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GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations’ human rights experts voiced alarm on Thursday over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and they called for the immediate release of those …
Read MoreOn Monday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York held argument in United States v. Hasbajrami, an important case involving surveillance under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. It …
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A measure that could dramatically expand access to medical marijuana in Illinois — making it available as an opioid painkiller replacement and easing the application process for all who qualify — was …
Read MoreHere are the opening remarks from the CivicLab’s second Civic Harambee which was held on Saturday, August 25, 2018: Remarks by Tom Tresser at the CivicLab Civic Harambee, August 25, …
Read MoreHussam Al-Homsi came to Sweden in 2015, along with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeingunimaginable horrors in the Syrian war. Three years on, he finds himself part of a demographic group that’s …
Read More China is compiling a global registry of its ethnic minorities who have fled persecution, threatening to detain the families of those who don’t comply. The message: Nowhere is safe.
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Howard Costner and Jesse Jones were, until Monday, employed as jail guards in Spalding County, Georgia. But thanks to local anti-fascist (Antifa) organizers, both are now out of a job. As …
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To avert hospital closures and raw sewage overflowing onto the streets of Gaza, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator on Wednesday called on Israeli authorities to allow UN-purchased emergency fuel back …
Read MoreAs tensions between tech companies and their surrounding communities in cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin continue to escalate, there’s an effort underway to find meaningful, collaborative solutions. From driving …
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Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bumped up its World Network of Biosphere Reserves by 24 new sites on …
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