Chinese rights lawyer released amid crackdown
A top Chinese rights lawyer has returned home after two months in police custody, amid a fierce crackdown on government critics and activists.
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Aunt queries postmortem report on boy
More than four years after a 14-year-old boy allegedly used his trousers to hang himself in a police cell, the inquest into his death has begun.
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Belgian knifeman suspect to be kept in custody
A Belgian court on Tuesday ordered that the suspect in a gruesome knife attack at a crèche be kept in custody.
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SAA drug-smuggling case postponed
The case against a security guard and an SAA cabin crew member arrested for alleged drug smuggling was postponed on Friday.
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Rights group say more dying in Egyptian police's custody
Fourteen Egyptians died in police custody or at the hands of policemen in 2007, up from six in the previous year, a rights group said on Wednesday.
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