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In Turkey’s Unrest, Some See an Extreme Version of Post-9/11 America

Sat, 01/07/2017 - 01:27
Turkey’s president and his allies say no other democracy has withstood such relentless terrorist attacks and a coup attempt.
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Despite Ban, Invasive Virginity Tests Remain Prevalent in Afghanistan

Fri, 01/06/2017 - 08:00
Months after the president vowed to keep justice officials from ordering the examinations, found to be invalid, the tests are still traumatizing women.
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Trump Said ‘Torture Works.’ An Echo Is Feared Worldwide.

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 18:30
Although the president-elect has equivocated, his campaign rhetoric favoring torture has experts concerned that years of progress could be erased and the world plunged into a darker place.
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In Nepal, a Monthly Exile for Women

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 09:00
Poulomi Basu, a documentary photographer and journalist, has trekked through western Nepal’s dense wilderness to find women exiled to makeshift huts during their menstrual cycles.
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A Wealth Gap in Equatorial Guinea

Wed, 01/04/2017 - 13:38
While American companies have invested billions of dollars in this small nation’s oil infrastructure, World Bank statistics point to widespread poverty among much of the population.
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Brazil’s Deadly Prison System

Wed, 01/04/2017 - 09:09
A riot on New Year’s Day is just a symptom of a much bigger problem.
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Iranian Activist Ends Hunger Strike as Wife Is Released From Prison

Wed, 01/04/2017 - 01:51
The showdown between the Iranian authorities and the activist appeared to be a rare instance of compromise by a government not known for leniency.
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Iranian Activist Ends Hunger Strike as Wife Is Released From Prison

Wed, 01/04/2017 - 01:51
The showdown between the Iranian authorities and the activist appeared to be a rare instance of compromise by a government not known for leniency.
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Myanmar Holds Officers After Video Purports to Show Police Beating Rohingya

Tue, 01/03/2017 - 06:54
The recording, which appears to depict unarmed members of the Rohingya minority being beaten in Rakhine State, adds to pressure on the government.
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In a Brutal Year in Venezuela, Even Crime Fighters Are Killers

Fri, 12/30/2016 - 08:00
The deaths of people arrested in anti-crime raids point to an alarming aspect in the wave of violence gripping the nation.
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London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats

Thu, 12/29/2016 - 10:07
Britain has allowed its capital to become a playground for oligarchs and their ill-gotten gains. Only a Magnitsky law can quell the corruption.
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Dying in Police Custody in India

Tue, 12/27/2016 - 11:37
Hundreds have perished without any accountability from the police.
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