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Maldives top courtroom reverses dissidents’ beginning

A political crisis in the Maldives has taken a new turn after three judges at the country’s top court reversed a landmark ruling to release nine opposition politicians. The new order on Tuesday came hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and sent in security forces to storm the Supreme Court building…

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Protests in Maldives amid stress to release prisoners

Hundreds of people have rallied in the Maldives’ capital, Male, urging President Abdulla Yameen to comply with a court ruling ordering the release of several jailed opposition leaders. Protesters sang and danced outside an opposition campaign hall on Friday, chanting slogans such as « respect the constitution » and « enforce the Supreme Court ruling now ». The landmark…

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Turkish court overturns Taner Kilic initiating ruling

A Turkish court has overturned a decision to release the head of the local branch of Amnesty International from detention, the human rights group said, calling the ruling « a travesty of justice of spectacular proportions ». A court in Istanbul approved the state’s request on Thursday to keep Taner Kilic, head of Amnesty International Turkey, in…

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Palestinian protesters put an recount to Ahed Tamimi’s liberate

Nabi Saleh, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have fired tear gas as hundreds of Palestinians protested against the detention of a prominent teenage activist and her mother. Ahed Tamimi, 16, was detained on December 19 in an overnight raid at her home in the village of Nabi Saleh after a video showing her hitting…