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Venezuela’s Maduro Denounces ‘Attempted Coup’ in Bolivia
Venezuelan President Maduro said his Bolivian counterpart was facing a foreign coup attempt amid violent protests after his controversial re-election.
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NATO Slams Turkey Over Syria Operation, But No Punishment
Turkey's military operation in Syria will provoke "forceful" discussion at a NATO defence ministers' meeting Thursday and Friday but Ankara...
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Indonesia’s Attempts to Quell Papua Unrest Likely to Backfire: Experts
In an effort to quell unrest and win the trust of the West Papuan people, the Jokowi led government has...
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Rojava, Lost? Turkish Offensive Threatens to Destroy a Radical Democratic Experiment
A radical experiment in democracy, feminism, and communalism in Northern Syria is under grave threat of being destroyed by a...
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Netanyahu Suffers Defeat in Failing to Form Israeli Government
Netanyahu remains premier as long as no new government is formed, and a number of scenarios exist that could see...
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Chile Extends Emergency Amid Worst Social Unrest in Decades
Anger over social inequality and austerity in Chile boiled over this week as a protest against a rise in metro...
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Lebanon Cabinet Fast-Tracks Reforms But Protests Rage On
Lebanon's government approved an economic rescue plan but the move was met with deep distrust from a swelling protest movement.
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Rights Groups Slam Pakistan After Media Watchdog Member Denied Entry
Last year, Butler had authored a CPJ report warning that the powerful Pakistani military had "quietly, but effectively, set restrictions...
Read moreIndonesia Rights Commission Calls for Probe into Papua Deaths
Papua has been hit by mass protests and violence fuelled by racism by Indonesians as well as calls for self-rule...
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General Strike, Mass Protests Grip Catalonia After Explosive Supreme Court Verdict
Spain's protest-hit northeast was gripped by a general strike Friday as thousands of "freedom marchers" converged on Barcelona for a...
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Forced Relocation of Refugees in Bosnia Can Spark Humanitarian Emergency
A humanitarian emergency may be unfolding in Bosnia after more than 1,000 refugees were forced to move to the notorious...
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Columbia’s Indigenous Under Siege by Armed Groups
During the five weeks from September 1 to October 7, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) recorded nine...
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Turkey Assault in NE Syria Displaces 300,000: Monitor
Dozens of civilians - mostly on the Kurdish side - have been killed since the start of the offensive, which...
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Five Killed in Indian Kashmir as Violence Spikes
The Himalayan region had been under a strict lockdown since August 5 amid fears of unrest after the Indian government...
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Europe Must Brace for New Refugee Wave: Greek PM
Europe must be ready for a new refugee influx, Greece's Prime Minister said Wednesday, as a Turkish offensive in Syria...
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Erdogan Says Can No Longer ‘Keep Track’ of Trump’s Tweets
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could no longer "keep track" of the tweets by his U.S. counterpart Donald...
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UN Ends Haiti Peacekeeping Operations, Urges End to Crisis
The U.N. Security Council ended 15 years of peacekeeping operations in Haiti on Tuesday, voicing regret that the country is...
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Ecuador Counts Cost of Deadly Protests After Deal
Ecuador's indigenous won a significant victory in forcing president Lenin Moreno to drop and IMF-sponsored austerity program. But deep rifts...
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Without Reforms, Unrest in Iraq Will Reignite, Experts Say
Amid public rejection of politicians and a failure so far to heed calls for reform, the threat of further unrest...
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Burkina Violence Forces 267,000 to Flee in Last 3 Months: UNHCR
Violence in Burkina Faso has caused more than a quarter of a million people to flee their homes over the...
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