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ChinaThailand lets five detained Uyghurs challenge Chinese extradition request in court
Five Uyghur men detained in Thailand since 2014 will be able to contest a Chinese extradition request in court, Thai officials said, as rights groups warned they face torture if returned to China.
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NewsThai protest leader Arnon Nampa's total jail term passes 34 years after fresh royal insult sentence
A Bangkok court has handed Thai protest leader Arnon Nampa a further jail term over a 2020 protest, taking his combined sentences under Thailand's royal insult law to more than 34 years.
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Pakistan NewsImaan Mazari and Hadi Ali sentenced to 10 years each in security-breach case as family vows appeal
An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi sentenced human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha to 10 years each over a 2024 incident involving barriers on the England cricket team’s security route, a verdict the family calls a sham trial.
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Pakistan NewsEU closely monitoring Pakistan's human rights record for GSP+ trade status, Romanian envoy says
Romania's ambassador Dan Stoenescu says the European Union is closely monitoring Pakistan's human rights performance under the GSP+ scheme and that more progress is needed to keep the preferential trade access.