Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova say they want acquittal from Vladimir Putin, not amnesty.
The American Studies Association says its move to boycott Israeli schools is "in solidarity with scholars and students deprived of academic freedom".
In film, the role of the former ANC activist and president of South Africa has traditionally been approached with great reverence.
Steven M Wise is campaigning for chimps’ right to seek freedom from unlawful detention on the grounds that they are essentially people.
Briton Anthony Perrett says the Greenpeace arrests highlighted the issue of climate change as he tells of his two months in jail.
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Living in a wealthy, developed nation may not make you happier, with a study finding that antidepressant use has surged across the rich world.
The cubs – one male, one female – are the offspring of lions smuggled into Gaza through tunnels from Egypt four years ago.
Botswana has been accused of sacrificing the Kalahari to commercial fracking while ignoring the concerns of access to scarce water.
US magazine publisher Condé Nast is to cease taking on work experience novices after being sued by two former interns over low pay.
Four years of scientific expeditions have uncovered previously unknown animals and plants in the world’s largest tropical rainforest.