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Niger authorities charged two French journalists with threatening state security Wednesday, alleging that the journalists attempted to report on rebel groups in the country's volatile north region. The West African country has been in a state of...

Iranian judiciary spokesperson Alireza Jamshidi confirmed Wednesday that Iranian authorities have detained journalists Masoud Bastani, Farshed Gorbanpour, and Soheli Assefi, accusing the three of "publishing false statements and lies" about the Islamic Republic of Iran. Jamshidi said that Assefi,...

China has not kept its promises to improve human rights and press freedom in preparation for the 2008 Olympics slated to open next August in Beijing, according to a new report released Tuesday by...

The Iranian Judiciary confirmed Tuesday that Iranian Kurdish journalists Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolvahed "Hiva" Botimar have been sentenced to death for being "enemies of God." Rights groups, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF) had...

Chinese dissident Li Jianping went on trial Wednesday in China's Shandong province, facing charges of "incitement to subvert state power" for allegedly posting pro-democracy articles on the Internet. According to Human Rights in China ,...

Leading Friday's international brief, UN officials are now admitting that membership of the Security Council is unlikely to change anytime soon, despite months of negotiation and calls for changes to the body's composition. UN Secretary General Kofi...

Leading Tuesday's international brief, Nepal Bar Association president Shambhu Thapa has called on King Gyanedra to relinquish his position as chairman of the Council of Ministers, which would effectively remove Gyanedra's direct control of the...