Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi, says that she could not believe that no one has yet faced serious consequences for the crime.
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Thai Election Body Advises Disqualifying Major Party Leader
Thailand’s Election Commission recommended that leader of major political party barred from taking his seat in the soon-to-be-convened parliament.
Court Puts Guatemala Vote and Anti-Graft Fight in Doubt
High court ruling barring a crusading former prosecutor’s candidacy turns Guatemala’s presidential election on its ear less than a month before the vote.
Media Safety Concerns in Belarus as European Games Loom
Belarusian authorities have carried out concerted attacks on media freedom over the years that directly affect the climate in which news media will cover.
New Arrests in Bangladesh Over Social Media Posts
Bangladesh authorities made a series of new arrests in their crackdown on the right to free speech, Human Rights Watch said today.
Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Critics and Rights’ Activists Continues
Today marks the first anniversary of the arrests of several prominent women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, a year of human rights in the Kingdom.
Another Russian Journalist Dies After Falling From Window
A promising journalist for an online feminist magazine has died at age 25 after falling from an eighth-floor apartment window.
One-Third Of The World Living In ‘Autocratising’ Countries
Numbers living under autocratic systems have risen to 1990 levels, no time to sound democracy’s death knell, writes a major international research project.
China’s Effort to Silence the Sound of Uyghur Language
In the Chinese Communist Party’s drive to erase markers of Uyghur identity, the Uyghur language is a target because it is a Turkic language.
VIDEO: How Sausages And Donkeys Get Australians Out To Vote
More than 90% of eligible Australians are expected to vote in the election on 18 May – because it’s one of the few countries to have compulsory voting.