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Chinese poor locked up at night
Gated villages in China have always been symbols of affluence; spaces where the rich protected themselves from criminals and other undesirables. But now the poor in Beijing are being locked inside...
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Field of Hope
In the Congo (DRC), rape is an every day occurrence. They are then shunned by their families and communities. Masika Katsuva is taking in those women and trying to make a difference in their lives....
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China passes new legislation on police powers of detention
China has passed new legislation giving the police new, extended powers of detention of its citizens. Under the new law, the police can hold people at unknown locations for up to six months, but,...
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How to rob Africa
Why does the Western world feed Africa with one hand while taking from it with the other? The world’s wealthy countries often criticise African nations for corruption – especially that perpetrated by...
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Saudi Arabia makes tracking dependents as they leave the country easier with...
Women in Saudi Arabia are already forced to have a male relative with them at all times when they are out in public or plan to travel. Now, because, apparently, it’s too hard to keep track of them,...
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Poison the well: Chinese city fails to report huge toxic leak, cuts off water...
Handan, located in Hebei province, has seen its primary water supply cut off since Saturday afternoon. The move followed an accident in nearby Shanxi Province in which industrial chemicals spilled into...
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Rio police evict Amazon natives from World Cup site
Police evicted two dozen Amazon natives on Friday from an old Indian museum that will be demolished to clear areas adjacent to Brazil’s legendary Maracana soccer stadium, the main venue for next year’s...
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Turkish police turn to violence to quell protests
What started as a protest against trees and government expansion in Turkey has widened into a general protest over Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party. The...
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Joseph Kim: The family I lost in North Korea. And the family I gained.
Joseph Kim is from the northern region of North Korea. Growing up during the great famine of the 1990s, at the age of 12 Joseph saw his father starve to death, his mother disappear and his sister flee...
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NSA Hearing European Parliament 5 Sept 2013
The full video of the NSA hearing in the Human Rights Committee (LIBE) in the European Parliament 5 September 2013. Courtesy European Parliaments AV Unit. (Sorry for the low resolution, but that is...
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Russell Brand weighs in on U.S. drone policy
The Brave New Foundation team asked Russell Brand what he thought about U.S. drone policy. Here’s what he had to say. Unmanned: America’s Drone War from Brave New Films
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Stealing Africa: How much profit is fair?
Rüschlikon is a village in Switzerland with a very low tax rate and very wealthy residents. But it receives more tax revenue than it can use. This is largely thanks to one resident – Ivan Glasenberg,...
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Unlicensed Care Home Accused of Abuse
The complaint alleges that the defendants violated the residents’ personal rights, subjecting them to deplorable, overcrowded, unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. “One toilet and one shower for...
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