Tanzania's new president, Samia Hassan, accepts that COVID-19 exists and has said she is looking to
Parents of young blogger detained in Minsk after passenger jet he was in was forced to land in Belar
Changes would allow president to pick judges without lawmaker approval
Constitutional amendments would allow president to choose judges////
Opposition figures rejected the appointments as a continuation of an old order they hoped to erase
Protest organizers said they were fighting 'for freedom, democracy and the rule of law'
As street protests gave way to government forces, dissidents found safety, camaraderie on the live,
Uladzimer Yanukevich, the chief editor of the independent Intex-press newspaper in the western city
Activists are not safe from harassment, kidnapping even when living in Kenya, Uganda or Tanzania, ri
Officials of restored leftist government are pursuing those involved in 2019 ouster of socialist Evo
The military has ramped up their efforts to silence demonstrators by aggressively responding with li
The three women say their arrests are part of a victimization campaign meant to silence dissent, but
A UN report documents numerous and widespread violations against anti-government protesters in the r
FDA releases analysis of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
It allows online traffic to be controlled and monitored
Move seen as part of intensifying crackdown on mass protests against longtime President Alexander Lu
Pro-democracy demonstrations enters sixth consecutive day Thursday with no signs of ending
Chinese government reportedly uses relatives of Uighurs abroad as hostages to intimidate and silence
Human rights groups decry move
Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped more than 300 students in northwest Nigeria last Friday
Three ex-lawmakers among group detained for protest in July aimed at sweeping national security law
Three ex-lawmakers among group detained for protest in July aimed at sweeping national security law
Former President Henri Konan Bedie and ex-Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan do not recognize the
The Electoral Commission, however, has shown no sign of heeding the calls for a new election
It is the latest anti-government protest fueled by a disputed election 12 weeks ago
Government announced Sunday that Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS, would be disbanded, but many N
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The meeting came as Human Rights Watch accused the Belarusian government of unlawful detentions and
Report says President Nicolas Maduro was likely aware of murders and other atrocities allegedly comm
Maria Kolesnikova makes claim in legal complaint; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says US deeply conc
Maria Kolesnikova was stopped early Tuesday
Olga Kovalkova says authorities told her she would face further arrests if she did not leave the cou
Verdicts came just ahead of scheduled address by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the self-exiled president
In the legal action, the youths, aged 17 to 23, demand clearer regulations and public policies
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says country's political crisis is an internal affair as protests continu
Belarusian investigators summon Svetlana Alexievich to provide information about opposition activiti
Challenging official election results, protesters seek to end to 26-year rule of authoritarian leade
Tens of thousands rally in Belarus over weekend, calling for Lukashenko's resignation
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she felt duty-bound to do what she could to support protesters in her
President Lukashenko has dismissed allegations the voting was rigged
Students have organized protests almost daily for the past month, but the latest drew wider support
Thousands took to streets for third straight night to protest highly controversial election despite
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells supporters she feared for her children's safety on 3rd straight night
Prominent lawyer turned politician Tundu Lissu survived an assassination attempt in 2017 in Dar es S
Since January this year, Cameroon has recorded 87 Boko Haram attacks on its northern border with Nig
President Fernández has said the goal is a more agile justice with greater transparency
Forces also raided union offices and shut organization down for two years, escalating confrontation
A rights activist group says the arrests are based on spurious allegations
Participants, mainly younger Thais, demand a new constitution, new parliamentary elections and an en
The demonstrators chanted slogans and waved placards after converging on the iconic Democracy Monume
One recently freed Dervish dissident was sent into internal exile; another was forced to stay in cor
The news of a potential deal with the Taliban and subsequent intra-Afghan dialogue comes amid an ong
Students in Indian Capital Voice Concerns about Bharatiya Janata Party's Hindu nationalist Agenda
In Washington, DC and Los Angeles, Iranian Americans gathered to mourn those killed in the downing o
Crackdown during 2018 election forced the closure of dozens of radio stations and newspapers, silenc