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Venezuela Confirms 2025 Custody Death of Detainee Victor Hugo Quero

Rights groups say the late disclosure exposes chronic secrecy in Venezuela’s detention system.

Iran’s Jailed Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Critically Ill as Transfer to Tehran Stalls

Iran Executes Three Over January Protests as Death-Penalty Wave Intensifies

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Critical in Iran Hospital After Prison Health Collapse

U.S.-Brokered Prisoner Swap Frees Poczobut in 5-for-5 Exchange at Belarus Border

ASEAN Chair Urges More Prisoner Releases as Thailand Pushes to Reopen Ties with Myanmar

Reza Pahlavi Doused With Red Liquid in Berlin After Denouncing Iran Ceasefire

Iran Sentences Four Protesters to Death, Including First Woman

Díaz-Canel Rejects U.S. Demands and Vows to Resist Any Invasion in NBC Interview

Chile’s Kast Sets Near-Term Expulsions, Revives ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ Plan

Iran Executes Another Protester as Wartime Death Sentences Accelerate

Cuba Starts Holy Week Amnesty To Free 2,010 Prisoners

Myanmar’s Parliament Elects Min Aung Hlaing President

Lukashenko and Kim Sign Friendship Pact in Pyongyang After Showy State Visit

Zapatero Defends Paid Consulting as Court Probes Firm Tied to Plus Ultra Rescue

Belarus Frees 250 Political Prisoners After U.S. Talks as Washington Eases Sanctions

Belarus Frees 250 Prisoners in U.S.-Brokered Deal as Washington Lifts Key Sanctions

U.S.–Belarus Deal Frees 250 Detainees as Washington Eases Targeted Sanctions

Belarusian Activist Maria Kolesnikowa Receives Delayed 2022 Karlspreis in Aachen

Cuba Confirms Talks With U.S. as Vatican-Brokered Prisoner Releases Begin