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Alexei Navalny's Much Awaited Memoir Published Worldwide
A much-awaited posthumous memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was published worldwide on Tuesday, containing sometimes humorous descriptions of his life including his time in prison and the now-famous prediction that he expected to die there.
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'House of Mirrors': Shocking Details From Inside Sheikh Hasina's Secret Jail
Months after a student-led protest in Bangladesh snowballed into a full-blown anti-government movement and led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster, horrifying details have emerged about the secret prisons where the former Prime Minister's dissidents were held.
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"I Will Die Here": Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Wrote Before Death In Prison
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will to be released on October 22.
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Argentina's "Death Flights": When People Were Thrown Out Of Planes
A documentary, "Traslados", explores the grim legacy of Argentina's death flights, where thousands of dissidents were rounded up and thrown out of planes, often alive.
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Iranian Dissident Gang-Raped In Germany By Tehran Loyalists: Report
A 30-year-old Iranian dissident was gang-raped in Germany by four men believed to be loyalists of Iran's Islamic Republic, a report said.
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Putin Critic Navalny's Wife Rejects Finding He Died From "Combination Of Illnesses"
The wife of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that investigators had told her his death in an Arctic prison colony in February was caused by a "combination of diseases" - a finding she rejected as preposterous.
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How A Chinese Scholar Ran A Spy Ring In US For Decades Before Arrest
A Chinese-American scholar, who projected himself as a pro-democracy activist, has been convicted by a US court of using his reputation to gather information on dissidents and sharing it with the Chinese government.
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Jailed Kremlin Critic Vladimir Kara-Murza's Location "Unknown," Says Lawyer
Lawyers representing jailed Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza said Wednesday that they did not know the dissident's exact location after twice being denied access to the facility where he was supposed to be held.
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Noam Chomsky, 95, Discharged From Hospital, Will Recover At Brazil Home
American intellectual, linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky was discharged from a hospital in Sao Paolo Tuesday, the facility said, and would continue an undisclosed treatment at home.
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Russia Court Rejects Appeal By Putin Critic To Probe Poisoning Attempts
A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday that Russia's Investigative Committee is not obliged to investigate two attempts on the life of jailed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, independent news outlet Mediazona reported.
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Russian Journalist Arrested Over Making Videos For Alexei Navalny: Report
Another Russian journalist has been detained in Russia for "extremism", accused of making videos for the team of late dissident Alexei Navalny, the Associated Press international news agency said on Sunday.
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Kangana Ranaut's Himachal Challenge - BJP Dissidents, Erstwhile Royals
The influence of BJP dissidents and the erstwhile royal families in Mandi Lok Sabha constituency can make the road tough for Bollywood actor turned-politician Kangana Ranaut who is making her electoral debut as BJP candidate.
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After Navalny's Death, "Life In Danger," Says Wife Of Another Putin Critic
The wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday the lives of many political prisoners in Russia, including her husband's, were at risk in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony last month.
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China Tries To Block NGO Tribute To Dead Dissident At UN
China tried Friday to block a statement before the UN Human Rights Council about a dissident who was detained and died after trying to travel to the council a decade ago.
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Navalny's Wife Says Wrote His Name On Ballot After Voting In Russian Presidential Poll
Yulia Navalnaya told journalists and supporters Sunday that she wrote her dissident late husband's name on her ballot after voting in Berlin in Russia's presidential election.
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Alexei Navalny's Much Awaited Memoir Published Worldwide
A much-awaited posthumous memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was published worldwide on Tuesday, containing sometimes humorous descriptions of his life including his time in prison and the now-famous prediction that he expected to die there.
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'House of Mirrors': Shocking Details From Inside Sheikh Hasina's Secret Jail
Months after a student-led protest in Bangladesh snowballed into a full-blown anti-government movement and led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster, horrifying details have emerged about the secret prisons where the former Prime Minister's dissidents were held.
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"I Will Die Here": Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Wrote Before Death In Prison
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will to be released on October 22.
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Argentina's "Death Flights": When People Were Thrown Out Of Planes
A documentary, "Traslados", explores the grim legacy of Argentina's death flights, where thousands of dissidents were rounded up and thrown out of planes, often alive.
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Iranian Dissident Gang-Raped In Germany By Tehran Loyalists: Report
A 30-year-old Iranian dissident was gang-raped in Germany by four men believed to be loyalists of Iran's Islamic Republic, a report said.
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Putin Critic Navalny's Wife Rejects Finding He Died From "Combination Of Illnesses"
The wife of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that investigators had told her his death in an Arctic prison colony in February was caused by a "combination of diseases" - a finding she rejected as preposterous.
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How A Chinese Scholar Ran A Spy Ring In US For Decades Before Arrest
A Chinese-American scholar, who projected himself as a pro-democracy activist, has been convicted by a US court of using his reputation to gather information on dissidents and sharing it with the Chinese government.
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Jailed Kremlin Critic Vladimir Kara-Murza's Location "Unknown," Says Lawyer
Lawyers representing jailed Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza said Wednesday that they did not know the dissident's exact location after twice being denied access to the facility where he was supposed to be held.
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Noam Chomsky, 95, Discharged From Hospital, Will Recover At Brazil Home
American intellectual, linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky was discharged from a hospital in Sao Paolo Tuesday, the facility said, and would continue an undisclosed treatment at home.
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Russia Court Rejects Appeal By Putin Critic To Probe Poisoning Attempts
A Moscow court ruled on Tuesday that Russia's Investigative Committee is not obliged to investigate two attempts on the life of jailed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, independent news outlet Mediazona reported.
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Russian Journalist Arrested Over Making Videos For Alexei Navalny: Report
Another Russian journalist has been detained in Russia for "extremism", accused of making videos for the team of late dissident Alexei Navalny, the Associated Press international news agency said on Sunday.
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Kangana Ranaut's Himachal Challenge - BJP Dissidents, Erstwhile Royals
The influence of BJP dissidents and the erstwhile royal families in Mandi Lok Sabha constituency can make the road tough for Bollywood actor turned-politician Kangana Ranaut who is making her electoral debut as BJP candidate.
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After Navalny's Death, "Life In Danger," Says Wife Of Another Putin Critic
The wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday the lives of many political prisoners in Russia, including her husband's, were at risk in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony last month.
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China Tries To Block NGO Tribute To Dead Dissident At UN
China tried Friday to block a statement before the UN Human Rights Council about a dissident who was detained and died after trying to travel to the council a decade ago.
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Navalny's Wife Says Wrote His Name On Ballot After Voting In Russian Presidential Poll
Yulia Navalnaya told journalists and supporters Sunday that she wrote her dissident late husband's name on her ballot after voting in Berlin in Russia's presidential election.
