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Hong Kong Arrests Bookstore Owner Over Jimmy Lai Biography as Security Rules Tighten

The case signals a sharper turn in Hong Kong's use of security laws to police books and speech.

Police Probe Kroger Disruption After North College Hill Student Walkout With No Charges Filed

Spain Formally Designates 1981 Anti-Coup Rallies as an Immaterial Place of Democratic Memory

High Court Rules UK Proscription of Palestine Action Unlawful as Ban Stays Pending Appeal

Two Quit Appeals Panel in Enoch Burke Case as High Court Sets Feb. 20 Date

Supreme Court Rejects Bail for Khalid and Imam, Clears Conditional Release for Five in Delhi Riots UAPA Case

St. Petersburg Street Musicians Leave Russia After Release From Repeated Detentions

Stoptime Musicians’ Release Disputed as Court Sets Appeal on ‘Discreditation’ Fine

German Constitutional Court Upholds Criminal Liability for Protest Blockades

St. Petersburg Court Jails Street Singer for 13 Days in Third Public-Order Case

Georgia Man Accused of Assaulting UGA Student in Nazi Uniform Released on Bond as Neo-Nazis Fundraise

Brazil Marks 50 Years Since Herzog’s Killing With Sé Ceremony, New Files and Military Justice Apology

Met Faces Backlash After Video Shows Star of David Questioning in London Protest Arrest

Police Question TISS Students Over Saibaba Memorial After FIR on Alleged Slogans

Federal Judge Rules Deporting Foreign Pro‑Palestinian Protesters Is Unconstitutional

NGO Report Says France on 'Illiberal' Trajectory, Citing Systematic Curbs on Civic Freedoms

Italy’s Gaza Strike Largely Peaceful, but Milan Clashes Prompt Government Outcry

SC Bars Arrest of The Wire Editor and Aligns His Case With BNS Section 152 Challenge

Investigations Underway as MUAC Prepares to Reopen After Protest Vandalism

Dresden Prosecutors Drop Probe Into Racist Sebnitz Roofer’s Job Ad