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Iran allows detained New Zealand social media influencers to leave
Middle East

Iran allows detained New Zealand social media influencers to leave

Two New Zealanders detained in Iran for the last few months have been allowed to leave the country, New Zealand’s…
Son of US citizen detained in Saudi Arabia says his father is ‘nowhere near being dissident’
Middle East

Son of US citizen detained in Saudi Arabia says his father is ‘nowhere near being dissident’

CNN  – The son of an American citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Tuesday evening…
Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison
Middle East

Inmates say guards fired tear gas after deadly blaze at Iranian prison

CNN -Details of a chaotic night marked by tear gas and explosions have emerged from an Iranian prison following a…
Law punishes mothers abstaining from feeding their infants with prison time
Life & Style

Law punishes mothers abstaining from feeding their infants with prison time

Legal opinions resolved the controversy raised on social media regarding obligating the mothers to breastfeed their infants, saying abstaining from…
Thirty-three detainees in Egypt pardoned by presidential committee
Egypt

Thirty-three detainees in Egypt pardoned by presidential committee

Member of the Presidential Pardon Committee in Egypt, Tariq al-Khouly, announced the release of 33 detainees in pretrial detention within…
Myanmar junta sentences ex-British ambassador to one year in prison over immigration charges
World

Myanmar junta sentences ex-British ambassador to one year in prison over immigration charges

(CNN)Myanmar’s military junta on Friday sentenced former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband to one year in prison, a UK Foreign…
Some 300 inmates on run after suspected Boko Haram raid on Nigeria prison
World

Some 300 inmates on run after suspected Boko Haram raid on Nigeria prison

Abuja, Nigeria – Around 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on…
Saudi Arabia releases Murtaja Qureiris, once the youngest political prisoner​​ in the kingdom — ESOHR
Middle East

Saudi Arabia releases Murtaja Qureiris, once the youngest political prisoner​​ in the kingdom — ESOHR

(CNN) – Murtaja Qureiris, once considered by lawyers and activists as the youngest political prisoner in Saudi Arabia, was released…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says detention of Brittney Griner is based on “objective facts and evidence”
World

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says detention of Brittney Griner is based on “objective facts and evidence”

Russia has denied the US State Department’s claim that the detention of basketball player Brittney Griner is “illegal,” saying her…
The inside story of one man’s five-year ordeal in an Iranian prison
Middle East

The inside story of one man’s five-year ordeal in an Iranian prison

(CNN) – Anoosheh Ashoori points on a computer screen to the location of a makeshift shelter in the yard of…
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