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Afghanistan’s Envoy to U.S. Hamdullah Mohib says the Taliban is not winning in Afghanistan, and his country is building up...

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Iranian Authorities Cut Social Media Access as Unrest Turns Deadly

2017/12/31

Iran cut access to social media on Sunday in a bid to head off further protests after days of unrest...

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Iranian Authorities Warn Against ‘Illegal Gatherings’ as Protests Continue

2017/12/30

The Iranian government warned against further "illegal gatherings" on Saturday, as protesters rallied for a third day of demonstrations.

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One UK County’s Success of Treating Sexism as a Hate Crime

by Bridie Witton

In Nottinghamshire, a county in England, women say they walk taller since the local police included misogyny in their categorization...

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Bangladesh Plans to Send 100,000 Rohingya Back to Myanmar

Bangladeshi authorities said Friday that the country wants to send some 100,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar in the first batch...

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Russia Sentences Anti-Kremlin Campaigner William Browder in Absentia

A Moscow court on Friday sentenced anti-Kremlin campaigner William Browder in absentia to nine years in a penal colony.

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Rights Groups Slam Vietnam’s 10,000-Strong ‘Cyber Army’ Fighting Against ‘Wrong Views’

The deployment of 10,000 cyber warriors to fight online dissent in Vietnam adds a grim "new dimension" to controls on...

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Children in Conflict Zones Came Under Attack at ‘Shocking’ Scale in 2017, UN Says

by Anna Varfolomeeva

2018/11/06

UNICEF said Thursday that children in conflict zones around the world have come under attack at "a shocking scale" throughout...

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Targeting Shiites, ISIS Suicide Attack Kills at Least 40 in Kabul

2017/12/28

At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide attack targeting Shiites in Kabul, the deadliest episode of sectarian...

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Inside Look into China’s Most Ambitious Construction Project

by Aleksandra Urman

2017/12/28

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As the Xiongan New Area in northern China is working to absorb up to $365 billion in investment, locals struggle...

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A Generation That Has Never Seen Homeland: What Does Palestine Mean To Them?

by Layla Al-Kloub

2018/01/17

Palestinians are still demanding the right to return to their homeland. A generation that has never seen Palestine continues to...

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Pope Urges Catholics not to Ignore Plight of Refugees

by Staff Writer with AFP

2017/12/24

Pope Francis in his Christmas eve mass urged the world's 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants...

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Amid Influx of Refugees to Europe, Polish Authorities Dream of ‘re-Christianization’

by Indre Anskaityte

2017/12/23

While Europe struggles with an influx of refugees, Poland has taken a hard stance against migrants and dreams of "re-Christianizing"...

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Exodus of EU Citizens from UK: ‘There has Been So Much Hate’

by Marina Watson Pelaez

2017/12/22

After the Brexit vote, E.U. citizens feel less welcome and valued in the U.K., which has led to their exodus...

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UN General Assembly Passes Resolution Rejecting US Jerusalem Move

by Joanne Stocker

2017/12/21

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of the city of...

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Nightmare of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta Siege Leaves Mark on its Residents

by Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

2017/12/21

In Eastern Ghouta, one of Syria’s most contested areas, civilians are increasingly suffocated under a siege in place since December...

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Iraqi Kurdistan Opposition Parties Resign from Government Cabinet

by Joanne Stocker

2017/12/20

Iraqi Kurdistan opposition parties Gorran and KIG withdrew from the government and the Gorran party parliament speaker resigned

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Number of Journalists Killed Worldwide Falls in 2017

by Joanne Stocker

2017/12/19

Sixty-five journalists are known to have been killed in connection with their work this year, an 18 percent decline from...

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Afghanistan Landmine Ban Comes too Late for Victims’ Families

by Shadi Khan Saif

2017/12/18

KABUL, Afghanistan – Life has seemed meaningless for Naeem Gul in Afghanistan’s Paktia province since he lost a young son to...

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With Jerusalem Decision, Anti-Western Fervor Sweeps up Turkey

by Mahir Zeynalov

2017/12/17