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Ales Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in jail

A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of smuggling and financing "actions grossly violating public order", the Viasna human rights group said. Supporters of Mr Bialiatski, 60, say the...
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Dmitry Muratov on Corruption and Ukraine

On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a conflict that has displaced millions of Ukrainians and claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, the Utah Valley University (UVU) Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS) hosted Russian journalist and...
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Belarus jails senior staff at independent news site in crackdown on Lukashenko critics

Belarus has handed long jail terms to senior staff at the country’s largest independent news site, which was forced to close after historic demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko over two years ago. The verdicts are the latest in a crackdown on...
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Myanmar: Campaign of Terror

A ‘campaign of terror’ is how human rights groups are describing what’s happening in central Myanmar. In the Buddhist heartland, there are recurring reports of villages torched, people killed, homes destroyed and food sources charred. A scene that has played out since...
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Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

Jun 9, 2021 |

Former Secretary General, United Nations. Member, the Elders. 

Danilo Turk

Danilo Turk

Jun 9, 2021 |

Former President of Slovenia, President, Global Leadership Alliance, Club of Madrid, former UN...

Lakhdar Brahimi

Lakhdar Brahimi

Jun 9, 2021 |

Former UN and Arab League Special Envoy for Syria, Member of the Elders