Tag Archives: Human rights / Civil rights

(Reuters) – Myanmar troops fired on anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, when a Chinese-owned factory was set ablaze in the commercial capital of …

FILE PHOTO: A protester wearing a mask takes part in a protest against the visit of China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 25, 2021. REUTERS …

(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …

(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …

By Tom Balmforth, Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was taken to a sick room with symptoms of a respiratory illness and tested for the coronavirus, the Izvestia …

By Tom Balmforth, Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had a high fever and severe cough, and that three of the 15 inmates in …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean forces have begun to withdraw from the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said, following growing reports that they are responsible for human rights abuses, …

(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and the media said, as the army stepped up its bid to quell …

(Reuters) – Opponents of the military government in Myanmar inscribed protest messages on Easter eggs on Sunday as others were back on the streets, confronting security forces after a night of candlelight …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar model Han Lay did not win the Miss Grand International beauty pageant last week, but will be remembered as one of its most passionate contestants. The 22-year-old turned …