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Gulf States: Inadequate Heat Protection Putting Workers in Peril

Click to expand Image Construction workers in Doha, Qatar, November 16, 2022.  © 2022 ddp images via AP Photo (Beirut) – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are failing to protect outdoor migrant...

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Kazakhstan Comic Finds Authorities Can’t Take a Joke

Click to expand Image Kazakhstan’s national flag flies in the village of Saumalkol, North Kazakhstan region, March 22, 2023. © 2023 Elena Vah/Kommersant/Sipa via AP Photo On July 26, a court in...

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Vandalism, Attacks Follow Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Exit

Click to expand Image Divisional Awami League office after being set on fire after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Barishal, Bangladesh on August 06, 2024. © 2024 Niamul...

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We Can’t Ignore the Racism and Islamophobia Fueling Riots in the UK

Click to expand Image Far-right activists protest in Sunderland, England, August 2, 2024. © 2024 Drik/Getty Images The UK has been rocked by far-right riots this week. Racist mobs have targeted...

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Türkiye: Restore Access to Instagram

Click to expand Image A person holds a phone showing the Instagram logo while a computer screen displays the message “This site can not be reached'”, in Istanbul, Turkiye, August 3, 2024. © 2024 ERDEM...

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Nepal: New Government Should Seize Moment for Rights

Click to expand Image Nepal's newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli after the completion of the oath ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 15, 2024. © 2024 Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto via AP Photo...

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Afghanistan: Taliban Tighten Grip 3 Years into Rule

Click to expand Image Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2023. © 2023 Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo (New York) – The...

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Tunisia Hollows Out its Media Landscape Ahead of Elections

Click to expand Image Tunisian journalists display their press card as they protest against the arrest of Noureddine Boutar, director of Mosaïque FM, Tunis, February 16, 2023.  © 2023 AP Photo/Hassene...

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Myanmar: Armies Target Ethnic Rohingya, Rakhine

Click to expand Image A family who fled from Buthidaung, Myanmar, at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, June 25, 2024. © 2024 Mohammad Ponir (Bangkok) – Myanmar junta forces and the opposition...

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Iraq: Exhume Mass Grave Sites to Ensure Justice

Click to expand Image Members of expert teams take part in the opening of a mass grave and the exhumation of the remains of victims who were killed and buried by the Islamic State (ISIS) back in 2014,...

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Mexico: Inadequate Abortion Access in State of Mexico Violates Human Rights

Click to expand Image Women take part in a march for the decriminalization of abortion, “Strike for International Day for the Decriminalization of Abortion,” Toluca, Mexico. September 28, 2021 © 2021...

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Cameroonian Social Media Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared

Click to expand Image Screenshot of a video published on social media on July 21, 2024 and showing Steve Akam, also known as Ramon Cotta, at the border between Gabon and Cameroon. © 2024 Private In a...

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Tanzanian Arrests Bad Omen for Upcoming Elections

Click to expand Image Supporters of Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, protest with the party's deputy chairman, Tundu Lissu, front center, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, January 24, 2024. © 2024...

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Vietnam: Free Democracy Activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen

Click to expand Image Nguyen Chi Tuyen carries a No-U banner (No to China’s Nine Dash Line) at Ky Quan San Peak, Vietnam. © Private (Bangkok) – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all...

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India: Hate Speech Fueled Modi’s Election Campaign

Click to expand Image Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a public rally ahead of polling in the national election in Hyderabad, India, May 10, 2024. © 2024 Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo Indian...

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US: Los Angeles Criminalizes Unhoused People

Play Video Los Angeles systematically criminalizes unhoused people through arrests and citations for violations arising out of their unhoused status and by destroying their property through sanitation...

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Renewed Hope for Justice for Burundi Massacre

Click to expand Image Mourners gather during a mass funeral service for the more than 150 Congolese Banyamulenge, a group often categorized with Tutsi, who were massacred the previous weekend, at...

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Disinformation About US Elections Targets Communities of Color

Click to expand Image The Phoenix, Arizona studio of La Campesina, a Spanish-language radio network that seeks to provide Latinx voters the facts about voting and how elections are run, March 20,...

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Deaths of People with Disabilities Surge in Spain, As Does the Heat

Click to expand Image Fernando Uceta, who has COPD, uses a portable oxygen concentrator to breathe as he sits on the balcony of his home during the summer heatwave, in Barcelona's Raval neighbourhood,...

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Türkiye: Kurdish Songs and Dances Are Not Terrorist Propaganda

Click to expand Image People dance a halay at a Newroz new year celebration in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 17, 2024.  © 2024 Private Summer is here and it's the season of wedding parties throughout...

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