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China

Netizens Frown Upon China State TV’s Live Broadcast of Execution

The unprecedented decision of China’s state-run television network to broadcast live the final moments of a Burmese drug lord just before his execution has not only sparked outrage in Myanmar but has also triggered deba...
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Human Rights

Extreme Poverty Set to Vanish by 2028?

“Statisticians are kind of bewildered by this,” but…”extreme poverty” — that is, the number of people around the world living on less than $1.25 a day, counting inflation — is “on a trend...
by Natasha Lipman
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Human Rights

Syria: “Lens of a Young Homsi”, Photographs of a City under Siege

When demonstrations started in Syria in March 2011, a group of friends from Homs, all under 25, took their cameras to photograph these unprecedented protests in their city. Soon after, they were photographing the destruction o...
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Human Rights

A Choice Called ‘Pragaash’

“Valentine day. Do you know what is it ? Saint valentine had loved a young girl and had sex with her before married (ZINA) And that’s why UK government had hanged him on that day 14 february and since then the non believer ...
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Human Rights

To Address Trafficking From Nigeria We Need To Work Together To Confront Domestic Violence

Research carried out in partnership by Nigerian and UK organisations shows that anti-trafficking policy needs to address factors that make women vulnerable to exploitation. Beatrice grew up in the south of Nigeria. She was coer...
by Jenny Pennington
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Human Rights

“Pedophile’s Guide” Lands Russian Blogging Platform on Blacklist

The Russian Internet blacklist has claimed another visible website: the blog-hosting portal lj.rossia.org. Federal communications monitors from Roskomnadzor filed two separate decisions [ru] against lj.rossia on January 28, ...
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Human Rights

Drones: A Terror in the Sky

The near constant presence of CIA drones “terrorises” much of the civilian population of Pakistan’s tribal areas according to a new report. Men, women, and children are subjected to almost constant trauma – including fe...
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Human Rights

Russia’s Internet Censorship “Experiment”

A Russian federal region is about to embark on an “experimental” project aimed at censoring the internet. A joint effort by the Kostroma regional government and an NGO called the League of Safe Internet, it is similar in sp...
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Human Rights

Making ‘Invisible Women’ Visible

Thanks to its pull as a global hub of trade, finance and technology, London has a huge pull for economic migrants, from both within and outside of the country. Foreign workers in London are particularly concentrated in certai...
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