#Political Repression
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🇺🇸 More Iranians face executions over protests: UN rights chief
[USA]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday warned that more Iranians face the risk of being executed after widespread anti-government protests last month. "I am horrified ...
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🇺🇸 Comedy in Russia is booming. But stand-ups live in fear of being jailed for jokes.
[USA]
Stand-up comedy is booming in President Vladimir Putin's Russia but comics have to tread a fine line with their jokes where some have been jailed.
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🇺🇸 Iran Protester Dies in Custody, Raising Fears of Execution
[USA]
Rights groups are investigating the death of Ali Rahbar as a potential extrajudicial killing. Iran denies executions have taken place.
Related: #Human Rights, #Government Response -
🇺🇸 Alexei Navalny was likely fatally poisoned in prison, European leaders say
[USA]
European leaders said they are confident Navalny was poisoned with a toxin found in South American poison dart frogs.
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🇺🇸 Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer says
[USA]
Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making "provocative remarks" at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten.
Related: #Human Rights, #Women's Rights, #Judicial System