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News Russian court sets US journalist Evan Gershkovich's trial date for June 26 The Wall Street Journal reporter, who was arrested in March 2023 on charges of espionage at the CIA's behest, has been considered 'wrongfully detained' by the White House, and used as a bargaining chip by Putin to propose a prisoner exchange.

Published on June 17, 2024, at 8:30 am (Paris), updated on June 17, 2024, at 9:33 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Israeli military announces daily 'pause' for Gaza aid The Israeli military said the decision was to 'increase the volumes of humanitarian aid' entering the Palestinian territory, although stated their would be'no cessation of hostilities in the southern Gaza Strip.'

Published on June 16, 2024, at 10:24 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Russia: Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich's case will go to trial Evan Gershkovich became the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be arrested for spying in Russia when he was detained.

Published on June 13, 2024, at 7:18 pm (Paris), updated on June 13, 2024, at 9:20 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Amnesty International report shows executions worldwide in 2023 rose to an 8-year high The report recorded a total of 1,153 executions in 2023, a 30% increase from 2022 and the highest level since 2015, with a sharp rise in Iran and across the Middle East.

Published on May 29, 2024, at 3:39 am (Paris), updated on May 29, 2024, at 8:57 am Le Monde

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News UN approves resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide The UN General Assembly has established an annual day to commemorate the genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, despite vehement opposition by Serbs.

Published on May 23, 2024, at 11:28 pm (Paris), updated on May 24, 2024, at 7:56 am Le Monde with AP and AFP

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'Restricting TikTok in New Caledonia cannot be deemed necessary or proportionate' Stefania Di Stefano, a specialist in international law, warns of the weak legal basis for blocking the mobile app in the archipelago. This measure is 'unprecedented in France.'

Published on May 21, 2024, at 4:27 pm (Paris) Stefania Di Stefano

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News Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi faces new trial, family says Narges Mohammadi, who is held in Tehran's Evin prison, is charged with making 'propaganda against the regime' in a trial set to begin Sunday, said her family.

Published on May 18, 2024, at 4:42 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only French arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad challenged in Paris appeals court The French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office has requested that the arrest warrant, issued in November 2023, be annuled, on the grounds of absolute personal immunity for sitting heads of state.

Published on May 16, 2024, at 4:35 am (Paris), updated on May 16, 2024, at 9:12 am Christophe Ayad

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News Subscribers only BBC documentary on arrested Iranian woman's death angers authorities Documents revealed by the British broadcaster refute the Iranian security forces' claim that 16-year-old Nika Shakarami, who disappeared on September 20, 2022, after protesting Mahsa Amini's death, died by suicide.

Published on May 7, 2024, at 2:58 am (Paris) Ghazal Golshiri

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'Welcoming Xi Jinping to France is a policy of complicity in the Uyghur genocide' Sociologist Dilnur Reyhan, a French national of Uyghur origin, calls on President Emmanuel Macron not to remain silent on Beijing's genocidal policy when hosting Xi Jinping.

Published on May 7, 2024, at 1:23 am (Paris), updated on May 7, 2024, at 7:42 am Dilnur Reyhan

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News Macron and von der Leyen press China's Xi on Ukraine and fair trade at Paris summit The French and EU Commission Presidents spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping in a trilateral meeting, kicking off Xi's two-day state visit to France with discussions of 'fair rules for all' in trade, as well as China's exports to Russia during its war in Ukraine.

Published on May 6, 2024, at 3:29 pm (Paris), updated on May 6, 2024, at 6:22 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News UNESCO study says 70% of environmental journalists report attacks, threat, pressure UNESCO said at least 749 journalists and news media outlets reporting on environmental issues were 'targeted with murder, physical violence, detention and arrest, online harassment or legal attacks' between 2009 and 2023.

Published on May 3, 2024, at 5:14 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Guatemala prosecutors raid offices of Save the Children over alleged child abuse The raid follows reports in local media that Guatemalan prosecutors asked the Texas attorney general's office for help investigating the alleged trafficking of Guatemalan children on the southern US border.

Published on April 26, 2024, at 4:07 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Long Read Subscribers only Chinese dissidents and their families are under constant harassment According to Chinese Human Rights Defenders, authorities do not hesitate to target the children of Chinese human rights defenders to break any attempts at resistance.

Published on April 15, 2024, at 3:50 pm (Paris), updated on April 15, 2024, at 3:52 pm Simon Leplâtre

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News Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich to June 30 Gershkovich, a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, has already spent almost a year behind bars.

Published on March 26, 2024, at 10:26 am (Paris), updated on March 26, 2024, at 11:07 am Le Monde with AFP

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Conversation Subscribers only Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele: 'Iran made me a bargaining chip for its shameful haggling' After 455 days in prison in Tehran, Belgian Olivier Vandecasteele was freed in a prisoner swap. He has since launched Protect Humanitarians, which he hopes will help humanitarian workers under threat.

Published on March 14, 2024, at 6:51 pm (Paris) Ghazal Golshiri

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Long Read Subscribers only France, first to protect abortion in Constitution, sends message to 'women of the world' French lawmakers voted 780 to 72 in favor of a constitutional amendment to protect women's freedom to have abortions. A public ceremony will be held to officially mark this occasion on March 8, for International Women's Rights Day.

Published on March 5, 2024, at 10:54 am (Paris), updated on March 5, 2024, at 2:51 pm Mariama Darame

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News Subscribers only Frontex did not issue Mayday call ahead of Greece shipwreck in which 650 migrants died A report by European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly examines the EU border agency's shortcomings during the disaster in June 2023. She criticizes its lack of cooperation with Greece and floats the idea of suspending its activities in certain cases.

Published on February 28, 2024, at 11:28 am (Paris), updated on February 28, 2024, at 11:32 am Philippe Jacqué Julia Pascual

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'The UN is facing the violation of its own charter' Any permanent member of the UN Security Council has the power to veto the body's policies, which some members use to protect their own political choices. Historians, academics, and writers propose, in an op-ed for Le Monde, the introduction of an additional article amending the UN Charter.

Published on February 24, 2024, at 4:13 pm (Paris), updated on February 24, 2024, at 4:14 pm Group letter

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'Navalny followed a complex political path and paid the ultimate sacrifice' Historian of the Soviet Union Nicolas Werth describes the exceptional life of Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's toughest opponent.

Published on February 21, 2024, at 10:42 am (Paris) Nicolas Werth

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News UN human rights chief slams UK's Rwanda asylum seeker plan The controversial plan by Rishi Sunak's government to deport those seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda had already been criticized by the country's Supreme court, and by a joint parliamentary committee, as 'not compatible' with the UK's rights 'obligations.'

Published on February 19, 2024, at 11:26 am (Paris), updated on April 24, 2024, at 5:03 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Greece legalizes same-sex marriage and adoption Greece on Thursday, February 15, became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church and conservative lawmakers.

Published on February 15, 2024, at 11:50 pm (Paris), updated on February 16, 2024, at 8:30 am Le Monde with AP and AFP

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News Subscribers only Political executions on the rise in Iran Four Kurdish prisoners accused by Tehran of collaborating with Israel were hanged on Monday. By 2023, the number of prisoners executed by the Islamic Republic increased by 68%, according to Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Published on February 1, 2024, at 1:09 am (Paris), updated on February 1, 2024, at 7:17 am Ghazal Golshiri

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News UN agency says several employees sacked for alleged involvement in October 7 attack The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said that 'several' employees had been fired and that an investigation was underway after Israeli authorities provided information about the staff members.

Published on January 26, 2024, at 5:15 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Kenneth Eugene Smith executed in first US execution using nitrogen gas The state of Alabama on Thursday executed Smith, sentenced to death in 1996 for a 1988 murder, using a controversial method the UN has likened to 'torture.'

Published on January 26, 2024, at 4:05 am (Paris), updated on January 26, 2024, at 12:08 pm Le Monde with AP and AFP

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Column Subscribers only Israel-Hamas war: The specter of famine looms over Gaza While the conflict in Gaza rages on, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are at risk of starvation.

Published on January 22, 2024, at 2:48 am (Paris), updated on January 22, 2024, at 10:24 am Jean-Pierre Filiu

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News South Africa says Israel aims at 'destruction of Palestinian life' The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been asked by South Africa to consider whether Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.

Published on January 11, 2024, at 5:13 pm (Paris), updated on January 11, 2024, at 5:37 pm Le Monde

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Feature Subscribers only Angkor's traditional villages under threat The Cambodian authorities have launched a major project to relocate the residents of the archaeological site of the renowned Angkor temples, where the number of illegal constructions has surged.

Published on January 7, 2024, at 11:14 pm (Paris), updated on January 12, 2024, at 9:40 am Brice Pedroletti

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Feature Subscribers only The 'disobedient' children of Argentina's torturers The daughters and sons of men accused of actively participating in repression during the dictatorship (1976-1983) are slowly discovering a past that has long remained secret. Some don't hesitate to disown their fathers.

Published on January 7, 2024, at 2:00 pm (Paris), updated on January 7, 2024, at 10:07 pm Angeline Montoya

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News Investigators question Indian passengers grounded in France over trafficking fears Prosecutors expect the grounded Legend Airlines plane and 303 passengers will be allowed to leave Monday. They have been held since Thursday at Vatry airport.

Published on December 24, 2023, at 11:52 am (Paris), updated on December 24, 2023, at 3:57 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Two people in custody after France grounds plane carrying 300 Indians over suspected 'human trafficking' Special investigators are questioning all those aboard, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Thirteen unaccompanied minors were aboard.

Published on December 22, 2023, at 5:20 pm (Paris), updated on December 23, 2023, at 12:52 pm Le Monde with AP and AFP

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News EU awards Mahsa Amini top rights prize as Iran blocks family from attending Amini's mother, father and brother missed the ceremony at the parliament in Strasbourg after authorities confiscated their passports and barred them from flying to collect the Sakharov Prize.

Published on December 12, 2023, at 1:34 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Op-Ed Subscribers only Israel-Hamas war: 'There is always a moral alternative to the mass death of children and civilians' Philosopher Pierre Zaoui urges Israel not to lose its soul and to demonstrate human justice by stopping the bombardments.

Published on December 11, 2023, at 5:07 am (Paris) Pierre Zaoui

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News Cambodia displaces villagers from Angkor Wat The Cambodian PM cited UNESCO World Heritage Site 'conditions' behind the relocations. UNESCO has said they 'never requested' this program, which Amnesty International has denounced as 'forced evictions.'

Published on December 8, 2023, at 8:46 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only The UK's refugee crisis intensifies amid housing shortages and eviction pressures Following their asylum decision, applicants now have between seven and 28 days to vacate the hotels where they're accommodated. This poses a daunting task for both the applicants and the overwhelmed associations grappling with this new situation.

Published on December 6, 2023, at 12:58 am (Paris), updated on December 6, 2023, at 7:46 am Cécile Ducourtieux

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News UK court rules against plan to deport migrants to Rwanda The UK's Supreme Court has ruled against the UK government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, calling one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's key policies unlawful. The governments of the UK and Rwanda said they would continue to look for a way to implement the project.

Published on November 15, 2023, at 11:50 am (Paris), updated on December 22, 2023, at 3:42 pm Le Monde with AP

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News Ex-doctor goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocide Sosthene Munyemana, 68, is accused of organizing torture and killings during the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda. He has lived in France since 1994.

Published on November 14, 2023, at 9:19 am (Paris), updated on December 22, 2023, at 3:43 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'As human rights activists and journalists, we demand the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who is now on hunger strike' Every hour that passes is now a matter of life and death for Iranian journalist Narges Mohammadi, as the Nobel laureate, on a hunger strike, has just been rushed to hospital. A group of human rights defenders calls for her release in an open letter in Le Monde.

Published on November 8, 2023, at 9:12 pm (Paris), updated on November 8, 2023, at 9:23 pm Group letter

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News Iran sentences woman to death for adultery Iran faces global scrutiny for its frequent use of the death penalty. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said that Iran has executed 419 individuals in the first seven months of this year, marking a 30% increase from the previous year.

Published on November 4, 2023, at 1:50 am (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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News Biden administration reaches settlement with separated migrant families at US-Mexico border The agreement reverses a Trump-era policy and provides support services for affected families and sets new standards to prevent future separations.

Published on October 17, 2023, at 2:54 am (Paris), updated on October 17, 2023, at 2:55 am Le Monde with AFP

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Column Subscribers only 'The dangerous political instrumentalization of the Israel-Palestine conflict in France was reactivated by the Hamas attack' As France's list of terrorist attacks gets longer and conflict in the Middle East fills political discourse, it's important to remember the equality movement that swept France in the 1980s.

Published on October 16, 2023, at 5:39 am (Paris), updated on October 16, 2023, at 8:32 pm Philippe Bernard

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News UN warns of 'devastating human consequences' of Israel's evacuation order A UN special rapporteur said that forcible population transfers are a 'crime against humanity.' The UN urged Israel to rescind the order, saying, 'Even wars have rules.'

Published on October 13, 2023, at 9:43 pm (Paris), updated on October 13, 2023, at 9:48 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Iran media slam Mohammadi Nobel Peace Prize win, Biden calls for her release US President Joe Biden hailed Narges Mohammadi's 'unshakable courage' after being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. She has been incarcerated since November 2021.

Published on October 6, 2023, at 7:55 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'We need to better compensate the work providing the greatest value for society' Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, argues that labor compensation should encompass more than just monetary gains and also acknowledge the impact of work on social well-being.

Published on October 5, 2023, at 3:58 am (Paris), updated on October 5, 2023, at 4:03 pm Olivier De Schutter

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Gallery Subscribers only The pain of forced queer exile through the lens of Jake Naughton In May, Uganda enacted one of the world's most repressive and hom*ophobic laws. hom*osexuals have been increasingly stigmatized and flee to neighboring Kenya or even the US. Since 2014, photographer Jake Naughton has documented these journeys marked by pain and solidarity.

Published on October 1, 2023, at 6:30 pm (Paris) Marine Jeannin

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News Subscribers only Investigations opened for human trafficking during grape harvest in Champagne From unsanitary facilities to unpaid labor, more than 200 foreigners worked in appalling conditions during the recent grape harvest.

Published on September 29, 2023, at 3:30 pm (Paris) Stéphanie Wenger

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Feature Subscribers only Kyiv is losing track of Ukrainian children deported to Russia Following an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court against President Vladimir Putin, Moscow is accelerating the issuance of Russian passports and attempting to prevent the repatriation of children to Ukraine.

Published on September 19, 2023, at 8:00 pm (Paris) Rémy Ourdan

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News 333 million children live in extreme poverty: UNICEF 333 million children globally – or one in six– survive on less than $2.15 a day according to new analysis from the children's agency.

Published on September 13, 2023, at 7:39 am (Paris), updated on September 13, 2023, at 12:23 pm Le Monde with AFP

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Letter from... Subscribers only In Brussels, announced withdrawal of Soros Foundation leaves NGOs reeling Every year, the Soros Foundation provides over €186 million in funding to a myriad of NGOs in the European Union. The position this private institution occupies in support of civil society is almost unique.

Published on September 13, 2023, at 2:54 am (Paris), updated on September 13, 2023, at 9:57 am Philippe Jacqué

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Document Subscribers only Letters from five imprisoned Iranian women: 'We are guilty of a desire to live' Le Monde is publishing five letters written and snuck out of prison by five human rights activists. Four of them are imprisoned in Tehran's Evin prison, where many opponents from the protest movement that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 are being held.

Published on September 12, 2023, at 4:00 am (Paris), updated on September 14, 2023, at 11:34 am 5 female prisoners in Iran Ghazal Golshiri

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Synthèse Subscribers only The ordeal of Tigrayan women in Ethiopia: 'Whether you shout or not, no one is going to come and rescue you' At least 120,000 women were raped in Tigray during the war, according to regional authorities. And almost a year after the peace agreement, the violence continues.

Published on September 6, 2023, at 5:16 pm (Paris), updated on September 15, 2023, at 10:20 am Noé Hochet-Bodin

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News Afghanistan: UN's World Food Programme cuts aid to 2 million Afghans due to cash shortfall The World Food Programme has had to cut off a total of 10 million people from its assistance this year. It is often the last lifeline for women, who are increasingly being pushed out of society and are struggling to feed their children.

Published on September 6, 2023, at 4:34 pm (Paris), updated on September 6, 2023, at 4:36 pm Le Monde with AP

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News 5 dead, including 4 children, in 2 migrant boat sinkings off Greek islands near Turkish coast 18 people were rescued after a boat carrying migrants apparently sank northeast of the Greek island of Lesbos, near the Turkish coast.

Published on August 28, 2023, at 7:43 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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In Depth Subscribers only Prisons in France grapple with sweltering heat also In facilities that are often overcrowded and inadequate in their infrastructure, the recent heatwave is particularly hard to bear for inmates and guards alike.

Published on August 26, 2023, at 5:14 am (Paris), updated on August 26, 2023, at 9:40 am Abel Mestre

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News Saudi border guards killed hundreds of migrants, says Human Rights Watch The human rights NGO based its report on interviews with 38 Ethiopian migrants who tried to cross the border, as well as gathered satellite imagery and social media footage.

Published on August 21, 2023, at 1:06 pm (Paris), updated on August 23, 2023, at 4:30 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Ralph Lauren probed in Canada over allegations of forced Uyghur labor The announcement follows similar probes of Nike Canada and Canadian mining firm Dynasty Gold, which the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) began last month.

Published on August 16, 2023, at 12:53 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Laos accused of detaining Chinese human rights lawyer on behalf of Beijing Human rights organizations are mobilizing to obtain the release of Chinese lawyer Lu Siwei, who was arrested by Laotian authorities on July 28. They fear he will be handed over to China.

Published on August 13, 2023, at 4:21 am (Paris) Brice Pedroletti

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News Subscribers only Oleg Orlov, the dissident who won't keep quiet or flee Russia At 70, this key figure in Memorial, the leading Russian NGO closed by the Kremlin, is being prosecuted for 'public activities aimed at discrediting' the armed forces.

Published on July 26, 2023, at 3:29 am (Paris), updated on July 26, 2023, at 9:05 am Nicolas Ruisseau

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News Egypt's Sissi pardons researcher a day after three-year jail sentence sparked outcry An Egyptian court on Tuesday had sentenced Patrick Zaki to three years' prison for 'spreading false news,' before announcing his release on Wednesday.

Published on July 20, 2023, at 1:05 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas Damascus has agreed to let aid move overland from Turkey through the Bab al-Hawa crossing in northwest Syria for six months starting Thursday, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh told reporters. The UN says more than four million people are in need in northwest Syria.

Published on July 14, 2023, at 12:00 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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