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Some families cut relatives off over LGBTQ politics this holiday season
The holidays can be a difficult time for those in the LGBTQ community as anti-LGBTQ sentiment grows nationwide.ABC News - 1d -
U.S. Prisons Flout Law by Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, A.C.L.U. Says
Tens of thousands of prisoners deemed to be at low risk of committing crimes again have languished in lockup for as long as a year after they reached their release date under the First Step Act.The New York Times - 13h -
South Korea's acting leader vetoes opposition-sponsored bills, deepening political strife
South Korea’s acting leader has vetoed a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk ...ABC News - 2d -
U.S. releases 2 Guantánamo prisoners, leaving 27 at American camp in Cuba
The Pentagon announced two more prisoners were released Wednesday from Guantánamo Bay. Another prisoner's release was announced earlier this week.CBS News - 2d -
Kenyan prisoner released from Guantánamo after 18 years without charges
A Kenyan prisoner was released from the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay on Tuesday after spending more than a decade imprisoned without charges. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu, 51, served 17 ...The Hill - 2d -
Paul Watson, Anti-Whaling Activist, Is Released After 5 Months in Prison
Mr. Watson was facing extradition to Japan but was released after Denmark decided to reject the extradition request, his lawyer said.The New York Times - 3d -
EU to suspend visas for Georgian officials over the security crackdown on opposition protestors
The European Union will impose visa restrictions on Georgian diplomats and government officials over the crackdown on opposition protesters demanding a rerun of October’s contested electionsABC News - 4d -
South Korea opposition urges top court to act swiftly on impeachment
Parliament voted to impeach Yoon over his attempt to impose martial law.ABC News - 5d -
Venezuelan opposition members in diplomatic compound urge swift actions to secure their safe passage
Members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas, are trying to grow a sense of urgency among the ...ABC News - 6d -
Venezuela Never Had So Many Political Prisoners. Seven of Them Are Teens.
The adolescents are among the estimated 2,200 people the regime said it arrested in July during protests over the country’s disputed presidential election.The Wall Street Journal - 6d -
Moody’s downgrades France’s credit rating over political turmoil
Agency’s warning of weakening public finances underlines challenges facing new prime minister François BayrouFinancial Times - Dec. 14 -
US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say
The U.S. military has brought an American who was imprisoned in Syria for seven months out of the countryABC News - Dec. 13 -
American Travis Timmerman flown out of Syria after release from prison
A U.S. defense official told CBS News that Travis Timmerman was flown out of Syria and into Jordan by the U.S. military and handed over to the State Department.CBS News - Dec. 13 -
Middle East latest: Blinken urges Mideast nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in supporting a peaceful political transition in SyriaABC News - Dec. 13 -
Blue States are Unaffordable. The Price Will be Political.
Americans are fleeing unaffordable blue states — and they’re taking the Electoral College with them.The New York Times - Dec. 12 -
6 Florida leaders who could shake up the state's politics
President-elect Trump’s poaching of a number of high-profile Florida officials to serve in his second administration is creating openings for a new slate of leaders in the Sunshine State. Trump ...The Hill - Dec. 11 -
Macron hunts for solution to ongoing political crisis over budget
Yahoo News - Dec. 10 -
Indian election commission did not say opposition candidate received no votes in state polls
Yahoo News - Dec. 10 -
Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state
On the outskirts of Damascus, Saydnaya holds the secrets to the fate of thousands who disappeared under the dictatorFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression
Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 29 political prisoners amid what human rights groups describe as renewed oppression in the countryABC News - Dec. 9 -
Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison
Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.NBC News - Dec. 9 -
Tanzania opposition laments its ‘naivety’ over president as repression intensifies
Recent killings and arrests of government critics suggest end of reformist approach under Samia Suluhu Hassan, say political rivals. When Samia Suluhu Hassan took office as Tanzania’s president in ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Trump calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Ukraine
President-elect Trump early Sunday called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the fighting between Ukraine and Russia following the fall of the Assad government in Syria and after a meeting in Paris ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
‘He has come out an old man’: joy and grief as loved ones released from Assad prisons
Family members describe renewed hopes after decades-long searches for political detainees in ‘Kingdom of Silence’. Moammar Ali has been searching for his older brother for 39 years.. In 1986, ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
South Korea's opposition leader questions President Yoon's state of mind after martial law chaos
South Korea’s opposition leader has questioned the state of mind of President Yoon Suk Yeol and vowed to make all-out efforts to get him impeached as soon as possibleABC News - Dec. 6 -
South Korea's opposition leader questions President Yoon's state of mind after martial law chaos
Yahoo News - Dec. 6 -
Legendary drug lord released after serving 25 years in U.S. prison
Fabio Ochoa Vásquez and his brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Opposition party leader arrested as Georgia authorities try to curb protests over ending EU talks
Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests over the decision to suspend negotiations on joining ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back homeABC News - Dec. 4 -
Trump taps Peter Navarro as top trade adviser months after prison release
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Peter Navarro will return to the White House as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing. Navarro, who served in Trump's first ...CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Iranian Nobel Laureate Released From Prison for 21 Days on Medical Grounds
The temporary suspension of Narges Mohammadi’s sentence comes amid an intensified crackdown on women’s freedoms in Iran.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Prison for 21 Days
The activist, whose health has deteriorated, had bone surgery last month. She was just 19 when Iran’s morality police detained her.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
South Korea’s opposition parties move to impeach president over sudden declaration of martial law
South Korea’s opposition parties moved to impeach the president over the shocking and short-lived declaration of martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliamentABC News - Dec. 4 -
Florida woman who led a nearly $200 million Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison
Federal prosecutors said Florida resident Johanna Garcia led a Ponzi scheme that raised nearly $200 million and lost investors nearly $90 million.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths
The serial killer nurse has been interviewed over more deaths and collapses at two hospitals.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
South Korea opposition parties move to impeach president over martial law declaration
Opposition parties moved to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Wednesday over his sudden declaration of martial law, which thrust one of the U.S.'s closest allies into peril. The motion ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
France's political chaos casts long shadow over economic growth
"At a time when economic growth in France is slowing markedly, this is bad news. The public deficit will remain high, debt will continue to grow," ING analysts said.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
South Korean opposition parties submit motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over short-lived martial law
South Korean opposition parties submit motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over short-lived martial lawABC News - Dec. 4 -
South Korea's opposition party urges President Yoon to resign or face impeachment over martial law decree
South Korea's opposition party urges President Yoon to resign or face impeachment over martial law decreeABC News - Dec. 3 -
South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities
South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activitiesABC News - Dec. 3
