Spain's Supreme Court opposes potential government pardons for the 12 Catalan separatist leaders convicted for their role in the region's failed independence bid in 2017, it said in a non-binding report on Tuesday.
Moroccan authorities on Tuesday stopped human rights activists from protesting outside parliament to demand the release of dissident journalists Soulaimane Raissouni, who is on a hunger strike, and Omar Radi.
WorldJailed Kremlin critic Navalny s team abandon formal street protests - ally
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An ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Thursday his team could no longer organise formal street protests after a Russian state crackdown, but that spontaneous protests would take their place.
The comments, by Lithuania-based Leonid Volkov, are the latest sign that a legal onslaught against Navalny s movement has forced it to rethink the way it does things. read more
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin s most prominent domestic critic, was jailed in February. His arrest the previous month sparked nationwide protests at which police arrested thousands of people after declaring the rallies illegal.
A Hong Kong court on Friday granted emergency bail to former Democratic Party leader Wu Chi-Wai, detained on charges of breaking the city's national security law, so he can attend his father's funeral, the South China Morning Post reported.
ChinaHong Kong leader flags fake news laws as worries over media freedom grow
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a ceremony marking the National Security Education Day in Hong Kong, China April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government was working on fake news legislation to tackle misinformation, hatred and lies, as worries grow over media freedoms in the global financial hub.
Under Beijing s directions, Hong Kong has taken a swift authoritarian turn following the imposition of a sweeping national security law in 2020, with a fresh drive for patriotism spilling into most aspects of life in the city.