Myanmar yesterday pardoned dozens of political prisoners, activists said, a day after the European Union agreed to end almost all sanctions against the former pariah state. At least 59 political...
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- May 26, 2013
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More than four years after he was freed by the junta, Myanmar's longest-serving political prisoner has been ordered to return the uniform he was wearing on the day of his release. Veteran...
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A Bahraini jailed for taking part in anti-government protests last year died in custody yesterday after being taken to hospital for treatment of a hereditary disease, the interior ministry said....
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A special amnesty freeing thousands of prisoners at the weekend marked festivities for Independence Day today.
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Members of the April 5th Action Group staged a protest outside Beijing's Liaison Office in Happy Valley urging the release of political prisoners on the mainland.
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Reports that South Korea may be planning the release of 242 prisoners of conscience, including 17 aged over 70, will go a long way in enhancing the country's international reputation.
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SIR Leon Brittan, the European Union's Trade Commissioner, yesterday issued a bold call for democratic reform in China, demanding better human rights and an effective legal system.
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CHINA has continued to exercise extensive powers of arbitrary arrest and detention, says the annual global human rights report to be released by Amnesty International today.
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A LIST of political prisoners given by China to United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher in Beijing last month has fallen far short of Washington's demands for information on the jailed...
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DESPITE recent releases of a handful of political prisoners, political repression is increasing across China, the human rights group Asia Watch said yesterday.
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