Turkey on Monday slammed EU criticism of its crackdown following the July 15 coup bid and warned relations were increasingly fragile as the bloc crafts a report on its stalled membership bid.
An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded in custody ahead of trial nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown a day after the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party ...
The Maldives angrily quit the Commonwealth on Thursday after years of wrangling over its human rights record since the toppling of its first democratically-elected leader four years ago.
A Chinese court has given suspended prison sentences to three prominent labour activists, citing their involvement with ‘overseas organisations hostile to China’, an official said Tuesday.
Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to the guardianship system giving men control over the work, study and even travel of female relatives, an activist said Tuesday.
An Egyptian court froze assets of five prominent human rights defenders and three non-governmental organisations on Saturday, provoking fears of an intensified crackdown on civil society.
Singapore on Thursday announced plans to open more vending machine cafes after the successful launch of the first one last month.
The Philippines police chief warned on Monday that his officers were prepared to kill anyone, even rich and influential politicians, as they wage President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
The alleged ringleader in the killing of two Palestinian policemen has died in custody after being beaten by security forces, a senior local official said on Tuesday.
A Venezuelan court upheld the 14-year sentence of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez on Friday, in a move likely to increase tension in the crisis-hit South American country.
Tough new security legislation came into force in Malaysia Monday, with critics saying the ‘draconian’ law threatens democracy and could be used against opponents ...
A Chinese human rights activist has been found dead a week after he allegedly killed two people at a bus stop on a Beijing street, local media said Monday.
