Tag Archives: Political Prisoners

The New York Times 9:30 am on March 22, 2023
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Russian Faced Prison Time for Instagram Post About War in Ukraine

The case of Olesya Krivtsova, a Russian student who ended up on the Kremlin’s official terrorist list, has underscored the perils of using social media to criticize the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

#krivtsova-olesya, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #social-media

The New York Times 9:26 pm on March 11, 2023
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An Activist’s Flight Reveals Widening Repression in Algeria

Four years after a popular uprising fueled hopes for change and real democracy, the country’s government is using vaguely defined statutes to round up hundreds.

#algeria, #bouraoui-amira, #bouteflika-abdelaziz, #democracy-theory-and-philosophy, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #france, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #tebboune-abdelmadjid, #united-nations

The New York Times 5:53 pm on March 2, 2023
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Tunisia’s President Vilifies Migrants From Sub-Saharan Africa

As African migrants are swept up in a widening crackdown, critics say President Kais Saied is openly mining a deep vein of discrimination and prejudice against dark-skinned people in Tunisia.

#africa, #african-union, #black-people, #discrimination, #freedom-of-the-press, #human-rights-watch, #middle-east-and-north-africa-unrest-2010, #migrant-labor-non-agriculture, #nigeria, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #saied-kais-1958, #tunis-tunisia, #tunisia

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 2, 2023
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A Ukrainian Mayor Disappeared, but Questions of His Loyalty Did Not

Traitor or hero? A decision by the former mayor of Kherson to remain in his post under Russian occupation has divided opinion, even after he vanished.

#defense-and-military-forces, #ihor-kolykhaev, #kherson-ukraine, #mayors, #political-prisoners, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

The New York Times 2:00 pm on February 25, 2023
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The Brave Man Whom Putin Wants to Kill

As the dissident Aleksei Navalny is tormented in a Russian prison cell, his daughter studies at Stanford and tries to keep her dad alive.

#assassinations-and-attempted-assassinations, #documentary-films-and-programs, #navalny-aleksei-a, #poisoning-and-poisons, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #prisons-and-prisoners, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

The New York Times 3:33 pm on February 9, 2023
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Nicaragua libera a cientos de presos políticos

El gobierno autoritario de Daniel Ortega dejó en libertad a más de 222 personas, una acción que señala la voluntad del régimen de reiniciar las relaciones con Estados Unidos, según funcionarios.

#chamorro-carlos-fernando, #chamorro-cristiana-1954, #managua-nicaragua, #ortega-daniel, #political-prisoners

The New York Times 2:58 pm on February 9, 2023
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Nicaragua Frees Hundreds of Political Prisoners to the U.S.

The authoritarian government of Daniel Ortega handed over 222 prisoners as a way to signal a desire to restart relations with the United States, according to officials.

#chamorro-carlos-fernando, #chamorro-cristiana-1954, #managua-nicaragua, #ortega-daniel, #political-prisoners

The New York Times 10:08 am on February 6, 2023
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In Hong Kong, 47 Democracy Leaders on Trial for Security Charges

Forty-seven defendants, including well-known figures like Joshua Wong, are charged with subversion under the national security law that China imposed in 2020.

#beijing-china, #china, #chu-hoi-dick-eddie, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #elections, #ho-gwyneth-1990, #hong-kong, #hong-kong-protests-2019, #hui-ted-1982, #lam-carrie-1957, #law-kwun-chung-nathan, #political-prisoners, #wong-joshua-1996

The New York Times 7:40 pm on February 5, 2023
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Iran Announces Amnesty, but It May Not Spare Many Protesters

While the government said tens of thousands of prisoners were to be freed or get reduced sentences, rights advocates suggested the move was a sham.

#amini-mahsa-2000-22, #amnesties-commutations-and-pardons, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran, #khamenei-ali, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners

The New York Times 8:30 pm on February 1, 2023
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Navalny Says He Is Being Further Isolated in Russian Prison

“Even maniacs and serial killers serving life sentences have the right to receive a visit, but I don’t,” the Russian opposition leader wrote on Twitter.

#navalny-aleksei-a, #political-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

The New York Times 2:04 pm on January 1, 2023
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Jailed Putin Critics in Russia Offer New Year Messages

Seasonal greetings from imprisoned opponents offered counterprogramming of a sort to the traditional end-of-year speech from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #gorinov-aleksei, #international-relations, #kara-murza-vladimir-v, #navalny-aleksei-a, #new-year, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #speeches-and-statements, #yashin-ilya

The New York Times 6:28 am on December 30, 2022
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Aung San Suu Kyi Trial in Myanmar Nears End

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has faced a series of charges since being detained in a coup in early 2021. Her trials came to an end on Friday, capping months of legal proceedings.

#aung-san-suu-kyi, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #decisions-and-verdicts, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #elections, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #myanmar, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #security-council-un, #tatmadaw-myanmar, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

The New York Times 10:38 pm on December 20, 2022
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Taliban Release 2 Americans Detained in Afghanistan

One of the Americans being held is an independent filmmaker who had been held since August.

#afghanistan, #committee-to-protect-journalists, #detainees, #international-relations, #political-prisoners, #taliban, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 6:49 pm on December 19, 2022
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How Diane Foley Made It Her Mission to Prioritize US Hostages Overseas

Ms. Foley, whose son was killed by terrorists in the Middle East, has pressured the White House under three presidents to raise the profiles of Americans held overseas.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #foley-diane, #foley-james-1973-2014, #griner-brittney, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #political-prisoners, #presidents-and-presidency-us, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:19 pm on December 16, 2022
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Brittney Griner Goes Home, Pledges WNBA Return and Support for Paul Whelan

Griner, in her first public comments since being freed from imprisonment in Russia, said she would return to the Phoenix Mercury next season and work to free wrongful detainees outside the United States.

#basketball, #griner-brittney, #kozar-vince, #phoenix-mercury, #political-prisoners, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #taurasi-diana, #united-states-international-relations, #womens-national-basketball-assn

The New York Times 3:17 pm on December 14, 2022
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In Liberia and Across Africa, Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Is Still Felt

The Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans. But in the 1990s and early 2000s, he supplied weapons to myriad African conflicts.

#africa, #angola, #arms-trade, #bout-viktor, #congo-democratic-republic-of-congo-kinshasa, #liberia, #political-prisoners, #rapp-stephen-j, #russia, #smuggling, #taylor-charles-g, #war-crimes-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 14, 2022
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Russia’s ‘Sham’ Charge of Spying Makes Whelan’s Case the Hardest

Supporters say Paul Whelan is more hapless tourist than James Bond — and that the Russians know it. But that doesn’t make freeing him any easier.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #reed-trevor-1991, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #united-states-international-relations, #whelan-paul-n

The New York Times 5:25 pm on December 11, 2022
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In Hostage Diplomacy, It’s Often the Hostage-Takers Who Pay

Detaining foreigners to wring concessions from their home country’s government holds perils for both sides, but especially, perhaps surprisingly, for the hostage takers.

#bout-viktor, #china, #griner-brittney, #iran, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #meng-wanzhou, #political-prisoners, #rezaian-jason, #russia, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 10:15 am on December 10, 2022
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Brittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia

Westerners in Russia have to weigh the risks of living and working in the country against professional and financial opportunities there.

#agents-business, #basketball, #edward-snowden, #elections, #fogel-marc-1961, #griner-brittney, #hockey-ice, #international-relations, #national-hockey-league, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #seagal-steven, #ukraine, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 1:41 am on December 10, 2022
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With End of Griner’s Detention, a New Wave of WNBA Activism Begins

With their campaign to free Brittney Griner from prison in Russia over, W.N.B.A. players say they will help free others and focus on women’s health and pay equity.

#basketball, #black-people, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #griner-brittney, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #political-prisoners, #women-and-girls, #womens-national-basketball-assn, #womens-rights

The New York Times 1:11 am on December 10, 2022
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An Open Letter to Welcome Home Brittney Griner

When Griner was imprisoned in Russia, letters were her main form of communication with home. Our columnist offers one last letter to mark her return to the United States.

#basketball, #black-people, #bout-viktor, #griner-brittney, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #international-relations, #phoenix-mercury, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 5:14 pm on December 9, 2022
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Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner

U.S. officials say Moscow had been pushing for the release of a Russian assassin being held in Germany before finally agreeing to release Ms. Griner for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #bout-viktor, #germany, #griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 9, 2022
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Griner’s Detention Showed the Strength and the Struggle in Women’s Sports

The W.N.B.A.’s players and fans pushed furiously for Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony, but her plight also highlighted gender inequities in sports.

#basketball, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #hashish, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #marijuana, #minnesota-lynx, #national-basketball-assn, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #smuggling, #ummc-yekaterinburg, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wages-and-salaries

The New York Times 9:54 pm on December 8, 2022
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In the Deal to Free Griner, Putin Used a Familiar Lever: Pain

By seizing the basketball star, the Russian president made things so painful for the U.S. that it capitulated and turned over a convicted arms dealer. Can the same tactic work in the war in Ukraine?

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #bout-viktor, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #griner-brittney, #international-relations, #political-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #ukraine, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations, #womens-national-basketball-assn

The New York Times 2:07 pm on December 8, 2022
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Who Is Viktor Bout, Arms Dealer in Swap for Brittney Griner?

Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying arms to Al Qaeda, the Taliban and rebels in Rwanda. His exploits helped inspire a 2005 film, “Lord of War,” that starred Nicolas Cage.

#airlines-and-airplanes, #arms-trade, #bout-viktor, #defense-and-military-forces, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #freight-cargo, #griner-brittney, #gru-russia, #political-prisoners, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #terrorism, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 1:57 pm on December 8, 2022
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Brittney Griner’s Release Puts a Spotlight on Paul Whelan

Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive, was arrested at a Moscow hotel in December 2018. President Biden says his administration is still working on getting him released.

#basketball, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #bout-viktor, #griner-brittney, #international-relations, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #united-states-politics-and-government, #whelan-paul-n

The New York Times 8:07 am on December 8, 2022
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A Surge in Tourists in Restive Kashmir, but ‘No Mental Peace’ for Residents

Visitors have flocked back to the region — proof, India says, that its imposition of control worked. But people who live there say fear and uncertainty persist.

#censorship, #defense-and-military-forces, #hinduism, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #india, #kashmir-and-jammu-india, #modi-narendra, #pakistan, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #terrorism, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 8:47 am on December 1, 2022
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Paul Whelan, an American Imprisoned in Russia, Is Hospitalized

His family and the Biden administration are worried about his transfer to a prison hospital.

#political-prisoners, #russia, #united-states-international-relations, #whelan-paul-n

The New York Times 3:28 pm on November 28, 2022
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For Putin’s Opponents, Exile From Russia Proves a Boon

The political network of Aleksei A. Navalny, the imprisoned opposition leader, had seemingly been crushed. But working from abroad, the Navalny team is using YouTube to spearhead antiwar efforts.

#navalny-aleksei-a, #political-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #vilnius-lithuania, #youtube-com

The New York Times 7:32 am on November 25, 2022
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Volker Türk, the U.N.’s New Human Rights Chief, Has a Lot to Do.

From Iran to Ukraine to Xinjiang in China, Volker Türk will have no shortage of challenges as he steps into one of the United Nations’ most delicate roles.

#austria, #darfur-sudan, #egypt, #ethiopia, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #kuwait, #political-prisoners, #somalia, #sudan, #turk-volker, #ukraine, #united-nations, #united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees, #xinjiang-china

The New York Times 12:27 am on November 19, 2022
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Russia Raises Hopes for Griner’s Release, but U.S. Says It’s Just Talk

The State Department says Russia refuses to negotiate seriously to free the basketball star Brittney Griner, who was sent to a penal colony with a nine-year sentence on a cannabis charge.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #bout-viktor, #griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #ryabkov-sergei-a, #whelan-paul-n

The New York Times 8:59 pm on November 17, 2022
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Brittney Griner Transferred to Penal Colony Outside Moscow, Lawyers Say

The W.N.B.A. star, who has been detained in Russia since February, is facing nine years in a Russian prison on a drug charge.

#griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #womens-national-basketball-assn

The New York Times 5:32 pm on November 17, 2022
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Alexei Navalny Says He Has Been Placed in Permanent Solitary Confinement

The Russian opposition leader has been jailed since March 2021 after surviving an assassination attempt that American intelligence agencies blamed on Russian security agents.

#navalny-aleksei-a, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

The New York Times 2:00 pm on November 12, 2022
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The Most Eloquent Speaker at the Climate Summit Is Alaa Abd El Fattah

The British and American governments are not doing enough to free the writer and activist who is on a hunger strike in an Egyptian prison.

#abd-el-fattah-alaa, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #egypt, #hunger-strikes, #international-relations, #news-and-news-media, #political-prisoners, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #united-states-international-relations

The New York Times 9:56 am on November 5, 2022
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Hosting Climate Summit Is Both Opportunity and Risk for Egypt

The COP27 meeting next week allows a debt-wracked African country to champion climate needs of poorer nations. But it also puts Egypt under scrutiny.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #egypt, #egyptian-initiative-for-personal-rights, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #global-warming, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #human-rights-watch, #klein-naomi, #political-prisoners, #sharm-el-sheikh-egypt, #shoukry-sameh, #sisi-abdel-fattah-el, #united-nations, #united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change

The New York Times 7:00 am on November 3, 2022
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Can Bill Richardson Free Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan?

The former New Mexico governor advised the family of one American freed from Russia and says he can help Ms. Griner and Mr. Whelan.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #putin-vladimir-v, #reed-trevor-1991, #richardson-bill, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #united-states-international-relations, #whelan-paul-n

The New York Times 11:34 pm on October 25, 2022
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Brittney Griner’s Prison Term Is Upheld by Russian Court

The W.N.B.A. athlete is facing nine years in a Russian prison on a drug charge. A prisoner swap may be her only path home.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #united-states-international-relations, #womens-national-basketball-assn

The New York Times 7:00 am on October 25, 2022
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Why People Are Flocking to a Symbol of Taiwan’s Authoritarian Past

At a museum dedicated to Taiwan’s not-so-distant authoritarian past, Taiwanese see China’s present, and a dark vision of one possible future under autocratic rule.

#chiang-ching-kuo-1910-88, #chiang-kai-shek, #china, #chinese-nationalist-party-taiwan, #communist-party-of-china, #democratic-progressive-party-taiwan, #kaohsiung-taiwan, #museums, #pelosi-nancy, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #taipei-taiwan, #taiwan, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 7:16 pm on October 24, 2022
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Brittney Griner Doesn’t Expect ‘Miracles to Happen’ With Her Appeal

If the appeals court won’t overrule Ms. Griner’s verdict, it will come into force and she will be sent to a penal colony.

#griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

The New York Times 9:09 pm on October 21, 2022
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How a Prison Fire Unfolded in Iran

The cause of the fire last weekend remains unclear, but witnesses and families of prisoners say that the authorities had been bracing for unrest in the notorious Evin Prison in northern Tehran.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #evin-prison, #fires-and-firefighters, #iran, #mohammadi-narges-1972, #namazi-siamak, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners

The New York Times 11:58 pm on October 15, 2022
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Fire Erupts at Iran’s Most Notorious Prison Amid National Protests

Evin Prison, in Tehran, houses thousands of dissidents and political prisoners. Witnesses described hearing gunshots and explosions as a blaze made its way through the facility on Saturday.

#amini-mahsa-2000-22, #fires-and-firefighters, #iran, #mohammadi-narges-1972, #namazi-siamak, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #tehran-iran

The New York Times 3:02 pm on October 12, 2022
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Brittney Griner Is Struggling in Russian Prison, Her Lawyer Says

Facing nine years in prison in Russia, the U.S. basketball star is struggling emotionally and worried that a swap deal to release her may not materialize, according to one of her attorneys.

#basketball, #decisions-and-verdicts, #griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #russia, #united-states-international-relations, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #whelan-paul-n

The New York Times 9:05 am on October 12, 2022
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Young Journalists Fight to Keep Free Press Alive in Myanmar

The Southeast Asian nation has seen a relentless crackdown on free expression, with a small literary magazine emerging as one of the few remaining independent media outlets.

#aung-san-suu-kyi, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #freedom-of-the-press, #myanmar, #news-and-news-media, #political-prisoners, #southeast-asia

The New York Times 9:58 pm on October 1, 2022
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American Prisoners Are Released From Venezuela and Iran

Caracas let go seven Americans in a trade for two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady who had been convicted on drug charges. Separately, Tehran freed its longest-held American prisoner.

#amnesties-commutations-and-pardons, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #flores-de-freitas-francisco, #flores-cilia, #flores-efrain-antonio-campo, #iran, #maduro-nicolas, #namazi-siamak, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners, #united-nations, #united-states-international-relations, #venezuela

The New York Times 6:39 am on September 29, 2022
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Australian Economic Adviser Sentenced to Three Years in Myanmar

Sean Turnell, arrested five days after the military seized power in a coup, has been convicted by the junta of violating the country’s official secrets act.

#aung-san-suu-kyi, #australia, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #decisions-and-verdicts, #diplomatic-service-embassies-and-consulates, #min-aung-hlaing, #myanmar, #political-prisoners

The New York Times 6:39 am on September 21, 2022
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Victims Recall Life in the Philippines Under Marcos’s Martial Law

Ferdinand E. Marcos placed the country under military rule 50 years ago this week. With his son now in power, those who lived through those dark days fear their stories will be lost.

#detainees, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #marcos-ferdinand-e, #marcos-ferdinand-jr, #martial-law, #philippines, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #torture

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 2, 2022
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Salman Rushdie and What It Means to Support Free Speech

I felt the power of the rush of readers who ran to the stage when Salman Rushdie was attacked.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 2, 2022
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What Brittney Griner’s Income Says About Women’s Basketball

As Brittney Griner’s attorneys appeal her conviction in a Russian court, questions remain about why Ms. Griner and other W.N.B.A. stars play abroad to supplement their incomes.

#griner-brittney, #political-prisoners, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #wages-and-salaries, #womens-national-basketball-assn

The New York Times 8:46 am on September 1, 2022
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For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses is a Long-Awaited Vindication

The report’s assessment that China’s crackdown in Xinjiang could amount to “crimes against humanity” gives new momentum to a campaign to pressure Beijing.

#bachelet-michelle, #china, #detainees, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #political-prisoners, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #united-nations, #united-nations-human-rights-council, #urumqi-china, #washington-dc, #xinjiang-china

The New York Times 2:40 pm on August 23, 2022
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Nicaragua Silences Its Last Outspoken Critics: Catholic Priests

A wave of government attacks on church leaders has extinguished the last independent voice in the Central American nation.

#clergy, #nicaragua, #ortega-daniel, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #priests, #rolando-alvarez, #roman-catholic-church