[ad_1] new video loaded: Venezuela Releases Political Prisoners, With Conditions Since Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the United States, Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and approved a new amnesty law, although the restrictions on those freed have raised questions about whether this signals real change. Our international correspondent Simon Romero describes what’s happening. By […]
[ad_1] Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai (AP) HONG KONG: Hong Kong postponed media mogul Jimmy Lai’s trial on Friday, awaiting a heart monitoring device — the second delay this week to the democracy campaigner’s case.The 77-year-old founder of the Apple Daily newspaper is charged with foreign collusion under Hong Kong’s national security law, which Beijing […]
[ad_1] Turkey was plunged into a political crisis after the authorities arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and a top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on accusations of corruption. Ben Hubbard, Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains the tumult. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A US bipartisan bill introduced on Monday urged the release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan labeling him a “political prisoner,” and proposed sanctions on the Army chief, General Asim Munir, over alleged “persecution of political opponents.”According to The Hill, Representatives Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) introduced the “Pakistan Democracy Act,” […]
