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Chinese Dissident Who Fled To South Korea On Rubber Boat Reaches Canada
Dong Guangping, a 68-year-old former policeman, has been a thorn in Beijing's side for advocating political reform and human rights, and served multiple prison stints over the years.
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"I Will Die Here": Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Wrote Before Death In Prison
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will to be released on October 22.
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Iranian Dissident Gang-Raped In Germany By Tehran Loyalists: Report
A 30-year-old Iranian dissident was gang-raped in Germany by four men believed to be loyalists of Iran's Islamic Republic, a report said.
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'Came to Seek Freedom': South Korea Court Convict Dissident That Fled China
A dissident who escaped China on a jet ski was convicted of illegal entry by a South Korean court Thursday but given a suspended jail sentence, his representative said.
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Protest At BJP's Rajasthan Office Over Poll Tickets, 4 Suspended
Supporters of BJP dissidents allegedly damaged furniture in the party's Rajsamand district office and burnt election campaign-related material on the road along with tyres to protest against ticket distribution for the upcoming assembly elections.
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"Help Us Free...": Parents Of Belarus Critic Arrested From Diverted Plane
Hundreds of people in Warsaw on Saturday rallied in support of the Belarusian opposition, days after the regime in Minsk diverted a European passenger plane and arrested a dissident journalist onboard.
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Belarus Dissident's Girlfriend Being Held On Suspicion Of "Crimes": Russia
The Russian girlfriend of a Belarusian dissident arrested with him when their plane was diverted to Minsk is being held on suspicion of crimes at the time of protests last year, Moscow said Tuesday.
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"You Have Bomb On Board," Belarus Told Pilot Of Diverted Ryanair Plane
Belarus air traffic control told a Vilnius-bound Ryanair flight there was a bomb on board and suggested it divert to Minsk, according to a transcript released by the transport ministry Tuesday.
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"Some KGB Agents" Were On Jet: Airline CEO On Belarus Dissident's Arrest
Belarus secret police are believed to have been present when a dissident journalist was detained when his plane was diverted to Minsk, the head of the Irish airline said on Monday.
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Greta Thunberg, WHO, Kremlin Critic Among Nobel Peace Prize Nominees
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
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Exclusive: Complete Text Of Congress "Letter Bomb" And Its Big Points
Twenty-three Congress leaders including MPs and former ministers wrote a "dissident" letter to party interim chief Sonia Gandhi called for sweeping reforms, fair internal elections, collective decision-making and a "full-time, visible leadership".
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China Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo
China's censors raced today to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo as they seek to silence discussion about the prominent dissident's death.
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No Enemies : The Life-Long Advocacy Of China's Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Dissident Liu Xiaobo
During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China's best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: "We have no enemies."
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Mohamed Nasheed, Dissidents 'Plotting To Overthrow' Maldives President
The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.
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'100 Per Cent Sure It's China's Pressure,' Says Activist Denied Visa By India
Chinese activist Lu Jinghua, who alleges that she was about to board a flight to New Delhi at New York's JFK airport on Monday when she was told that her visa had been cancelled, says India is the first country to deny her entry after China.
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Chinese Dissident Who Fled To South Korea On Rubber Boat Reaches Canada
Dong Guangping, a 68-year-old former policeman, has been a thorn in Beijing's side for advocating political reform and human rights, and served multiple prison stints over the years.
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"I Will Die Here": Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Wrote Before Death In Prison
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will to be released on October 22.
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Iranian Dissident Gang-Raped In Germany By Tehran Loyalists: Report
A 30-year-old Iranian dissident was gang-raped in Germany by four men believed to be loyalists of Iran's Islamic Republic, a report said.
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'Came to Seek Freedom': South Korea Court Convict Dissident That Fled China
A dissident who escaped China on a jet ski was convicted of illegal entry by a South Korean court Thursday but given a suspended jail sentence, his representative said.
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Protest At BJP's Rajasthan Office Over Poll Tickets, 4 Suspended
Supporters of BJP dissidents allegedly damaged furniture in the party's Rajsamand district office and burnt election campaign-related material on the road along with tyres to protest against ticket distribution for the upcoming assembly elections.
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"Help Us Free...": Parents Of Belarus Critic Arrested From Diverted Plane
Hundreds of people in Warsaw on Saturday rallied in support of the Belarusian opposition, days after the regime in Minsk diverted a European passenger plane and arrested a dissident journalist onboard.
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Belarus Dissident's Girlfriend Being Held On Suspicion Of "Crimes": Russia
The Russian girlfriend of a Belarusian dissident arrested with him when their plane was diverted to Minsk is being held on suspicion of crimes at the time of protests last year, Moscow said Tuesday.
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"You Have Bomb On Board," Belarus Told Pilot Of Diverted Ryanair Plane
Belarus air traffic control told a Vilnius-bound Ryanair flight there was a bomb on board and suggested it divert to Minsk, according to a transcript released by the transport ministry Tuesday.
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"Some KGB Agents" Were On Jet: Airline CEO On Belarus Dissident's Arrest
Belarus secret police are believed to have been present when a dissident journalist was detained when his plane was diverted to Minsk, the head of the Irish airline said on Monday.
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Greta Thunberg, WHO, Kremlin Critic Among Nobel Peace Prize Nominees
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
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Exclusive: Complete Text Of Congress "Letter Bomb" And Its Big Points
Twenty-three Congress leaders including MPs and former ministers wrote a "dissident" letter to party interim chief Sonia Gandhi called for sweeping reforms, fair internal elections, collective decision-making and a "full-time, visible leadership".
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China Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo
China's censors raced today to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo as they seek to silence discussion about the prominent dissident's death.
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No Enemies : The Life-Long Advocacy Of China's Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Dissident Liu Xiaobo
During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China's best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: "We have no enemies."
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Mohamed Nasheed, Dissidents 'Plotting To Overthrow' Maldives President
The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.
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'100 Per Cent Sure It's China's Pressure,' Says Activist Denied Visa By India
Chinese activist Lu Jinghua, who alleges that she was about to board a flight to New Delhi at New York's JFK airport on Monday when she was told that her visa had been cancelled, says India is the first country to deny her entry after China.
