The Listening Post

Bouteflika protests: Algeria's shifting media space

Are shifts in media coverage a sign that this is really the beginning of the end of Bouteflika's 20-year rule?

Bouteflika protests: Algeria's shifting media space

Uighur

China says 13,000 'terrorists' arrested in Xinjiang since 2014

Authorities have adopted a policy that 'strikes the right balance between compassion and severity,' government says.

China says 13,000 'terrorists' arrested in Xinjiang since 2014

Head to Head

Transcript: Charles Liu on China's economy and human rights

Read the full transcript of our discussion with Charles Liu on the human cost of China's economic boom.

Transcript: Charles Liu on China's economy and human rights

Head to Head

What is the human cost to China's economic miracle?

Mehdi Hasan challenges Charles Liu on China's economic and human rights record.

What is the human cost to China's economic miracle?

Saudi Arabia

Son of US-Saudi citizen held in Saudi Arabia seeks US help

In 2017, Fitaihi was one of about 200 prominent Saudis detained at Riyadh Ritz-Carlton hotel.

Son of US-Saudi citizen held in Saudi Arabia seeks US help

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women activists face 'bogus' charges, says Amnesty

The detainees face charges including contacting foreign media, human rights campaigners and international organisations.

Saudi women activists face 'bogus' charges, says Amnesty

Brazil

'Marielle lives!' Brazil remembers slain activist

Marielle Franco was killed a year ago but has since become a symbol of resistance in Brazil.

'Marielle lives!' Brazil remembers slain activist

United States

Congress members, activists slam Saudi human rights record

Saudi Arabia's human rights record has come under intense scrutiny since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Congress members, activists slam Saudi human rights record

101 East

Asylum In America

We follow the journey of two refugees from a detention centre on Manus Island to their new homes in the US and Canada.

Asylum In America

China

China rejects US criticism of its treatment of Muslim minorities

The US report said treatment of China's Muslims is 'one of the most serious human rights violations in the world today'.

China rejects US criticism of its treatment of Muslim minorities

Latin America

A year after Marielle Franco's murder, violence still haunts Rio

Rights groups say there were record number of police killings and racial violence in the Brazilian city in 2018.

A year after Marielle Franco's murder, violence still haunts Rio

United States

'Abject failure': California suspends death penalty

Governor Gavin Newsom imposes moratorium on death penalty, granting a reprieve to 737 condemned inmates.

'Abject failure': California suspends death penalty

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women's activists stand trial after a year in detention

Saudi's prosecution has not specified charges against activists, who stand trial after almost year of imprisonment.

Saudi women's activists stand trial after a year in detention

LGBT

Brazil arrests 2 ex-officers over Rio activist's murder

Franco, a black, gay activist and councilwoman was shot dead in 2018 in a case prosecutors say was politically motivated

Brazil: Two ex-policemen arrested over murder of Marielle Franco

Iran

Amnesty: Sentencing of Iran lawyer Sotoudeh 'outrageous'

Iranian authorities have sentenced Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer, to 148 lashes and 33 years in jail.

Amnesty: Sentencing of Iran lawyer Sotoudeh 'outrageous'