Human rights

• China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says - SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China is set to lift restrictions which it had imposed on a group of British lawmakers, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday, meaning that they will now be free to
• Philippine court convicts journalist of terror financing charge in ruling condemned by media groups - A Philippine court Thursday found a Filipina journalist guilty of financing terrorism in a verdict that was condemned by press freedom watchdogs but welcomed by anti-communist insurgency officials. Presiding Judge Georgina Perez of the Reg
• Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says - HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests. Content warning: This article contains references and descriptions of sexual violenc
• Americans urged to leave Iran as US withdraws personnel from Qatar base - The U.S. military is reportedly withdrawing personnel from its largest air base in Qatar as Iran and the Trump administration trade threats.
• Indonesia’s new penal code takes effect, marking historic break with colonial law - Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape. Since proclaiming independence in
• Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners - Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on t