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Policies that would affect the LGBT community and other minority groups have left activists hoping that the president will fail...

A Rohingya refugee with his two children outside their hut in Jammu (India). Photo: Raqib Hameed Naik

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Rohingya Exodus from India to Bangladesh Hits 1,300

2019/01/16

At least 1,300 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from India since the start of the year, as fears of...

British Prime Minister Theresa May in front of a flag

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UK Parliament Deals Historic Defeat to PM May’s Brexit Deal

2019/01/15

Britain's parliament on Tuesday voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a massive margin, triggering a no-confidence vote...

A Syrian refugee holds a baby in a refugee camp set in the town of Harmanli, south-east of Sofia

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Winter Weather Killed 15 Displaced Children in Syria: UN

2019/01/15

Freezing temperatures and the lack of medical care have killed at least 15 displaced Syrian children in recent weeks, the...

German far-right supporters demonstrate at Cologne`s train station on 9 January, 2016

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Germany Security Agency Steps Up Watch of Far-Right AfD

2019/01/15

Germany's domestic intelligence will step up monitoring for political extremism of the far-right AfD party sources said Tuesday.

Kadyrov, Medvedev and Putin at the Kremlin

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Two Dead, Forty Detained in New ‘Gay Purge’ in Chechnya: Activists

A Russian LGBT rights group on Monday reported a new wave of persecution against gay people in Chechnya, in which...

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China Sentences Canadian Drug Suspect to Death Amid Tensions

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian man to death on drug trafficking charges, a ruling that has deepened a diplomatic...

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As Sudan Clashes Turn Deadly, Outlets in Juba Fight for Right to Cover Them

by Dimo Silva Aurelio

As Sudanese police fire tear gas at crowds of anti-government protesters, media outlets in South Sudan have to fight for...

Protesters in London wearing symbolic yellow vests

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Hundreds of ‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters Rally in Central London

2019/01/12

Demonstrators wearing yellow vests took to the streets of London, in the largest protest yet in Britain copying the "yellow...

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The Rise of the Far-Right in Europe is Infiltrating Football

by Albert Kim

A rise in racist incidents during football matches has drawn attention to the issue of far right-wing groups infiltrating fan-bases...

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‘Living Under a Black Sky:’ The Forgotten Cost of Conflict

by Bryan Bowman

2019/04/23

by Raqib Hameed Naik, Li Siwei and Zhang Xintong

Environmental pollution, an often overlooked consequence of conflict, threatens Iraq's the public health and future security.

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Stress and Risks Mire Online Food Delivery Workers in China

2019/01/09

As Chinese food delivery companies compete unabatingly for market dominance, the working conditions of delivery workers driving the boom continue...

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Far-Right Policies See Italy’s Democracy Ranking Plummet

2019/01/09

The policies of Italy's anti-immigrant and anti-establishment government which came to power last June have torpedoed the country's global democracy...

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No Man’s Land: New Myanmar Unrest Panics Rohingya in Border Limbo

2019/01/09

Panic is gripping thousands of Rohingya refugees living in no-man's land, with clashes between Myanmar forces and Rakhine insurgents.

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Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets as Bangladesh Garment Workers Strike

2019/01/08

Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas as thousands of striking workers in the garment industry staged protests demanding...

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Children Tortured in Iraqi Kurdistan for ‘IS Links,’ Rights Group Says

2022/02/16

Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been "torturing children" to force them to confess to having links with the Islamic...

Protests broke out in Sudan over soaring bread prices. Photo: AFP

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Sudan Says 800 Protesters Arrested During Deadly Clashes

2019/01/07

Authorities say at least 19 people including two security personnel have been killed in clashes during the demonstrations, but rights...

A Chinese police officer in Xinjiang, where Beijing has ramped up security presence in recent years.

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China Says UN Observers Welcome to Xinjiang, With Conditions

2019/03/21

China said Monday it would welcome United Nations officials to the restive western region of Xinjiang with the condition that they...

A Saudi woman sits in the driver's seat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Authorities to Notify Women of Divorce by Text Message

2019/01/06

The measure approved by the justice ministry appears aimed at curbing seemingly rampant cases of men secretly ending marriages without...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during in Caracas in 2016

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Venezuela’s Parliament Rejects Legitimacy of Maduro Second Term

2019/01/05