Cambodia Cambodia marks 39 years since fall of Khmer Rouge rule Between 1975 and 1979, Pol Pot's rule of terror killed an estimated 1.7 million people - nearly a quarter of the population - through execution, torture, starvation and disease in labour camps. 07/01/2018
Argentina Former Argentine military officer jailed for life for crimes against h Alfredo Astiz, known as the "Angel of Death" has been jailed for life for torture and murder during Argentina's military dictatorship 30/11/2017
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: Anti-Mugabe protests as pressure piles on veteran leader All the main pillars of Robert Mugabe's decades-long rule now either oppose him or have deserted him 18/11/2017
North Korea Who travels to North Korea and why? Who are the tourists venturing into the world's most secretive country, and why do they choose to forgo sun and sand in favour of unchartered territory? 13/10/2017
world news Venezuela the new "dictatorship" Neighbouring countries reject Venezuela's new all-powerful assembly calling it a "dictatorship" 09/08/2017
Chile Chilean court rules to return frozen assets to Pinochet family Some €4.2 million in cash and assets were held over an inquiry into budget embezzelement 22/06/2017
Venezuela Venezuela: opponent warns of rigged vote Nicmer Evans, one of Venezuela's most famous dissidents, said Maduro would boost his votes 16/06/2017
Panama Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has died at the age of 83 following brain surgery this year. Noriega, who ruled Panama from 1983 to 1989 30/05/2017
no comment Argentina protests against law helping human rights criminals Tens of thousands protested in Buenos Aires against a Supreme Court ruling that could have led to the early release from jail of those convicted of human rights abuses during the military… 11/05/2017
Argentina People power: Argentina blocks early release for human rights criminals Under pressure from the street, Congress stopped a ruling from applying to dictatorship-era human rights offenders. 11/05/2017
Philippines Filipino dictator Marcos given hero's burial by President Duterte Twenty-seven years after his death, Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been buried at Manila’s prestigious Cemetery of Heroes. 18/11/2016
no comment Remembering Argentina's 1976 coup Tens of thousands of Argentines marched in Buenos Aires on Thursday (24 March) to mark the 40th anniversary of the coup that overthrew Isabel Peron 26/03/2016
Tajikistan Tajik parliament paves way to life presidency for Imomali Rakhmon Over 20 years after he was first elected president, Imomali Rakhmon has tightened his grip on power in Tajikistan. Parliament has approved 22/01/2016
Poland Jean Asselborn fires warning to Poland Jean Asselborn Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister has fired a warning to Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party against going down the path of 23/12/2015
Chile Chile: celebrations as former head of hated secret police dies There have been celebrations on the streets at news of the death of one of the most hated men in Chile. Manuel Contreras headed the South American 08/08/2015
Chile Chile: Pinochet's former intelligence chief Manuel Contreras dies The former head of Chile’s secret police during the country’s military dictatorship has died, aged 86. Manuel Contreras was unrepentant for human 08/08/2015
Russia Historian, who revealed Stalin went to movies after ordering 3,000 deaths, dies aged 98 Robert Conquest, a prominent Anglo-American historian, who documented many aspects of Stalin’s rule, has died aged 98 in California. He wrote poetry 06/08/2015
Spain Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca was executed during civil war, papers reveal Federico Garcia Lorca, the Spanish playwright and poet who was killed shortly after the start of Spain’s civil war, was executed by the authorities 23/04/2015
Brazil Brazil President Rousseff moved to tears by military rule abuses report The national Truth Commission's report says arrests, torture, executions and disappearances were rife during the 1964-85 military dictatorship. 10/12/2014
Korea Why has North Korea leader Kim Jong-un not been seen in public for three weeks? Fresh details have emerged shedding more light on the public absence of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. The firebrand dictator, who is in his early 26/09/2014
Insight Portugal's Carnation hope overpowered by austerity bitterness Forty years after the Carnation Revolution freed Portugal from dictatorship, many Portuguese are in a different sort of straight jacket today 25/04/2014
focus Myanmar: on the road to democracy? After half of century of military dictatorship, is Myanmar really on the road to democracy? The country, also known as Burma, has started opening 21/11/2013
Insight Amnesty cites UN hypocrisy, EU scapegoating euronews London correspondent Ali Sheikholeslami spoke to Amnesty International’s secretary-general Salil Shetty about groundshifts taking place in 24/05/2012
