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China has arrested 24 suspects in Tibet for their role in pro-Tibet protests that erupted throughout the region last week, the Tibet Daily reported Thursday. The suspects are charged with endangering national security, among...

Nepalese police arrested 50 protesters Tuesday after roughly 200 Tibetan exiles demonstrated near the country's UN headquarters in Katmandu, demanding a UN investigation into China's recent crackdown against pro-Tibet protests . The protesters, who were arrested after refusing...

Exiled Tibetan spiritual and political leader Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama on Sunday accused China of committing "cultural genocide" in Tibet, and said he will not call for an end to ongoing...

The Mexican military has committed grave human rights abuses, including the torture, rape and murder of civilians, according to a report from the Mexican National Human Rights Commission submitted to the Mexican National Congress. According...

Libya's plan to begin the mass expulsion of illegal foreign residents violates international human rights law , Amnesty International said Friday, noting that "collective expulsions are inherently arbitrary and those seeking refuge from persecution risk being sent back...

Malta's Justice and Home Affairs Minister Tonio Borg urged his EU counterparts to help alleviate the influx of illegal immigrants to Malta Tuesday, as the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Council began a two-day meeting...

The White House over the weekend defended an immigration reform agreement reached Thursday with key Republican and Democratic senators which has drawn opposition from both aisles of Congress, threatening what President Bush called a "secure, productive, orderly,...

Key US senators from both political parties and White House cabinet officers reached a tentative agreement on immigration reform on Thursday, after weeks of negotiations. The proposal, which President Bush calls "secure, productive, orderly, and fair"...

Legislation proposed Wednesday by the European Commission will seek to decrease incentives for employers to hire illegal immigrants , threatening fines, closing of businesses, and possibly jail time for those that partake in human trafficking...

A Russian law banning all foreigners from the country's retail industry took effect Sunday. The new law, passed by the Russian assembly last year, is expected to affect tens of thousands of workers from the former Soviet Republics. The...