UN experts flag misuse of cyber laws against Pakistan lawyers

UN experts expressed serious concern over the 17-year prison sentences handed to Pakistani human rights lawyers Iman...

Pakistan: UN experts alarmed by conviction of Imaan Mazari-Hazir

UN experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir...

Pakistan court sentences PTI leaders to 10 years in jail

A special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Faisalabad on Thursday sentenced 10-year prison sentences to several senior...

Islamabad HC overturns 10-year sentences of 4 PTI members

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday overturned the 10-year prison sentences of four Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

US Court hands down prison sentences for human smugglers

Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national formerly of Florida, was sentenced to 10 years and one month in...

China: Uyghur woman sentenced to 17 years

This harsh sentence is part of a broader crackdown on religious expression in Xinjiang, where Uyghurs are...

Prison sentences to Hong Kong journalists shows China’s autocracy

China continues to suppress the people who raise views critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the latest...

Taiwan Supreme Court upholds sentences for retired Army personnel

The Taiwan Supreme Court has upheld the lower court's prison sentences of two retired members of the Taiwan Army,...

China uses AI cameras to monitor Uyghurs, reports German media

The documents originate from police departments in Shanghai, various cities and counties in Zhejiang province, and...

Ecuador votes in referendum on tougher measures to fight crime

The majority of the 11 questions asked to voters on Sunday focused on tightening security measures. The steps...

Iran sentences two women journalists to prison

Two Iranian women journalists have been given preliminary prison sentences for national security charges on cases...

Myanmar junta reduces Suu Kyi's prison sentences by 6 years

Myanmar Junta reduced the prison sentences of the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi by six years in clemency...