human rights

Rajab's conviction relating to three separate incidents of anti-government protests remains in place.

Olympic athlete drowned after smuggler's boat sank in Mediterranean as she was trying to reach Europe for London 2012.

Intensified eurozone woes, slowing demand and production, and rising costs hit miners and commodities firms.

As world wakes up to stories of concentration camps, torture and killings in Rakhine state, IBTimes UK ask why Aung San Suu Kyi has stayed silent.

Fate of Ethiopia's caretaker prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn hangs in the balance following Zenawi's sudden death.

Gang fight in overcrowded Yare I jail in Venezuelan capital of Caracas spirals into murderous riot.

Attacks on Palestinians and their property by rogue settlers adopt methods of terror groups, says Country Reports on Terrorism.

Isra Black explains why judiciary should grasp the issue of assisted dying.

Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai, spared execution if she does not commit any additional crimes over next two years.

Three Pussy Riot members were sentenced by a Moscow court for an anti-Putin 'punk prayer' protest.

Yuaarab al-Sharaah jumps ship while atrocities rock region including government jet bombing homes in Azaz and killing 40.

Emperor Akihito barred from visiting South Korea until he apologises for wartime 'comfort women' abuse.

Bahraini court sentences human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to three years in prison for illegal protesting.

OIC suspends Syria citing violent suppression of revolt at the hands of troops loyal to President Bashar-al-Assad.

UN investigators say both Syrian government forces and opposition groups committed war crimes.

Month-long campaign to win Aleppo exacts high toll on residents, rebels and troops in a city exhausted by hunger.

Clashes between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims erupt in tit-for-tat arson attacks and targeted killings in western Myanmar.

Offices of Golden Dawn party attacked by arsonists in wake of murder of young Iraqi man.

Aleppo footage allegedly shows rebels throwing pro-Assad workers from top of building to cheering onlookers below.

National peace and reconciliation rally draws 60,000 people to capital Bamako.

Heads of Muslim countries invited to Mecca 'solidarity summit' to discuss persecution of Rohingya minority.

Syrian forces are targeting young rebels and executing them in a bid to stop the uprising.

Pressure on camps across Middle East growing as tide of refugees shows no sign of abating.

Two Roma camps closed in Lille following similar crackdowns in Paris and Lyon.

TfL refusal to kill bus ad campaign by alleged anti-Israeli group is 'dangerous move'.

Madonna tells fans to show the love for gay community but some LGBT activists not convinced.

US denies allegations that Myanmar authorities involved in ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslim community.

Police van windshield broken following attack by 20 far-right activists in Piraeus harbour.

Sustained bombardment rains down on Syria's second city while Iran plans diplomatic conference.

Two generals sacked, two men arrested and two embassies closed after pro-democracy teddy bears parachuted in.