BANGKOK (AP) — A leading international human rights organization on Thursday urged the Thai government to stop forcing political dissidents who fled to Thailand for safety to return to authoritarian home countries, where they may face torture, persecution or death. In a new report, Human Rights Watch said Thai authorities repeatedly violated international law by […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate’s bid, prosecutors say. “In the end,” the operative ominously told […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opponents continue to disappear in a pattern of strange and sudden deaths, and his greatest domestic opponent, Alexei Navalny, died after a sudden collapse, according to Russian authorities. “Generally, as a culture, the Russians don’t believe in coincidences. But, in this particular case, there’s a reason why, although we are […]
The sudden death of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable antagonist has left an open wound in Russia’s political opposition. Alexei Navalny, 47, was the Kremlin’s best-known critic at home and abroad. Before he died in a penal colony on Friday, the anti-corruption crusader, protest organiser and politician with an arch sense of humour became […]
Critics of the Iranian government have warned of a wave of executions as they demonstrated against the Iranian regime outside the Munich Security Conference, which began on Friday. Around 250 supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) rallied not far from where world leaders were gathering on Friday morning, calling on the […]