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Iran security forces brutally target protestors’ eyesight

Tens of thousands have taken parts in protests against Iran’s establishment since the death of Mahsa Amini. Iran’s security police force has brutally cracked down on the dissenters -- and, in the process, have shot at and blinded 500 young people, who say they were singled out.

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Women attacked with yogurt in Iran arrested for not covering hair

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S. African opposition protests anti-LGBTQ bill

More than 200 protesters in South Africa have demonstrated at the Uganda High Commission against Uganda’s recently-passed anti-gay bill. The demonstration was led by the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters opposition party.

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New Uganda bill terrifies LGBTQ community

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Al Jazeera

S. Sudanese begin dying from lack of food, water

Famine-like conditions in South Sudan’s southeast have left 13 people dead due to lack of food and water, an aid agency has said. Hundreds more from the country’s minority Jie community are on the verge of starvation in the northwestern region of Kapoeta.

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Associated Press

UN decries Taliban ban on Afghan female staff

The United Nations has strongly condemned a Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the organization. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the ban was discriminatory and breached international human rights law.

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Internet fails thwart Afghan girls’ online study

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Deal to restore civilian rule in in Sudan delayed

A dispute between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group forced the delay of signing a deal with politicians to restore the country’s democratic transition, which was derailed by a 2021 coup, a pro-democracy bloc said.

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Israeli Al-Aqsa Mosque attack shocks world

The UN, US, Canada and several other countries have expressed shock and concern about Israeli forces storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacking Palestinian worshipers.

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Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

S. Sudan officials charged of rights violations

A United Nations-backed panel of investigators alleges in a new report that several officials in South Sudan have perpetrated serious human rights violations and should be held accountable for their crimes.

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Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says

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Angolan women hunt for mines left from war

An increasing number of women in Angola are working to get rid of the scourge of landmines left from the 27-year civil war, which are still claiming victims long after the fighting finished.

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BBC

Bangladesh RAB commits extrajudicial killings

Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite counterterrorism force, is committing extrajudicial killings High-ranking officials are approving the executions, according to insiders.

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Malaysia scraps death penalty, spares 1.3K lives

Malaysia‘s parliament has voted to remove the country’s mandatory death penalty, potentially sparing more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. The country has had a moratorium on executions since 2018.

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Kenya opposition leader suspends protests

Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga suspended biweekly nationwide protests over soaring living costs and the alleged rigging of the 2022 presidential election, to allow for dialogue with the government.

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Al Jazeera

Pakistani government slammed for stampedes

The head of Pakistan’s largest charity slammed the government after at least 23 people died during stampedes to get free food during the holy month of Ramadan.

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Associated Press

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Stampede for Food Aid Kills 11 in Pakistan

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Voice of Africa

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

AI may distort Indigenous culture, experts say

Indigenous experts say that while AI can help preserve and revive their languages, harvesting their data without consent risks abuse, distorting of Indigenous culture, and depriving minorities of their rights.

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How mobile phones have changed our brains

The first handheld cellphone call was made 50 years ago, and since then these devices have become an essential multi-tool that helps us run our lives. But are they also altering the way our brains work?

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Taliban rounds up drug addicts from the streets

In recent months, the Taliban have been rounding up hundreds of drug users across the capital. Most have been taken to a former US military base, which has been turned into a makeshift rehabilitation center.

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Yahoo! News

Mozambique struggles to fight cholera outbreak

Weeks after massive Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique for a second time, the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak that threatens to add to the devastation.

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GOOD NEWS

Jordan’s Iraqi refugee women sew up a future

Iraqi refugee women in Jordan are making and selling clothes through a project started by Italian priests and designers. The project provides them with a way to supplement assistance from the United Nations.

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Al Jazeera

Making commuting safe for women in Pakistan

Pakistani women who commute often face sexual harassment in cramped and broken-down buses. Now a women-only bus service offers a safe alternative.

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Dalit musicians rap to fight caste oppression

New generation of Dalit musicians use song and social media to challenge thousands of years of caste injustice.

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Kshama Sawant on why she pushed for a caste ban in Seattle

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NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US to provide Ukraine with $2.6B in military aid

The U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and new weapons to help Kyiv counter drones in the coming months.

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Associated Press

Harris pledges $100 million in aid to Ghana

Harris announced $100 million in assistance for the region and pledged that the United States would be “strengthening our partnerships across the continent of Africa.”

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NPR

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

New lavish Cairo mosque angers Egypt’s poor

Egypt has opened a lavish mosque in the city of Cairo, but has been widely criticized for the costs involved. It comes at a time when Egypt has been fighting soaring prices, with inflation running at just over 30% in March.

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Plan to pay fair wages for chocolate withers

More chocolate than ever is eaten globally, but a flagship programme launched in 2019 that promised a living wage to growers like Kouadio in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has left many worse off.

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ENVIRONMENT

Gas extraction to threaten coastal livelihoods

Senegal’s fishermen fear an offshore gas extraction platform will endanger their livelihoods. They are worried the terminal is putting marine ecosystems at risk, especially the world’s largest deepwater coral reef.

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Should ‘ecocide’ be an international crime?

European lawmakers gave a boost this week to efforts to make ecocide - large-scale environmental destruction - a crime that could be prosecuted by the ICC alongside offenses such as war crimes and genocide.

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Salvaging crop waste destined for the dump

A network of small cooperatives in Maharashtra buys unsold produce directly from farmers to combat the burgeoning problem of agricultural waste.

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A broad set of USAID and Government of Peru programs are helping small farmers transition from growing illicit crops, like coca, to alternatives such as cocoa for chocolate or coffee beans. This has raised the incomes and improved living standards of communities that once lived in the shadow of violence and narco-trafficking. (Photo by Photo Credits: Bobby Neptune/USAID) Photo used under CC BY

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