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Approximately 100 opposition activists in Belarus have been detained for protesting the country's presidential elections over the weekend, which locked in a third term for Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko , a lawyer for...

Leading Tuesday's international brief, a Spanish judge has issued an indictment against 32 Islamic militants for an alleged attempt to set off explosives at Spain's National Court (Audiencia Nacional governing statute), the heart of its judicial anti-terror activities. Most...

French labor and student groups Monday called a day of strikes for March 28 after the French goverment refused to withdraw its recently passed First Employment Contract (CPE) , which allows French...

Leading Monday's international brief, an Afghani man is on trial for criminal charges punishable by death related to his conversion from Islam to Christianity over 16 years ago while working for a Christian aid organization in Pakistan. Abdul Rahman...

International election observers said Monday that this weekend's elections in Belarus , which secured a third term for Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko , were "severely flawed" and failed to meet democratic standards. Lukashenko, whom...

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Minsk Sunday to protest what they claimed were the rigged results of the Belarus presidential election, defying threats of a government crackdown. Current president Alexander Lukashenko ,...

The French government again defended its recently passed First Employment Contract (CPE) labor law Sunday, a day after mass protests against the legislation were held in Paris and other major French cities. The law allows French...

French students and workers took to the streets Saturday in protest over the recent passage of a new labor law which allows employers to fire people at will under the age of 26 during the first two years of...

Iranian officials released dissident journalist Akbar Ganji from jail late Friday evening. It is currently unclear whether Ganji will have to return to prison for a few more days. Though Ganji's lawyer said his sentence...

Members of the professional association of Egyptian jurists known as The Judges Club demonstrated in Cairo Friday, calling for greater judicial independence in Egypt and denouncing the government's order to interrogate six judges who were stripped...