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Sep 18 2013 3:16PM
Sudan: Woman at risk of flogging for not wearing headscarf

Update: The judge of Jabal Awliya court postponed Amira Osman Hamed’s trial until 4 November. This is to give Sudan’s Attorney General time to consider a written request from her lawyers asking for the charges to be dropped. As of May...

Sep 2 2013 2:27PM
Silenced Iranian blogger on hunger strike

Update 5 September: Hossein has ended his hunger strike due to concern over the health of his mother, who had started her own in support. Reports suggest that Hossein is now critically ill. Hossein's hunger strike has brought the world...

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