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Transparency International Accuses Lula Officials of Escalating Harassment, Seeks Retraction of Police Probe Claim

The NGO issued a formal protest after the Casa Civil publicly branded its Brazil office under Federal Police investigation.

Mirwaiz Reports Fresh House Arrest, Barred From Leading Friday Prayers in Srinagar

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

Jimmy Lai Conviction Fuels Global Fallout as China Rebukes G7 and EU Criticism

Treasury Reaffirms Magnitsky Sanctions on Brazil’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes

Fifty Years After Herzog’s Death, Brazil Confronts a Dictatorship’s Scars

Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects US Sanctions as Trump Tariffs Loom

Macau Arrests Veteran Pro-Democracy Lawmaker Under Expanded Security Law

Jagan Accuses Naidu of Authoritarian Crackdown on Farmer Protests

Russia Officially Bans Amnesty International Under 'Undesirable Organization' Law

Istanbul Mayor Faces Seven-Year Prison Sentence in Politically Charged Case

Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Detained in Iran in Alleged Retaliation for Arms Dealer Arrest

Nicaragua Approves Sweeping Reforms Cementing Ortega-Murillo Power