Russia's lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, passed a number of counter-terrorism amendments on Friday. Dubbed the "Yarovaya Law" after their key drafter, the anti-terror laws ban proselytizing, preaching and praying outside...

The American Civil Liberties of Northern California filed a lawsuit Friday against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for allowing religious agencies taking in refugees to refuse female immigrant minors access...

The UN human rights experts on cultural rights and on freedom of expression, Karima Bennoune and David Kaye , called Friday for the release of artists jailed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In particular, they...

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio , ruled Thursday that Cleveland's time and place restrictions governing protests and marches during next month's Republic National Convention infringe upon...

Former UN General Assembly president John Ashe, who was under corruption investigation by US authorities, died on Thursday after suffering neck trauma. Ashe's death , "traumatic asphyxia," was the result of a weightlifting accident in which...

Pursuant an order issued Thursday by a judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia , a Virginia school board must allow a transgender student to use the restroom that corresponds with...

Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill Thursday requiring gun owners to be listed on an FBI database, notifying police if a Hawaii citizen is arrested in another state. The legislation, SB 2954 , serves...

A South African court on Friday denied President Jacob Zuma's appeal of a prior court ruling that he should face nearly 800 corruption charges. Judge Aubrey Ledwaba stated "e seriously considered whether the appeal would...

Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade , was released from prison on Friday following a presidential pardon by President Macky Sall . Wade, who served three years of his six-year sentence, was convicted of...

The Turkish parliament on Thursday granted immunity to armed forces conducting counter-terrorism measures. This legislation is particularly concerning because of the number of civilians killed in the midst of recent conflict. The law, to be...