Authorities in northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang have detained an award-winning documentary photographer who was on a trip there, his wife has said.
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EU Whistle blower Protection Heads In The Right Direction
Today, European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted in favour of stronger protections in an EU-wide whistleblower directive proposed in April.
As Bahrain Votes For Parliament, No Opposition is Allowed
Bahrain votes for new parliament, but absent from ballot is country’s Shiite-dominated opposition, whose candidates are serving lengthy prison sentences.
Iranian Doctors Protest Outside Parliament For Detained Colleague
Iranian doctors protest outside Iran’s parliament to demand hospital treatment for detained human rights activist who has been on hunger strike for months.
Analysis – Ex-Militant Tests Somalia’s Fledgling Democracy
Last year Mukhtar Robow had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head. Former Islamist al-Shabab militant has downed his guns and donned the garb of a democrat.
Hundreds Of Scholars Condemn China For Xinjiang Camps
Countries must hit China with sanctions warning that a failure to act would signal acceptance of psychological torture of innocent civilians.
Ruling Party Has Suffered Major Defeat In Taiwan Local Elections
President Tsai Ing-wen’s Democratic Progressive Party lost the mayoral election to the Nationalist party in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.
Bahrain Staged Fake Elections For a Poodle Parliament
The Saturday’s round of elections in Bahrain will be bogus, because the regime has jailed opposition leaders or forced them into exile.
Brazil Police Issue 22 Arrest Warrants In Corruption Probe
Brazil’s federal police issued 22 arrest warrants due to money laundering scheme involving construction of the new headquarters of the state oil company .
Prominent Syrian Activist Killed In Rebel-held Province
Prominent Syrian activist killed with a colleague in the country’s last rebel bastion, a blow to dwindling civilian society that helped spark 2011 uprising.