A group of UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned an Azerbaijan court for the convictions of prominent human rights activists Leyla and Arif Yunus. The experts called the convictions "politically motivated and representative of the continuing...

Former Iranian prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi was acquitted Wednesday of murder charges relating to the 2009 killing of three prisoners which he oversaw. The prisoners were detained in 2009 for protesting against former President Mahmous Ahmedinejad's ...

Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo said Wednesday that the owners of the hazmat facility that exploded in the city last week used their political connections get the facility built despite violating a great deal of safety rules. One...

The Israel Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the administrative detention of a Palestinian man who has been on a two-month hunger strike. The prisoner, Mohammad Allan, had been on a hunger strike since June 16 in order...

The Royal Thai Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant, based on a sketch from a security video, for a foreign man thought to be the bomber who targeted and bombed the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok...

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday criticized Egypt's new counterterrorism law saying it infringes on freedom of the press. The new law also gives prosecutors the power to detain suspects without a court order. The HRW...

A women in Petrer, Spain was fined 800 Euros ($885) on Monday for taking a photograph of a police car parked in a handicap spot and posting it temporarily to her Facebook page. The Citizens' Security Law [text, PDF,...

Chinese police announced Tuesday that they have arrested approximately 15,000 people in connection with alleged cyber crimes. Over 7,400 cyber crime related cases have been investigated across the country and they include online fraud, illegal sale of personal data,...

The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir , on Monday withheld from signing a peace agreement between the government and rebel forces meant to end the country's ongoing civil war. The South Sudanese conflict has been ongoing between...

Migrants who set up a tent city in Athens, Greece have begun being relocated, said Greek authorities on Sunday. Many migrants coming from Afghanistan, Syria, and other countries migrated to the country to escape violence and with more than...