Alaa Abdel-Fattah. File. | Photo Credit: AP The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they received a letter from him on November 15, saying he has ended his hunger strike The family said in a statement that Abdel-Fattah’s mother, Laila Soueif, received a short note from the political activist via the prison authorities … Read more
An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation’s mandatory headscarf covering, authorities said. Farsi-language media outside of Iran warned she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied. The decision … Read more
Brittney Griner is still languishing in a Russian prison, but President Joe Biden hasn’t forgotten her. He met today with her wife, Cherelle Griner, and let her know that he is working to gain the WNBA star’s freedom. Separate meetings in the Oval Office were held with Cherelle Griner and Elizabeth Whelan, sister of detained … Read more
On Tuesday, Jafar Panahi, the award-winning Iranian filmmaker, was ordered to serve a six-year prison sentence by Iran’s judiciary. He was detained last week after inquiring about another director, Mohammad Rasoulof, who had been arrested earlier in July amid an intensifying government crackdown. For the last three decades, Panahi, now 62, has made playful, smart … Read more