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Article: UN rights envoy holds talks on elections in Myanmar
A UN special envoy began a five-day visit to Myanmar on Monday to discuss human rights ahead of national polls, days after the military regime freed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's deputy.
Article: Cuba releases all dissidents arrested last week
Cuba has released the last five of a group of 35 dissidents it arrested last week for demonstrating on behalf of a conscientious objector, a Cuban human rights group said Monday.
Article: US suspends Guantanamo prisoner transfer to Yemen
The Obama administration on Tuesday suspended the transfer of detainees from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay to Yemen as a result of the deteriorating security situation there.
Article: Russian president condemns Stalin purges
The mass killings under Joseph Stalin cannot be justified, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, in a rare condemnation by the Kremlin of the Soviet dictator still seen as a hero by many in Russia.
Article: Iran admits prisoner died from abuse
For the first time since June's post-election riots, the Iranian government appears to have admitted that a prisoner died from abuse suffered at the hands of prison authorities.
Article: Saudi king orders release of 17 political prisoners
Saudi Arabia will this week free 17 political prisoners from the Ismaili community in a new sign of easing tensions with the minority group living near the border with Yemen.
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