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Kremlin critic pins Russia democracy hopes on Obama

Reuters - 4 hours 45 mins ago

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to meet Kremlin critics while visiting Russia shows Washington is no longer willing to ignore democracy and human rights to cut deals with Moscow, an opposition leader said. More »

  • AU ruling means Bashir can travel in Africa: Sudan

    Reuters - Yesterday, 01:43 pm

    KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan said on Saturday its president was free to travel across Africa after heads of state of the African Union voted not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court's indictment of him. More »

  • "War on terror" used to target minorities - report

    Reuters - Thursday, July 2 06:51 pm

    LONDON (Reuters) - Countries on the front line in the "war on terror" are using the battle against extremists as a smokescreen to crack down on minority groups, an international human rights group said on Thursday. More »

  • N.Korea stability rests on abuses and propaganda, critics say 

    Reuters - Thursday, July 2 01:17 pm

    SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leaders have assured stability in the communist country by instilling a sense of paranoid nationalism and carrying out massive human rights abuses, experts say. More »

  • N.Korea stability rests on abuses and propaganda, critics say

    Reuters - Thursday, July 2 08:59 am

    SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leaders have assured stability in the communist country by instilling a sense of paranoid nationalism and carrying out massive human rights abuses, experts say. More »

  • North Korea's suspected human rights abuses

    Reuters - Thursday, July 2 08:59 am

    SEOUL (Reuters) - The following is a list of human rights abuses carried out by North Korea, according to a U.S. State Department report released earlier this year. More »

  • Jailed Iranian reformist's life at risk - U.S. group

    Reuters - Wednesday, July 1 01:39 pm

    LONDON (Reuters) - Iran should release an ailing reformist detained during last month's protests or move him to specialist care as harsh prison conditions are putting his life at risk, a U.S. human rights group said on Wednesday. More »

  • India withdraws troops from troubled Kashmir town

    Reuters - Wednesday, July 1 01:24 pm

    SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India withdrew paramilitary troops on Wednesday from a tense Kashmir town where they shot dead four protesters to quell violent anti-India demonstrations in the past three days, the government said. More »

  • Rights groups urge U.N. chief Ban to visit Iran 

    Reuters - Tuesday, June 30 07:21 pm

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should visit Iran or send a special envoy to demand an investigation into violence by security forces after a disputed June 12 election, human rights groups said on Tuesday. More »

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