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Amnesty International urges Israel to cease constructing illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories after a plan to build 1,600 new homes is approved.

Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli have been sentenced to two and two and a half years respectively after they posted a video critical of the government on YouTube.

A new law bars all political prisoners, including detained Nobel Peace-prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, from belonging to a political party.

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Egypt releases blogger facing trial by military court

Ahmed Mostafa was facing jail after he after he published a post alleging nepotism within the armed forces.

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Jailed for defending human rights in Mexico
Interview with Raúl Hernández, wrongfully imprisoned on murder charges for his work with Indigenous community

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Investigate inadequate police response to xenophobic violence in South Africa

Local officers failed to respond quickly enough when an armed crowd attacked refugees and migrants in a township south east of Johannesburg in February.

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