Three women (& four men) in Malaysia were flogged earlier this month – meaning whipped with a cane – after a Shariah court found them guilty of extramarital sex. The news came in a press conference from the Malaysian Home Minister...

The Iranian delegation at the United Nations Comission for Human Rights declared last week, that Iran is a free country and the only democracy in the region. Mr Larijani said that no one has been tortured and assualted in the Iranian...

It seems as though the government of Burkina Faso has been the bearer of good news twice in the last 10 days or so. It’s not often we say that about any country’s government. But their decision to ratify the international cluster...

Headlines Guangxi Villagers Injured by Hired Criminals for Challenging Construction Project Detained Petitioner Suffers Allergic Reaction in Black Jail Netizens Create Postcards to Send to Imprisoned Activists for Chinese New Year...

Headlines Shanghai Activist Tong Guojing Sent to RTL on Eve of Chinese New Year Feng Zhenghu Returns Home Beijing Police Break up Food Distribution for Stranded Petitioners, Briefly Detain Volunteer Many Workers Injured, One Critically...