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Thailand is no stranger to street protests, coups and political turbulence. But observers and participants agree the pro-democracy movement that…
MEXICO CITY — Mexican lawmakers voted to strip immunity from foreign law enforcement agents working in the country this week,…
Agnes Chow wanted out. In October 2014, weeks after angry demonstrators surrounded Hong Kong’s government headquarters to demand a greater say…
On a Friday morning in December 2016, President-elect Donald Trump did what no sitting or incoming American presidents had done…
A Hong Kong court has jailed three prominent political activists, dealing a further blow to a democracy movement crushed by…
When Denis Solís, a singer and rapper, was arrested by Cuban police on November 9, he was dragged out of…
A Chinese official has provoked outrage in Australia after he tweeted a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering an…
For the first time ever Pope Francis publicly acknowledged the widespread persecution of Uighur Muslims in China, where more than…
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and two other prominent figures in the city’s pro-democracy movement have been detained after pleading…
The refusal of United States President Donald Trump to concede the election to Joe Biden, his challenging of the result…