West mourns Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and criticises Beijing

Western leaders, rights groups and the Nobel Peace Prize committee expressed sorrow at the death of Liu Xiaobo, but reaction was muted in his homeland, where strict censorship made him less well-known than abroad.

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo cremated

The Nobel Peace Prize winner writer died of liver cancer on Thursday evening. His wife and friends attended the ceremony.

Venezuelan dissident lawmaker dies in prison

Fernando Alban was arrested last week for alleged involvement in the explosion of two drones during a military parade that was led by President Nicolas Maduro which injured seven soldiers in August.

Egyptian minister threatens to 'slice' dissidents during Canada speech

The minister's made the comments during a speech in which she said, "Egypt embraces all of us and brings us closer together. Wherever we go, it stays in our hearts and we can't tolerate anything said about it outside."

Colombia kills 'most dangerous' FARC dissident

Colombian President Ivan Duque said the dissident Victor David Segura, who was responsible for drug-trafficking, murders and kidnappings, was "the most dangerous ringleader in the Pacific."

Dissident Saudi prince Khaled calls for reform

Khaled bin Farhan is the last free dissident Saudi prince and has started an opposition group under the name of the ‘Freedom Movement of Arabian Peninsula People’.

Friends of Saudi dissident worried by absence at Istanbul consulate

Jamal Khashoggi, a former Saudi newspaper editor and adviser to retired Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al Faisal, has written columns in the Washington Post criticising Saudi Arabia's policies.

Maldives highest court makes U-turn on dissident release

The new ruling comes as President Abdulla Yameen moved to assert his power over judges, declaring a state of emergency and ordering security forces to raid the court compound where the justices were arrested.

Ex-Soviet dissident Lyudmila Alexeyeva dies aged 91

Lyudmila Alexeyeva tirelessly defended human rights from the 1950s in the Soviet Union. She was forced into exile, living in the United States until returning in 1993 after the fall of the USSR.

Dissident Ai Weiwei's Beijing studio demolished by Chinese authorities

It is Ai’s second studio to be torn down by Chinese authorities after one was demolished in Shanghai in 2011 without warning.

Thousands march in Hong Kong in memory of Liu Xiaobo

Veteran activists led the solemn gathering which wove its way from the commercial heart of Hong Kong Island to China's liaison office, with some marchers in tears.

Maldives top court suspends dissident MPs ahead of key vote

The court's decision strengthens President Abdulla Yameen's majority in the 85-member legislature that will vote to extend the state of emergency for a month.