Unspecified 'corresponding sanctions' imposed on key critics of Beijing's policies of detainment for Uighurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic minorities in ideological re-education camps

Mada Masr says Lina Attalah was taken into custody outside Cairo’s Tora prison complex where she had been interviewing the mother of a jailed activist

Freedom House cites crackdown on press, new bill allowing Prime Minister to rule by decree as examples of erosion of democratic norms in the Central European nation

In letter to DNC, more than 30 Democratic foreign policy veterans push for 2020 document to take strong stance against Israel extending sovereignty over West Bank territories

Some countries have penalized journalists and activists sharing information about their handling of COVID-19 under the pretext of protecting public health

State Department report also highlights party's controversial ads targeting journalists and its efforts to 'dissuade Arab voter turnout' by installing cameras at polling stations

Eyal Weizman was notified two days before travel that he could not use visa waiver to enter; officials told him it could be anything from people he knows to hotels where he stayed

Tensions between Damascus and Ankara have been running high after deadly clashes in northwest Syria

Following far-right outcry, defense minister agrees to release 19-year-old Eliya Ben David, hours after signing off on administrative detention

Young far-right activist rearrested moments after he was released from prison due to lack of evidence; security official says suspect 'a violent and radical figure'