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The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate. Complete Story...
Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.
A court officer briefly detained a group of journalists inside a Las Vegas courtroom Monday following a hearing involving Michael Jackson's former personal physician.
The trial of a British security contractor accused of shooting two colleagues to death has been postponed, an Iraqi official said Sunday.
The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is again calling on Iran to release three Americans as a senior Iranian prosecutor said they have been accused of espionage.
A senior Iranian prosecutor says three Americans detained on the border with Iraq have been accused of espionage.
A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity.
Immigration authorities released a Mexican human rights official Wednesday, after detaining him last week as an asylum seeker even though he had not sought U.S. protection, his attorney said.
Two lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have agreed to defend a Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly planning to incite unrest in the military-run country, the lawyers said Saturday.
The U.S. Embassy said Friday it has made a formal complaint to Myanmar's military government after a Myanmar-born American claimed he was mistreated in prison.
The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday that it has been allowed to visit a Myanmar-born American detained in the country for the past three weeks but refused to divulge details about his health or whereabouts.
A Vietnamese blogger who criticized the Communist Party's policies has been detained by police, his close friend said Monday, days after another popular blogger was fired from his job at a state-controlled newspaper.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday downplayed being questioned at a U.S. airport, saying it was part of a necessary but unfortunate procedure.
A growing number of immigrants from Myanmar are ending up stuck, often for months, in crowded detention centers in Malaysia designed to hold people for only a few weeks.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was detained for two hours for questioning at a U.S. airport before being released by immigration authorities, a news agency report said Saturday.
U.S. officials are holding for undisclosed reasons a Pakistani journalist who works for an American media outlet.
A British security contractor accused of shooting two colleagues to death made an initial appearance in an Iraqi court, a step to determine if there is sufficient evidence to charge him with murder, Iraqi and British officials said Tuesday.
Rio Tinto Ltd. said Tuesday it was still unaware of any evidence to justify China's detention of four employees on spying allegations, as the Australian government urged Beijing to speed up the case.
The Iraqi foreign minister said Sunday that he was hopeful that three Americans detained in Iran after crossing the border from northern Iraq will be released soon
China formally arrested four employees of Anglo-American mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. for infringing trade secrets and bribery, but stopped short of laying politically explosive espionage charges in a case that has strained ties with key trading partner Australia.
Shon Meckfessel says three of his friends being detained in Iran made a simple, regrettable mistake by crossing into that country while hiking in Iraq.
Iran has arrested three Americans for illegally entering the country from neighboring Iraq and a prominent Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday that authorities were investigating whether to charge them with spying.
Clashes broke out after Catholics erected a makeshift place of worship in central Vietnam on a site where American bombs destroyed a church during the Vietnam War. Communist authorities detained 18 people.
Media monitor Reporters Without Borders says seven photographers and a cameraman have been detained in Iran, most of them over the past week.
Planning ChecklistsEvery American citizen should read any and all information related to the swine flu pandemic and the swine flu as well as what the government plans are for the American people and the swine flu.
Skin colour a factor in Kenya ordeal: MohamudA Toronto woman who was stranded in Kenya over false claims she was an impostor said she believes the colour of her skin played a role in her ordeal.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the West: "You're gonna be sorry..."Iranian "President" Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that he would use his second term as President to make the West "regret meddling" in Iranian affairs. He underscored the point by detaining eight British embassy staff, only some of whom have since been released.
Audio Full Version: Campaign for Liberty's Steve Bierfeldt detained and questioned by St. Louis TSAMr Bierfeldt was traveling from a regional meeting of a conservative political organization know to advocate sound money, small government, civil liberties and belief in The United States Constitution when he was detained and interrogated by Transportation Security Administration …
Palau accepts U.S. detainees | guampdn.com | Pacific Daily NewsPalau has acceped detainees
Large brothel for pedophiles found in St. Petersburg, Russia - Pravda.RuThe police of St. Petersburg finally closed the largest brothel for pedophiles in the city.
Aung San Suu Kyi Violates Terms of House Arrest - Reason: American Swam Across the Lake to Her HouseHopes for the release of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi were dashed today with the announcement she has been arrested for violating the terms of her house arrest and could face up to five years' confinement after a bizarre intrusion by an American who swam across a …
Muslim Leaders Outraged By Rearrest Of MegahedLocal Muslim Leaders angered after ex-usf student rearrested by immigration agents days after his aquittal on federal explosives charges. They are demanding his release!
South Africa Bars Dalai Lama From Peace ConferenceSouth Africa says it has barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference later this week, citing its relationship with China and saying now is not the time for such a high-profile visit. More Articles
Dalai Lama Harshly Condemns China Over Tibet"Today, the religion, culture, language and identity, which successive generations of Tibetans have considered more precious than their lives, are nearing extinction," said the Dalai Lama, 73, the spiritual leader of the Tibetans. More Articles
Zimbabwe Rights Lawyers Say Detained Activists Still Denied Medical CAreZimbabwe human rights defenders representing Peace Project Director Jestina Mukoko and dozens of opposition activists accused of plotting a coup said Thursday that their clients have not yet received medical care as ordered by a high court judge on Wednesday.
YouTube drama spawns doc - True-life love story in worksExcerpt: Producers Chris Adams and Steve Kearney are joining with producer-director RJ Cutler to create a feature documentary about a true-life love story that played out on YouTube.com.
Too Old and Frail to Re-educate? Not in China - NYTimes.comIn the annals of people who have struggled against Communist Party rule, Wu Dianyuan and Wang Xiuying are unlikely to merit even a footnote. The two women, both in their late 70s, have never spoken out against China's authoritarian government.
Free the Beijing 6As you may have read earlier, the Chinese government was forced by the Olympic committee to allow protests. So they said, ok, we'll allow protests in designated areas but the protesters have to apply to protest. And the applicants have been disappearing.
NYC Street Artist Detained in China, Whereabouts Unknown After 48 HoursFree Art & Technology Lab member, James Powderly, is currently being detained in China. As of 10:30 AM EST, he has been detained for almost 48 hours with still no word on his condition or whereabouts.
NYC Artist James Powderly Detained in Beijing, Whereabout Still UnknownArtist and Eyebeam alum James Powderly was detained by Chinese authorities in Beijing early Wednesday, according to a message received by Students for a Free Tibet around 5PM Beijing Standard Time, said an SFT spokesperson.
Global Voices Advocacy » China: Bloggers take stand against web activist's arrestFollowing his apprehension last month as he was pitching in with the earthquake relief in his native Sichuan province, web activist Huang Qi was this weekend formally arrested for "illegal possession of state secrets".
The Associated Press: Georgia authorities release 4 Russian peacekeepersBy MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI – 4 hours ago TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian authorities on Wednesday released four Russian peacekeepers who were detained on charges of carrying unauthorized weapons to a buffer zone near the breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Itar-tass MOSCOW, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Georgian policemen returned the Ural truck to Russian peacekeepers that was seized earlier in the Zugdidi district, aide to Russian Ground Troops Colonel Igor Konashenkov said.
Rights lawyer Teng Biao warned not to speak to media before release - Asia-PacificChina begin to clamp down on freedom of information in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games.
Close Guantanamo now: Hicks - National - smh.com.auDavid Hicks has called for the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay to be closed, fearful his former fellow detainees will never receive justice.
Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth, Detained at Dulles International AirportI have a UK passport by virtue of the fact that my father was born in the UK (mostly by accident - another fun story). So I also know about the visa waiver program - it used to cover me too.
"We are not animals to be put in jail for no crime"We walked to the room after our names been announced, and then he asked his first question, why do you want to come to Amman? I replied , We want to spend a vacation here , he answered , people are dying in your country and you want a vacation , Why not if I can afford it , I hav …
Russian dissident 'forcibly detained in mental hospital' A Russian opposition activist has been forcibly detained in a psychiatric clinic near the Arctic city of Murmansk, the chess champion turned dissident Garry Kasparov said yesterday.
Iran Airs Us Scholars 'Confessing'Iran's state-run television is running video clips of two detained Iranian-American academics, the first video of them since they were arrested for alleged crimes against national security this year.
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