Their sentences were “excessively severe” and they should have “never been detained in the first place for legitimately exercising the freedoms that all people are entitled to”, said Mary Lawlor, the UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. Source link
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Republican Mike Nearman has become the first sitting Oregon lawmaker to be expelled in history. Source link
Extreme weather struck the event last month, killing 21 ultra-marathon runners. Source link
The Ethiopian region has been devastated by fighting between rebels and government forces. Source link
Newly retired Mossad boss tells how agents staged a daring raid on a nuclear warehouse in Tehran. Source link
Censors have been given the power to vet films that authorities say may endanger national security. Source link
Republican Greg Abbott says Texas “will not sit idly by as this crisis grows” at the Mexico border. Source link
Last year the Fidesz government condemned a Hungarian children’s book, Wonderland Is For Everyone, which recasts fairy tale characters in roles representing minorities, notably Roma and gay people. Fidesz labelled it “homosexual propaganda”, saying it should be banned from schools. Source link
Leftist Pedro Castillo keeps a narrow lead, but an official announcement may take days. Source link
It isn’t always “couple goals” – because the people involved keep changing. Source link