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No Supreme Court relief for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, bail pleas in 2020 Delhi riots case rejected — Supreme Court of India - Central Wing by Wikipedia Photo - Own work (By: en:User:MohitSingh) / CC-BY-3.0

Indian Politics · India

No Supreme Court relief for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, bail pleas in 2020 Delhi riots case rejected

40% Left coverage: 38 sources

HRW Warns Right to Protest 'Under Attack' in UK

Human Rights · Montana

HRW Warns Right to Protest 'Under Attack' in UK

46% Left coverage: 13 sources

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Thursday that the UK has "severely restricted the right to protest" in recent years and was expanding "repressive measures" against peaceful demonstrators.See the Story

Uganda: Arrest of Ugandan Activist Ahead of Elections Spells Trouble

Military · Kampala

Uganda: Arrest of Ugandan Activist Ahead of Elections Spells Trouble

Coverage: 2 sources

On December 30, 2025, two weeks before Uganda's January 15, 2026 elections, security forces raided the home of Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights activist and government critic, and arrested her.See the Story

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Ukraine Intercepts Russian Orders to Execute POWs — Military of the Russian Federation captured during the Battle of Sumy by Wikipedia Photo - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=327958042693185&set=pb.100064369764525.-2207520000.. (By: Міністерство внутрішніх справ України) / CC-BY-4.0

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Ukraine Intercepts Russian Orders to Execute POWs

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