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| Mar.18 |
Russia |
International monitors slam Russian election as 'overly controlled'
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| Jan.28 |
Moscow |
Navalny detained on day of protests |
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| Dec.10 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela opposition banned from running in election |
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| Sep.26 |
 Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists
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| Jul.13 |
Northeast China |
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died of cancer
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| Jun.19 |
Ohio |
Otto Warmbier: US student sent home from North Korea dies
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| Jun.13 |
North Korea |
Otto Warmbier: North Korea releases jailed US student 'in coma' |
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| Jun.12 |
Moscow |
Russia protests: Opposition leader Navalny sentenced |
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| May.15 |
Damascus |
Syria's Saydnaya prison crematorium hid killings, says US |
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| Feb.6 |
Syria |
Thousands hanged at Saydnaya prison, Amnesty says |
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| Apr.20 |
Norway |
Anders Behring Breivik wins human rights case |
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| Mar.4 |
Istanbul |
Police raid critical Zaman newspaper in Istanbul |
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| Feb.4 |
Sweden |
Julian Assange is being 'arbitrarily held', UN panel to say
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| Jan.16 |
Iran |
Jason Rezaian and three other US prisoners freed in Iran |
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| Oct.29 |
Beijing |
China to end one-child policy and allow two
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| Jul.25 |
Kenya |
Trials would aid fight against corruption - Obama |
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| Apr.21 |
 Baltimore |
Department of Justice probe into police custody death DOJ has opened an investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a black man, who died from spinal injuries suffered while in police custody
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| Dec.14 |
Istanbul |
Turkey raids target media critics
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| Dec.11 |
Hong Kong |
Arrests as Admiralty site is cleared |
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| Dec.9 |
U.S. Senate |
CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations
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| Dec.3 |
New York |
Federal probe into NY chokehold case
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| Nov.18 |
UN |
UN calls for N Korea rights probe |
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| Nov.9 |
 Berlin |
Berlin Wall: Thousands of balloons released 
Map of Brandenburg Gate Germany Some 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall
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| Nov.8 |
North Korea |
North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae |
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| Oct.10 |
Norway |
Malala and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize
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| Jun.3 |
Beijing |
Tiananmen tense on rally anniversary |
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| May.10 |
Washington |
Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' |
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| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey
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| Feb.22 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko freed |
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| Feb.19 |
North Korea |
Two Koreas hold family reunions |
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| Feb.17 |
UN |
U.N.: Kim could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity |
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| Feb.4 |
South Korea |
Koreas agree to family reunions |
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| Jan.31 |
Kiev |
Ukraine activist 'was tortured' |
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| Jan.29 |
Kiev |
Ukraine passes protest amnesty law |
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| Jan.20 |
Syria |
Syria accused of systematic torture |
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| Jan.17 |
Washington |
Obama announces plan to curb NSA |
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| Dec.20 |
Russia |
Khodorkovsky leaves Russian prison after Putin signs pardon |
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| Dec.12 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader despite U.N. objections |
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| Dec.2 |
UN |
UN implicates Assad in war crimes |
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| Jul.17 |
Russia |
Protest leader Alexei Navalny convicted |
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| Jul.12 |
Moscow |
Snowden meets activists at airport |
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| Jun.10 |
 Hong Kong |
US spy leaker 'defending liberty' Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveillance
| Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'
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| Jun.6 |
USA |
US agency 'collecting phone records' |
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism |
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| May.23 |
Peshawar |
Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison |
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| Apr.27 |
 Beijing |
China dissident 'in US embassy' Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC
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| Apr.14 |
UN Security Council |
UN passes plan for Syria monitors |
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| Feb.16 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
UN assembly adopts Syria motion |
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| Feb.4 |
 UN Security Council |
Security Council's Syria resolution fails As international anger grows over reports of mass carnage at the hands of the regime, a draft resolution condemning Syria failed to be adopt...
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| Jan.28 |
Syria |
Arab League suspends Syria mission |
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| Dec.26 |
Syria |
Arab League observers arrive in Syria
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| Oct.4 |
UN Security Council |
UN resolution on Syria is vetoed |
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| Sep.21 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers in Iran freed
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| Aug.20 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers get eight years in prison |
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| Aug.16 |
New Delhi |
India activist on fast in prison
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Syria |
21 dead after naval forces shell city |
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| Jun.27 |
Hague |
ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
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| Jun.25 |
Beijing |
Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed' |
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty
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| Dec.17 |
Venezuela |
Chavez gets power to govern by decree |
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| Dec.10 |
 Norway |
Chinese dissident awarded Peace Prize An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
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| Nov.13 |
 Myanmar |
Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi The military authorities have released the pro-democracy leader from house arrest. She told thousands of supporters they had to 'work in uni...
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| Oct.8 |
Norway |
Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize
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| Sep.14 |
Tehran |
Freed US hiker vows to help friends |
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| Jul.7 |
Cuba |
Cuba to release 52 political prisoners |
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| Jun.15 |
Northern Ireland |
Bloody Sunday killed were innocent |
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| May.13 |
Thailand |
Red-shirt supporter Gen Khattiya shot |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
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| Dec.19 |
Iran |
Dissident Grand Ayatollah Montazeri dies |
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| Nov.9 |
Berlin |
Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary
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| Aug.10 |
Myanmar |
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' |
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| Aug.8 |
Tehran |
UK, French embassy employees on trial |
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| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists
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| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' |
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| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea |
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi taken to prison |
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| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran jails journalist as US spy |
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| Dec.6 |
CIA |
CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes |
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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| Nov.4 |
Karachi |
Police beat up lawyers |
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| Nov.3 |
 Pakistan |
Musharraf imposes emergency rule President Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency rule and suspended the constitution. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been replaced
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| Oct.25 |
Myanmar |
Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home |
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| Sep.27 |
Myanmar |
9 dead in crackdown |
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| Jul.23 |
 Libya |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
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| Jun.15 |
London |
Rushdie knighted in honours list |
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| May.27 |
Venezuela |
TV station off the air |
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| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition tortured by police
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| Dec.19 |
Libya |
HIV medics condemned to death |
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| Sep.6 |
Washington |
Bush admits to CIA secret prisons |
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| Jun.6 |
European Union |
Europe 'connived in CIA flights' |
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| Apr.24 |
Nepal |
King agreed to reinstate parliament
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| Apr.15 |
Nepal |
Police attack media protest |
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| Apr.8 |
Nepal |
Police fire on protesters |
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| Mar.21 |
Afghanistan |
Convert 'faces execution' |
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| Dec.24 |
Egypt |
Nour jailed for 5 years |
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| Dec.5 |
Baghdad |
Witness at Hussein trial describes torture |
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| Nov.24 |
Chile |
Pinochet charged over dissidents
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| Nov.15 |
Baghdad |
Detainees 'found starving' |
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| Oct.24 |
Detroit |
Civil rights icon Parks dies
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Evicted moved to 'transit camp' |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years
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| Jun.13 |
Tehran |
Militia attack Tehran protesters |
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| Nov.14 |
Afghanistan |
Aid workers freed |
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| May.24 |
Chile |
Pinochet's immunity ends |
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| Nov. 9, 1989 |
Berlin |
Fall of the Berlin Wall Map of Brandenburg Gate Berlin Germany| A barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) | |
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| Aug. 14, 1941 |
 Maritime Provinces |
Atlantic Charter made public Map of Placentia Bay Canada| The Charter was a pivotal policy statement, defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by the leaders of the UK and the U.S. | |
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| Mar. 12, 1930 |
 Gujarat |
Mohandas Gandhi begins civil disobedience campaign Map of Dandi Gujarat India| Gandhi then launched a new Satyagraha against the tax on salt in March 1930. This was highlighted by the famous Salt March to Dandi | |
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| Aug. 26, 1920 |
Washington |
Women's suffrage began in U.S.| American women won the vote on August 26, 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment | |
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| Dec. 12, 1917 |
U. S. Midwest |
Father Flanagan establishes Boys Town in Omaha An Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church founded the orphanage known as Boys Town, which now also serves as a center for troubled youth
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| Dec. 9, 1905 |
 Paris |
Separation of church and state in France Passed by the Chamber of Deputies during the Third Republic, it established state secularism in France. France was then governed by the Left...
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| Jan. 13, 1898 |
Paris |
Emile Zola publishes J'accuse He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted officer Alfred Dreyfus
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| Oct. 28, 1886 |
Manhattan |
Statue of Liberty dedicated Map of Liberty Island USA The copper statue was built by Gustave Eiffel. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France
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| Mar. 3, 1861 |
 St. Petersburg |
Emancipation Edict liberates Russian serfs The first and most important of liberal reforms effected during the reign (1855-1881) of Emperor Alexander II of Russia
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| Jul. 19, 1848 |
Upstate New York |
First Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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| Aug. 26, 1789 |
Paris |
Declaration of the Rights of Man adopted Passed by France's National Constituent Assembly, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights
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| Nov. 21, 1694 |
Paris |
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire born A Enlightenment writer and philosopher famous for his advocacy of freedom of religion, expression, and separation of church and state
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| May. 27, 1679 |
London |
Habeas Corpus Act becomes law
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| Dec. 18, 1621 |
London |
The Great Protestation of the House of Commons
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| Apr. 13, 1598 |
France |
Edict of Nantes promulgated
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| Jun. 19, 1215 |
London |
King John seals Magna Carta It promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice
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