Jimmy Lai, who published an antigovernment newspaper, faces up to life in prison if convicted on national security charges, which rights activists have called baseless.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
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Miss Universe Is Latest Target of Nicaragua Government Crackdown
Sheynnis Palacios, the first Nicaraguan to win the pageant, became a symbol of resistance. The authoritarian leadership soon came after people close to the competition.
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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Plan Is Approved by U.K. Parliament
The British prime minister’s contentious proposal to send asylum seekers to the African country moved forward a step, but it still faces potential stumbling blocks before becoming law.
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UK Parliament’s Rwanda Vote Today, Explained
The British prime minister faced a test of his authority as he sought to protect his flagship immigration policy from threats within his divided party.
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Children of Jailed Narges Mohammadi Accept Her Nobel Peace Prize
At the ceremony in Oslo, the Iranian activist’s twins also read a speech from their mother calling for a “globalization of peace and human rights.”