Same-sex marriage: India awaits historic Supreme Court verdict
The government has strongly opposed petitions that are seeking marriage equality in the Supreme Court.
2023-10-16 21:16
Nithari killings: Men jailed for India 'house of horrors' murders freed
The two men had been convicted of raping and murdering 19 women and children in 2005.
2023-10-16 17:55
Video captures fatal stabbing of man in front of his girlfriend in New York
An 18-year-old man has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of a well-known community activist returning home from a wedding with his girlfriend early Monday.
2023-10-06 07:29
Iranian activists accuse morality police of assault after teenage girl hospitalized
Activists have accused Iran's morality police of assaulting a teenage girl for not wearing a headscarf in a Tehran metro station, leading to her hospitalization with serious injuries.
2023-10-05 23:26
NewsClick: Raids on Indian media 'aim to muzzle free speech'
The arrest of NewsClick journalists is a "ruthless crackdown" against independent media, campaigners say.
2023-10-05 00:46
Supreme Court declines to take up appeal from anti-abortion group that secretly recorded clinics
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up an appeal from an anti-abortion group known for releasing secretly recorded footage of abortion providers, leaving in place a lower court ruling that went in favor of Planned Parenthood.
2023-10-02 23:18
China #MeToo journalist and labor activist expected to appear in secret trial as crackdown deepens
Two Chinese activists held without trial for the past two years are expected to appear before a judge in a closed doors hearing on Friday as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country's civil society.
2023-09-22 10:52
Colombia deadliest country for environmentalists - report
A study shows 60 environmental activists were killed in Colombia in 2022 out of 177 murdered worldwide.
2023-09-13 07:18
Jagtar Singh Johal: Sunak raises the detention of Scot with Indian PM
Scottish campaigner for Sikh rights Jagtar Singh Johal has been held by the Indian authorities since 2017.
2023-09-10 01:47
Atlanta ‘Cop City’: Dozens face racketeering charges for protests
Atlanta officials claim that "anarchists" conspired to illegally occupy a planned police training site.
2023-09-07 01:47
Mourners to say final goodbyes to Sinéad O'Connor
A cortege will pass through the singer's former home of Bray, County Wicklow, after a private service.
2023-08-08 13:47
Starbucks Vietnam: Why the US chain cannot crack a coffee-loving nation
The verdict is clear: Vietnamese people love coffee, but they don’t really seem to like Starbucks.
2023-08-05 08:26