Political Repression

Arrests Human Rights Violations State Violence Detention Torture Venezuela Detentions Violence Detention of Activists Prison System

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

A final vote Tuesday will test a push to free detainees without shielding serious crimes.

Iranian Protest Figure Erfan Soltani Released on Bail After January Arrest

Deutsche Welle Correspondent Detained in Niger After Refugee Report

Russia Revokes Citizenship of Investigative Editor Roman Anin Over Alleged Military 'Discrediting'

Suozzi Urges U.S. Action to Free Long Island Man Jailed in Iran Over Past Israel Visit

Kyrgyz Court Labels Kloop, Temirov Live and AitAit Dese 'Extremist', Bans Their Publications

Macron Sends Ambassador to 1961 Memorial to Signal Reset With Algeria

UN Expert Says Russia Intensifies Systematic Repression to Crush Anti‑War Dissent

Venezuela Breaks Silence on Alberto Trentini, Says His Rights Are Not Being Violated

China Tightens Control Over Human Rights Lawyers Ten Years After 709 Crackdown

Russia Revives Stalin’s Image with Metro Relief and New Monuments

Pro-Junta Rallies Erupt in Burkina Faso After Alleged Coup Plot Foiled

Amnesty International Launches First Exiled Hong Kong Office

Turkey's Opposition Calls for Economic Boycott as Protests Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest Persist

Swedish Journalist Kaj Joakim Medin Jailed in Turkey on Terrorism Charges

Venezuelan Rights Advocate Carlos Correa Released After Nine Days in Detention

Belarus Prepares for Election with Extensive Police Drills

Cambodia Withdraws from Regional Pact with Vietnam and Laos Following Protests