Repress articles
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HRW: Lebanon steps up repression of Syrians
Shafaqna English- Lebanese authorities have detained, tortured and deported Syrians in recent months, including activists who face persecution upon their return to Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported. The rights organisation documented the deportation of a Syrian army defector and an opposition activist by the Lebanese Army and General Security
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The Guardian view on the women of Iran: still resisting repression
The regime wants to crush resistance. But those it rules continue to push back against its brutalityThe protests that exploded across Iran following Mahsa Amini’s death in custody in September 2022 were a turning point. The young Iranian-Kurdish woman had been detained by the “morality police” for “improper hijab”. Not only did young women take to the streets and cast off their scarves in fury, but parents and grandparents came too. The protests were strikingly socially diverse. Critically, men...
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Uzbekistan Posthumously Exonerates 198 People Repressed During Soviet Era
The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan has exonerated posthumously 198 individuals convicted by Soviet regime in the 1920-1930s for "counter-revolutionary actions, armed uprisings, terrorism, banditry and espionage, and anti-Soviet activities."