suu Kyi to Serve Remaining Sentence Under House Arrest

The move signals a controlled easing that leaves her isolated under guard.

U.S.-Brokered Prisoner Swap Frees Poczobut in 5-for-5 Exchange at Belarus Border

Myanmar Frees Ousted President Win Myint in Thingyan Amnesty

Iran Detains Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh as Narges Mohammadi’s Health Worsens in Custody

Venezuela Court Rejects Amnesty Bid for Machado Adviser Perkins Rocha

Venezuela’s Amnesty Rollout Faces Scrutiny as Official Tallies Clash With NGO Counts

Venezuela Demands Maduro’s Immediate Release at UN Rights Council

Venezuela Begins Releases Under Amnesty Law as 379 Political Detainees Gain Freedom

Venezuela Enacts Amnesty Law as Officials Signal More Prisoner Releases

Venezuela Enacts Amnesty Law for Political Cases After Unanimous Assembly Vote

Nuñez Ends Two-Day Algeria Trip to Reopen Security Dialogue

Venezuela Delays Final Vote on Broad Amnesty Law as Student Protests Mount

Iranian Revolutionary Court Sentences Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi on Collusion, Propaganda Charges

Venezuela’s Assembly Backs Broad Amnesty on First Vote, Final Passage Pledged Next Week

Venezuela’s Assembly Advances Sweeping Amnesty Bill, With Carveouts for Grave Abuses

Venezuela Frees Argentine Roberto Baldo After Yearlong Detention

Iran Releases Protester Erfan Soltani on Bail After Execution Fears

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

Cameroon Opposition Leader Anicet Ekane Dies in Custody as Government Opens Inquiry

Algeria Pardons Boualem Sansal and Transfers Him to Germany for Treatment