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Rwanda Government Critic Dies in Custody on Day of Scheduled Release

Rights groups are demanding an independent autopsy and inquiry given Rwanda’s record of unexplained deaths of critics.

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Venezuela Begins Work to Recast El Helicoide as Community Hub

Boualem Sansal Says Algeria Revoked His Citizenship, Declares He Is Now Only French

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Edem Bekirov, Crimean Tatar Activist Freed in 2019 Exchange, Dies in Istanbul

Stoptime Singer and Guitarist Leave Russia After Detention Release

China Formally Arrests 18 Zion Church Leaders on Internet Charges

Russia Jails Two 74-Year-Old Jehovah's Witnesses for Three Years

Imran Khan Escalates Attack on Army Chief Asim Munir, Rejects Talks With Government

France Says Kohler and Paris Leave Evin Prison, Now at French Residence in Tehran

Family Urges Starmer to Seek Jagtar Singh Johal’s Release on India Visit

Cecilia Sala Details Evin Prison Ordeal in New Account of Tehran Detention

102 U.S. Groups Urge Rubio to Seek Release of Detained Palestinian-American Teen

Moroccan Court Denies Release for Feminist Charged With Insulting Islam

Torture Allegations Spur Lawsuits Over U.S. Deportations to Cecot

French Nationals in Iran Confirmed Alive as Death Penalty Charges Surface

Families Fear Forced Disappearance of French Detainees After Evin Prison Bombing

J&K Leaders Demand Cancer Treatment and Family Access for Shabir Ahmad Shah

British Couple in Their 70s Remain Detained by Taliban as Health Worsens