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Cambodian opposition politician loses defamation case
Cambodian opposition politician loses defamation case

A prominent Cambodian opposition politician with Australian citizenship was convicted of defamation on Friday for criticising local elections in which strongman leader Hun Sen's party won a landslide victory. Prime Minister Hun Sen's party won a landslide in local elections in June, taking roughly 80 percent of seats.

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than 'blows'
Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than 'blows'

Iran said Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings that sparked three weeks of bloody protests. Anger over her death has sparked the biggest wave of protests to rock Iran in almost three years and a crackdown that has killed dozens of protesters and seen scores arrested.