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“Education Is The Only Way”, Malala’s Father Says

When 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, the world was stunned by her bravery and wisdom. Nicola Slawson speaks to Malala’s father, Ziauddin, about education, equality ...
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Pakistan
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Balochistan Marches For School Safety As Panjgur Braves Boko Haram-type Threats

A tide of protests have swept Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan after threats from shadowy militants forced dozens of private schools in Panjgur, a district in the province, to close their schools. The warning of ...
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Egypt

The Internet Responds: Egyptians Overthrow Morsi & Muslim Brotherhood Rule

Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood senior member, is no longer the president of Egypt. Morsi’s one-year reign was cut short, after massive protests across Egypt calling for him to resign started on June 30. Head of the...
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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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Asia

Taiwan: Who Misled Noam Chomsky?

The photo below, in which Noam Chomsky is holding a placard, is part of a global campaign organized by Taiwanese students against media monopoly in Taiwan. Chomsky’s photo has been circulated widely via online social m...
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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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Iran

Iran: Will Thieving Officials Also Have Their Hands Chopped Off?

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once again proved his talent for making surprising headlines when he played a video for the parliament on February 3, 2013 implicating his political rivals, some of the country’s lead...
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Politics
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Crooks, Thieves, & the Independent Mayors Who Run Russia

The mayor of Yaroslavl and several of his colleagues will spend the next two months behind bars on extortion charges. Evgeny Urlashov, a former United Russia member who ran as an opposition-friendly independent, won the mayor...
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Eurasia
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5 Experts Explain Why Alexander Sodiqov’s Arrest In Tajikistan Is So Troubling

More than a week has passed since scholar and Global Voices community member Alexander Sodiqov was detained in Tajikistan, where he was conducting research on conflict resolution as part of an ongoing collaborative project wit...
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