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Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison
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Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her…
Anti-China activists in Japan call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
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Anti-China activists in Japan call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Games

TOKYO (Reuters) – A group of anti-China activists campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uighurs called…
EXPLAINER: How Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about
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EXPLAINER: How Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Belarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the global Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition…
Outcry, arrests in Turkey over Mecca poster with LGBT flags
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Outcry, arrests in Turkey over Mecca poster with LGBT flags

ISTANBUL (AP) — Two students have been arrested in Turkey on charges of inciting hatred and insulting religious values for…
Report: Israeli settler population surged during Trump era
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Report: Israeli settler population surged during Trump era

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s West Bank settler population has grown at a far higher rate than the country as a…
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
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Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush

KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the…
LGBT conversion therapy: Religious leaders call for ban to ‘abhorrent’ practice
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LGBT conversion therapy: Religious leaders call for ban to ‘abhorrent’ practice

Over 300 religious leaders have called for a worldwide clampdown on conversion therapy for LGBT+ people. Germany is one of…
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under national security law

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 73, has been charged under the city’s national…
Leading Saudi women’s activist referred to terrorism court
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Leading Saudi women’s activist referred to terrorism court

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A leading Saudi women’s rights activist who’s been imprisoned for two and a half…
NFL player looks to shed light on Palestinians’ plight
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NFL player looks to shed light on Palestinians’ plight

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — NFL players have kneeled during the national anthem and taken stands to protest social injustice…
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