Anger in Russia as Pussy Riot jailed
August 18th, 2012 - 7:48 am ICT by IANS
Moscow Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Anti-Putin punks Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years each Friday over a protest in Moscow, sparking anger among their supporters.Judge Marina Syrova ruled ... Read more...
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Topless protester cuts down Cross in Ukraine
August 17th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists from the Ukrainian feminist group Femen cut down a wooden crucifix in the centre of the country's capital city of Kiev Friday, supporting members ... Read more...
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Former Ukraine PM Tymoshenko goes on hunger strike
April 25th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by BNO News
KIEV, UKRAINE (BNO NEWS) -- Ukrainian opposition leader and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko began a hunger strike late last week to protest her treatment in prison, including an alleged assault, her ... Read more...
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‘China should address Tibet issue’
October 25th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 25 (IANS) China has to address the discontent prevailing in Tibet, a minister in the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has said."The Chinese government has to address the problem ... Read more...
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Obama urges more pressure on Belarus’ Lukashenko
May 29th, 2011 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pressure must be applied to the Belarusian authorities to put an end to political repression of the country's opposition, US President Barack Obama said ... Read more...
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Over 3,000 pay tribute to Moscow terror victims
April 1st, 2010 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 3,000 people gathered in central Moscow Wednesday to remember the victims of the suicide bomb attacks on subway stations here, an official said.
Thousands of candles ... Read more...
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Dissidents say repression on the rise in Cuba
February 19th, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 19 (IANS/EFE) The unofficial Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation has said that four political prisoners were released from prison in January, but it added that "political repression ... Read more...
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Rights situation remains poor in Cuba, say dissidents
January 20th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) The state of human rights in Cuba did not improve last year and is unlikely to get better in 2010, a dissident organisation said, though noting that the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh asks US, Europe to open borders for climate refugees
December 5th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 4 (ANI): Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has asked both Europe and the US to assume responsibility for millions of people who will be displaced by climate change."Twenty ... Read more...
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Tibetan exiles present play on alleged Chinese atrocities
March 29th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Mar 29 (ANI): Tibetans living-in-exile presented a play here on alleged Chinese atrocities to mark 50 years of Chinese rule in Tibet.Through street performance, Tibetans portrayed the alleged atrocities being inflicted ... Read more...
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US has no plans to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe
March 6th, 2009 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (DPA) The US plans to keep sanctions in place on Zimbabwe until President Robert Mugabe ends political repression in the troubled African country, the State Department said Thursday.
Mugabe must ... Read more...
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Anni, the new hero: Obama of Maldives (Maldives Diary)
November 11th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Male (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) The 41-year-old Mohamed Nasheed, the new president of Maldives, has morphed into a national hero ever since he dislodged Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Asia's longest-serving ruler, in the ... Read more...
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Russia’s last tsar, family members declared victims of repression
October 1st, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 1 (RIA Novosti) Russia's top court ruled Wednesday "to exonerate" the country's last tsar and members of his family, executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, to declare them as victims ... Read more...
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China determined to tame Tibet with help of Maoist-era policies
July 14th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Internal Communist party documents have revealed that China is planning a programme of harsh political repression in Tibet despite a public show of moderation to win over ... Read more...
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