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Activists Andrei Pivovarov and Ilya Yashin seek return to Russia after release from prison

USA TodayOct 14

The Nobel Peace Laureate's Gripping of Fire in Her Prison

Vladimir Putin wouldn't guarantee Alexei Navalny will leave prison alive in chilling message to Biden ahead of Geneva summit

Business InsiderNov 26, 2021

UN rights chief: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s life in great danger

Al JazeeraOct 21

Egypt’s president pardons prominent activist Ahmed Douma

Washington PostDec 01, 2023

Myanmar’s military reduces Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentences, still faces decades in prison

PBS NewsHourOct 14

Iranian hardliner Raisi, tied to mass executions, sworn in as regime president

FOX NewsNov 26, 2022

Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be freed on Sunday

Al Jazeera1 day