Tunisia jails opposition politicians and journalist as crackdown on political dissent resumes
Political opponents of Tunisia's populist president are facing lengthy prison sentences after a court found them guilty of undermining state security
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Hunger-striking journalist challenges Georgia's government from jail
Mzia Amaglobeli is accused of slapping a police chief but her detention has made her a symbol of resistance.BBC News - 1d -
Fear for life of journalist jailed amid Georgian government crackdown
The mother of one of Georgia's dozens of imprisoned protesters says the nation "chose Europe," but is being "taken to Russia" by force.CBS News - 2d -
Turkey detains journalists and replaces elected mayor amid crackdown on opposition
Turkish authorities have detained a prominent investigative journalist and four of his colleagues and replaced an elected pro-Kurdish mayor with a state appointeeABC News - Jan. 29 -
Fiery Tanzanian politician Tundu Lissu elected to head opposition party
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3 lawyers for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are jailed
Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been jailed in Russia as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since ...ABC News - Jan. 17 -
Turkey's Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peace
A delegation from one of Turkey’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties has met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison, the latest step in a tentative process to end the country’s ...ABC News - Jan. 11 -
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Is Briefly Detained as Regime Tightens Crackdown
María Corina Machado was seized by President Nicolás Maduro’s regime after she appeared at a protest in Caracas.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 9 -
Venezuela opposition leader arrested, released amid tense crackdown
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested and released amid a tense protest crackdown.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
How a Venezuelan man new to politics became an opposition leader who says it's his turn to rule
Edmundo González has become a beacon of hope for millions of VenezuelansABC News - Jan. 8 -
Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports
A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on the dual Cambodian-French national as he arrived in Thai capital from Cambodia’s Siem Reap. A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead ...The Guardian - Jan. 8
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Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization
A spokesman for President Javier Milei says he has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to profound differences with the U.N. agencyABC News - 1d -
'I won't leave. Put that in your brain.' Palestinians reject Trump's call to expel them from Gaza
Stunned Palestinians rejected President Donald Trump's proposal to expel them from the Gaza Strip so that the U.S. could take over the territory and rebuild it for othersABC News - 1d -
Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US
Guatemala’s president says his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the United StatesABC News - 1d -
Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United StatesABC News - 16h -
Earthquake surge prompts state of emergency on Greek island of Santorini
Greece’s government has declared a state of emergency on Santorini after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a weekABC News - 6h
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U.S. Waives Funding Freeze at Syria Camp Holding ISIS Fighters, but Future Is in Doubt
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