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USA

US National Archive files confirm Martin Luther King was target of FBI probe

Effort was made to gather evidence of Communist beliefs and sexual impropriety to discredit Civil Rights leader.

Bangladesh

EU Commissioner denounces 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas

EU Commissioner dennounce 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas

Greece

The long goodbye: Greece closes refugee centres

The Greek government has decided to shut some refugee camps to move people to houses in Athens and other better facilities

Belgium

Meet Puigdemont’s Belgian lawyer

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Turkey

Terror charges: Turkish court orders release of eight activists

A court in Turkey releases eight activists – among them foreign nationals – while they are tried on terror charges.

Kyrgyzstan

Krygyzstan grapples with forced marriage of minors

"Taking and running away" custom mostly older men taking underage brides by force in central Asian nation, despite being outlawed.

Turkey

Human rights activists go on trial in Turkey

Eleven human rights activists including the local heads of Amnesty Internationl face 15 years on terrorism charges.

France

Macron shows humility on behalf of the west

"Giving lectures out of context and belittling political systems that did not share our values, what happened? Anomie, certain deaths and radical violence."

Canada

Quebec passes law banning face veils

Myanmar

Euroviews. View: EU infighting must not weaken international response to ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

The EU must take forward a clear, joint commitment to act in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding before our eyes in Myanmar, writes Katharine Derderian

Senegal

Euroviews. View: Inaction over child marriage not an option

Places that have not enacted laws prohibiting child marriage must do so urgently, and those that have must eradicate all loopholes, writes Simona Sikimic

Turkey

Euroviews. View: 10 people, 100 days in prison, 10 absurd reasons why

The charges against 10 human rights activists imprisoned in Turkey will leave you incredulous, writes Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz

Turkey

Rights group says Turkish police use torture

Human Rights Watch says it has documented several cases of torture and enforced disappearances during the past year in Turkey.

Uruguay

Uruguay elects first transgender senator

Michelle Suarez became Uruguay’s first transgender senator on Tuesday, October 10.

Greece

Greece gives go-ahead to transgender rights law change

Redefining transgender rights is a divisive topic in Greece.

Greece

Transgender identity: Greece debates the right to decide

Transgender identity is debated in the Greek parliament.

Myanmar

Fears of fresh Myanmar violence as Rohingya crisis intensifies

A ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents is about to come to an end

Afghanistan

Amnesty urges halt to Afghan refugee returns from EU

Human rights group Amnesty International is urging European nations to stop sending Afghans who do not qualify for asylum back to what it describes as their "deeply unsafe" home country.

Norway

Norway under fire for deporting woman who was whipped in Iran

An Iranian woman living in Norway for the last eight years and who was whipped 80 times in Iran this week after deportation in March is taking the Norwegian Immigration Ministry to court.

Iraq

Amal Clooney describes UN investigation into ISIL war crimes as step in the right direction

The human rights lawyer said the vote at the United Nations General Assembly represents an opportunity for victims of the militant group to "finally get their day in court".