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Chen Jie-ren: Chinese journalist who criticised the Communist party imprisoned for 15 years

Chen Jie-ren was arrested in July 2018, along with his wife and two brothers, after he published two articles critical of communist party leaders of Hunan province

May 1, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Jailed Saudi princess makes second appeal to King Salman and MBS for 'mercy' during Ramadan

Princess Basmah bint Saud has released a second statement urging King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to release her in the 'month of mercy'

Apr 29, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Brooklyn teacher, 30, dies of Coronavirus after her symptoms were rejected as 'panic attack'

Rana Zoe Mungin contracted the virus in mid-March but she was twice denied COVID-19 testing at Brookdale Hospital

Apr 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Turkey failed military coup: Authorities detain "coup plotters" at air force base used by the US

Turkey's Erdogan defends top Islamic cleric who said 'homosexuality causes HIV'

The head of Turkey's Directorate of Islamic Affairs had claimed homosexuality 'brings disease and causes this generation to decay'

Apr 29, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

More than 500 civilians killed in Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2020, says UN report

According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), 533 people were killed, out of which 152 were children

Apr 27, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

After ending flogging, Saudi Arabia scraps death penalty for minors

Saudi Arabia outlawed the death penalty for minors after ending flogging as a form of punishment

Apr 27, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Indonesia convicts Papua activists of treason for holding protest

Activists Ambrosius Mulait, Surya Anta, Charles Kossay, Dano Tabuni, and Arina Elopere were convicted

Apr 25, 2020

By Reuters

Making a historic human rights decision, Saudi Arabia eliminates flogging as a form of punishment

The directive from the kingdom's General Commission for the Supreme Court says that flogging will be replaced by other popular forms of punishments such as jail time or fines

Apr 25, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Telegram Nth Room main accused Jo Joo Bin (Baksa) confesses he targeted teenagers in BTS cafes

Jo Joo Bin is said to have confessed that he targeted teenagers in cafes blackmailed them later. Here are the details of the latest probe

Apr 24, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Video shows moment Philippines cop killed ex-army veteran with PTSD for violating COVID 19 lockdown

Police claimed the deceased was carrying .38 handgun but former army veteran's family has said it was false

Apr 23, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Saudi Arabia: Two policemen shot dead in Shiite majority Dammam

Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed record number of people in 2019 even as global executions declined

In its 2019 global review of the death penalty published Tuesday, April 21, the human rights organisation said that Saudi Arabia has escalated its use of the death penalty

Apr 21, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem