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Kenya LGBTQ rights activist killed, suspect arrested

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 11:25 AM

Kenyan police said they had arrested a suspect in the killing of an LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was discovered stuffed in a metal trunk, a grisly crime that has sparked national outrage. Read more »

De Lima's release sought anew after hostage-taking incident

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 02:03 PM

Calls for the release of former Sen. Leila de Lima were made anew on Sunday morning after she was briefly held hostage by a fellow detainee at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Read more »

Koko, Risa file reso seeking release of ex-Sen. de Lima

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 06:01 PM

The Senate’s 'Super Minority Bloc' has filed a resolution seeking the release from detention of former senator Leila de Lima. Read more »

De Lima hits Guevarra for her continued prosecution

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 04:46 PM

Sen. Leila de Lima blasted outgoing Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra for his decision to continue her prosecution despite multiple witness retractions. Read more »

De Lima appears in court for her drugs charges

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 06:59 PM

Senator Leila De Lima appears before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court in Muntinlupa City to petition the court to dismiss the drugs charges against her. Read more »

Russia jails four Jehovah's Witnesses for six years

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 08 08:34 AM

A Russian court sentenced 4 members of the Jehovah's Witnesses, the US-based Christian evangelical movement, to six years in prison for "extremism." Read more »

Aguirre denies coercing Ragos to testify vs De Lima

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 04:39 PM

Former DOJ Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre II denied coercing Rafael Ragos to testify against Sen. Leila De Lima. The latter calls him a "certified liar". Read more »

De Lima camp mulls charges vs accusers in drugs cases

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 08:52 PM

The camp of Sen. Leila de Lima said Thursday they are considering filing counter-charges against those who implicated her in the illegal drugs trade. Read more »

'Persecuted' Quiboloy warns of germs worse than Omicron

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 12:20 PM

A religious leader in the Philippines, who is accused of sex crimes, said on Sunday that his continued "persecution" will lead to diseases "worse than Omicron." Read more »

Global displacement from war, crises doubles in a decade: UN

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 21 07:38 AM

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to over 82 million -- double the figure a decade ago, the UN said Friday.   Read more »

Panel recommends that US officials not go to China's 2022 Olympics

Michael Martina and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 04:20 AM

President Joe Biden's administration signaled earlier this year that it had no plans to bar American athletes from participating in the Beijing Games.   Read more »

China, Myanmar and others criticized in report on rising religious persecution

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 03:27 AM

The ACN report said the military coup on February 1 was "likely to make things worse for all religious minorities" in Myanmar. Read more »

De Lima files third motion for bail, cites prosecution's failure to present witnesses

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 02:48 PM

Sen. Leila de Lima has filed a third petition for bail before a Muntinlupa court, citing the prosecution's failure to present at least 5 witnesses against her about 4 years since she was detained for drug charges. Read more »

De Lima hits DOJ plea to cite her and her lawyer in contempt

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 04:12 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Monday criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ) for asking a Muntinlupa court to cite her and her legal counsel in contempt, asserting her "constitutional right to an open and public trial." Read more »

'Political persecution' sa Tiamzon couple verdict inalmahan ng mga tagasuporta

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 09:01 PM

Tinawag itong political persecution ng mga tagasuporta ng mga Tiamzon.  Read more »

De Lima files for bail after 3 years in detention

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 06:17 PM

Sen. Leila de Lima on Monday applied for bail for the first time since her arrest in 2017 on drug-dealing charges that she dismissed as harassment for going against President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »