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Claims activists harassed in Vietnam

Human Rights Watch says more than 170 activists have been put under house arrest, blocked from travelling and assaulted by agents of the Vietnamese government.

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Human Rights Watch says more than 170 activists have been harassed by government agents.

Dissident's Wuhan tale published in Aust

Australian publisher Hardie Grant will release an account of the COVID outbreak in Wuhan, by dissident Chinese author Murong Xuecun.

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Academic Clive Hamilton said dissident Chinese author Murong Xuecun took some extraordinary risks.

Bolsonaro a threat to democracy: HRW

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Human Rights Watch says Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to democracy.

More than 150 dead, thousands detained as Russian-led troops intervene in Kazakhstan

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Dozens of people have been killed and thousands detained in protests which began over fuel costs.

Farewelling a hero: South Africans pay respect to Desmond Tutu

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu's body lies in state at a Cape Town cathedral ahead of his funeral.

Russian court orders rights group to close

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Russian human rights group Memorial has more recently spoken out against repression of critics.