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Uganda Army Chief Shuts Down Nation Media Group Outlets

It signals growing military control over information with likely effects on independent journalism across the country.

Myanmar Junta Moves Aung San Suu Kyi to House Arrest at Undisclosed Location

Myanmar Junta Frees 4,335 Prisoners in New Year Amnesty

Vietnam Arrests Journalist Le Anh Hung on Anti-State Charge

Venezuela Reports Nearly 2,200 Benefited From Amnesty as Releases and Prison Hunger Strike Continue

Venezuela Reports 3,200 Fully Freed Under Amnesty as Rights Disputes and Prison Hunger Strikes Mount

Venezuela Frees More Detainees Under Amnesty as Hunger Strike Grows

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

Venezuela Begins Releases Under Amnesty Law as Courts Order 379 Excarcerations

Venezuela Grants Amnesty to 379 as New Law Takes Effect

Venezuela Enacts Amnesty Law for Political Cases After Unanimous Assembly Vote

Venezuelan Assembly Chief Announces 17 Releases From Zona 7 as Amnesty Bill Stalls

Venezuela Postpones Final Vote on Narrowed Amnesty Bill After Street Rallies

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

Venezuela’s Interim Leader Unveils Broad Amnesty and Orders Closure of Hélicoïde Prison

Blatter Urges Fans to Skip U.S. World Cup as France Rejects Boycott

Lukashenko Pardons 22 in New Year Decree, Most Convicted of Extremism

Brazil Court Grants Dilma Rousseff R$400,000 and Monthly Reparation Over Dictatorship Torture

Azerbaijan Court Orders Pretrial Detention of Opposition Leader Ali Karimli on Power-Seizure Charge

Cameroon Court Bars Maurice Kamto from October Presidential Ballot