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Gaza flotilla activists to be released from Israel detention and deported

JERUSALEM, May 9 (Reuters) - Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the G...

9th May, 2026

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Georgia hands down long sentences to election-day protest organisers

By Lucy Papachristou May 7 (Reuters) - Georgia sentenced ten people, including a prominent opera sin...

7th May, 2026

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Portugal detains 15 officers as Lisbon police torture probe widens

LISBON, May 5 (Reuters) - Portuguese law enforcement officials investigating cases of alleged tortur...

5th May, 2026

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Iran Nobel laureate Mohammadi needs urgent heart treatment in Tehran, brother says

By Ilze Filks OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi...

4th May, 2026

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Nobel laureate Mohammadi remains in critical condition in Iran, foundation says

May 3 (Reuters) - Jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was in critical condition in a...

3rd May, 2026

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Israeli rights group asks high court to order release of Gaza doctors

By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, April 30 (Reuters) - An Israeli rights organisation petitioned Israel's Su...

30th April, 2026

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European Parliament backs EU-wide consent-based definition of rape

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, April 28 (Reuters) - European Parliament lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favo...

28th April, 2026

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Tunisia suspends Nobel Peace Prize-winning LTDH rights group

TUNIS, April 24 (Reuters) - Tunisian authorities on Friday ordered a one-month suspension of activit...

25th April, 2026

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Pope Leo decries migrants being treated 'worse than house pets'

By Joshua McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 23 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Thursday decried the wor...

23rd April, 2026

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Two Russian LGBT groups say courts declared them 'extremist'

April 23 (Reuters) - Two Russian LGBT organisations said on Thursday they had been designated by sep...

23rd April, 2026

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Iran dissidents bemoan European silence after latest execution

DUBAI/PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - An Iranian opposition leader criticised European countries on Wedn...

22nd April, 2026

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Pope decries inequality on whirlwind last day of Africa tour

By Joshua McElwee MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea, April 22 (Reuters) - Pope Leo used the last full day o...

22nd April, 2026