Vitali Shkliarov, an American who was detained in Belarus for three months, has been released and has returned to the US.
Two journalists, 23 en 27, get two years in jail for live-streaming a protest in Belarus
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Moscow A court in Belarus sentenced two journalists with the independent Belsat TV channel to two years in prison for live-streaming a demonstration, their employer and Belarussian Association of Journalists said in ...
Na 68 years in prison, America’s oldest juvenile lifer was released
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Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars. Ligon was incarcerated in ...
Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison
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Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights campaigners, has been released after more than 1,000 days in prison for what critics have described as politically-motivated charges. Hathloul...
CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House briefing on Friday. During the briefing, ...
Amerikaners wat in Rusland aangehou word, is siek en kan nie die Amerikaanse ambassade bereik nie, sê sy broer
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Washington Paul Whelan, 'n Amerikaanse burger wat al langer as twee jaar in Rusland aangehou word, is siek en het gesukkel om die Amerikaanse ambassade te bereik, het sy broer Woensdag gesê. "Paul kon met ons ouers praat..
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained, says ruling party spokesman
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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told CNN on Monday. "State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some oth...
Yulia Navalnaya’s husband was poisoned and detained. Now she is piling pressure on Vladimir Putin
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Moscow "Why are you detaining me? Have I violated any laws?" demanded Yulia Navalnaya, as four policemen surrounded her on Saturday. She was on her way to a protest in Moscow, where thousands had gathered to demand t...
Pompeo will leave State Department as a Trump loyalist to the very end
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Washington Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs his Foggy Bottom post on Wednesday a loyal Trump footman to the very end. His nearly three-year term as the top US diplomat was marked by an "Amerika Eerste" benadering ...
Tillerson klop Trump terwyl Pompeo sy lof besing
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Washington, voormalige minister van buitelandse sake, Rex Tillerson, het 'n skerp beeld van sy oudbaas, president Donald Trump, geskilder as iemand wat oningeligte besluite geneem het wat nie in werklikheid gegrond was nie -- 'n skrille kontras met Trum ...
Pompeo meeting with Biden’s secretary of state pick for first time
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Washington Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be his successor, for the first time on Friday. Blinken and Pompeo were originally slated to meet in mi...
Radical cleric linked to Bali bombings released from prison
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Indonesia released Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir from prison on Friday, with authorities saying the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings would enter a de-radicalization program amid concerns over his con...
Top Palestinian DJ detained as party at Muslim holy site sparks angry scenes and scapegoating claims
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A leading female Palestinian DJ has been remanded in custody for 15 days after she was arrested by Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces for performing at a party at a Muslim holy site, leading to claims of off...