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Prabowo Subianto is an ex-general who ran for president in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Defence Minister and ex-general Prabowo Subianto, who had been barred from entering US for alleged human rights abuses, has claimed victory in the country’s presidential election. Subianto was barred from entering US in 2020 on the same grounds. “Indonesians forgive Prabowo’s sins in their own way,” said an activist who survived abduction, interrogation and…
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The Amini family was blocked from collecting a prize in her name by Iran
Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman whose death sparked nationwide protests in Iran, has been banned by the government from travelling to France to collect a human rights award in her name. She died while in custody of Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating dress code. Amini’s death led to anti-government protests that spread to other…
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Fujimori was freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned by ex-President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Thursday, has been convicted of ordering the deaths of at least 25 people during his presidency. Fujimori, who was extradited from Chile to Peru in 2007, was sentenced to 25 years in jail in 2018 for human rights abuses during his…
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Russia has sentenced Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison
A Russian court on Monday sentenced human rights advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for criticising Russia’s military operations in Ukraine. Kara-Murza was charged with “incitement of the mutiny” over his condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Earlier, the United States had imposed sanctions on a number of Russian individuals connected…