Political prisoners

• The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes - Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.
• Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Conviction Was Years in the Making - Jimmy Lai spent decades criticizing China’s rulers. He faces up to life in prison after a court found him guilty of national security crimes.
• Jimmy Lai’s Life, in Photos and Video - He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the freedoms of Hong Kong, and has paid a hefty price for defending them.
• Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the West - Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort to improve ties with the West. Lukashenko met with President Donald Trump