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‘Terror’: Crackdown After Protests in Cuba Sends a Chilling Message

by BistoshWorld | Jul 28, 2021 | Cuba, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Miguel, Havana (Cuba), NY Times, Political Prisoners | 0 |

The courage many Cubans showed when they poured into the streets two weeks ago, chanting “Down...

‘They Have My Sister’: As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their Families

by BistoshWorld | Jul 27, 2021 | China, Deaths (Fatalities), Liu Xia, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Radio Free Asia, Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group), War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Xinjiang (China) | 0 |

She was a gifted agricultural scientist educated at prestigious universities in Shanghai and...

Pulling Levers in Exile, Belarus Opposition Leader Tries to Stay Relevant

by BistoshWorld | Jul 22, 2021 | Belarus, Content Type: Personal Profile, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Elections, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Lukashenko, Aleksandr G, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, Tikhanovskaya, Svetlana, Tikhanovsky, Sergei, United States International Relations | 0 |

VILNIUS, Lithuania — She has met Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, and President Emmanuel...

U Nyan Win, a Lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi, Dies of Covid

by BistoshWorld | Jul 21, 2021 | Aung San Suu Kyi, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Myanmar, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Prisons and Prisoners | 0 |

U Nyan Win, a spokesman for the governing party of Myanmar that was ousted by the military earlier...

A Jailed Priest’s Death in India Stirs Outrage

by BistoshWorld | Jul 5, 2021 | India, Modi, Narendra, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, Swamy, Stan | 0 |

NEW DELHI — A Jesuit priest and activist with Parkinson’s disease, whose high-profile arrest was...

Journalist’s Monthslong Hunger Strike Points to Perils of Reporting in Morocco

by BistoshWorld | Jul 3, 2021 | Freedom of the Press, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, Morocco, News and News Media, NY Times, Political Prisoners | 0 |

For years, Soulaimane Raissouni, a Moroccan newspaper editor, didn’t shy away from reporting on...

Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.

by BistoshWorld | Jun 30, 2021 | Chinese University of Hong Kong, The, Chow Po Chung, Content Type: Personal Profile, Democracy (Theory and Philosophy), Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests (2019), NY Times, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government | 0 |

When taking a group photo with college students from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in 2012,...

A Royal Drama Unfolds in Court, But Prince at the Center of It Is Absent

by BistoshWorld | Jun 26, 2021 | Abdullah II, King of Jordan, Awadallah, Bassem, Biden, Joseph R Jr, bin Zaid, Sharif Hassan, Espionage and Intelligence Services, Hamzah bin Hussein, Prince of Jordan, International Relations, Jordan, Middle East, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, Royal Families, Saudi Arabia, Treason and Sedition, Trump, Donald J, United States | 0 |

AMMAN, Jordan — In a shabby state security court on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital, a...

Belarus Transfers Opposition Figure to House Arrest

by BistoshWorld | Jun 25, 2021 | Belarus, Lukashenko, Aleksandr G, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Protasevich, Roman, Ryanair Holdings PLC, Sapega, Sofia | 0 |

MOSCOW — A Belarusian opposition activist and his girlfriend, who were arrested after their...

U.S. Preparing More Sanctions Against Russia, Sullivan Says

by BistoshWorld | Jun 20, 2021 | Biden, Joseph R Jr, Embargoes and Sanctions, Navalny, Aleksei A, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Sullivan, Jacob J (1976- ), United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government | 0 |

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s national security adviser said on Sunday that the United States was...

U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings

by BistoshWorld | Jun 18, 2021 | Aung San Suu Kyi, General Assembly (UN), International Relations, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar, NY Times, Political Prisoners, United Nations | 0 |

The United Nations General Assembly sought to ostracize Myanmar’s ruling generals on Friday with...

Jailed Belarusian Activist Again Claims to Have Renounced His Views

by BistoshWorld | Jun 14, 2021 | Belarus, Lukashenko, Aleksandr G, News and News Media, NY Times, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, Protasevich, Roman, Sapega, Sofia | 0 |

MOSCOW — Roman Protasevich, the jailed Belarusian political activist, said at a news conference in...

Category: Political Prisoners

‘Terror’: Crackdown After Protests in Cuba Sends a Chilling Message

‘They Have My Sister’: As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their Families

Pulling Levers in Exile, Belarus Opposition Leader Tries to Stay Relevant

U Nyan Win, a Lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi, Dies of Covid

A Jailed Priest’s Death in India Stirs Outrage

Journalist’s Monthslong Hunger Strike Points to Perils of Reporting in Morocco

Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.

A Royal Drama Unfolds in Court, But Prince at the Center of It Is Absent

Belarus Transfers Opposition Figure to House Arrest

U.S. Preparing More Sanctions Against Russia, Sullivan Says

U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings

Jailed Belarusian Activist Again Claims to Have Renounced His Views

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