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After The Government Failed To Stop Islamist Insurgents, Burkina Faso’s Military Has Seized Power In A Coup
The military has seized power in Burkina Faso, deposing the democratically elected president.
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In A First, Chile’s New Young Leftist President Has Named A Women-Majority Government
A month after being elected as Chile’s youngest president, Gabriel Boric, the 35-year-old leftist former student protest leader, has selected a women-majority cabinet.
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This Hong Kong Activist Who Coined “Liberate Hong Kong” Has Been Freed After Four Years In Prison
Hong Kong, revolution of our times”, has been released after four years in prison.
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This Maltese Politician Has Been Elected As The Youngest President Of The European Parliament
The European Parliament has elected its youngest president, who is also the first woman to take the role in 30 years.
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This Saudi Princess Who Was Jailed By The Royal Family For Three Years Without Charge Has Been Freed
A Saudi princess who was jailed for three years by the royal family without any charges has been released, along with her daughter, who had been detained with her.
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Kazakhstan’s President Told Troops To “Shoot To Kill” Anti-Government Protesters And At Least 164 People Are Dead
At least 164 people have been killed, more than 2,000 people injured and almost 10,000 people have been arrested as part of anti-government protests that broke out in Kazakhstan last week.
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Sudan’s Reinstated Prime Minister Has Resigned, Leaving The Military Back In Full Control After Its Coup
Sudan’s prime minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned a month after he was reinstated in a power sharing deal with the military, which seized power in a coup in October.
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One Of Hong Kong’s Last Pro-Democracy Media Has Shut After Police Arrested Staff For “Sedition”
Stand News, one of Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy media outlets, has closed after its top police raided its offices and arrested top editors for “conspiring to publish sedition material”.
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This Popular Myanmar Celebrity Model Has Been Jailed For Three Years For Protesting The Coup
Paing Takhon, one of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities, has been sentenced to three years in prison for taking part in mass protests against the military coup that happened in the country in February.
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Hong Kong University Has Removed Its Famous Tiananmen Square Massacre “Pillar Of Shame” Statue
An iconic sculpture commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed from the Hong Kong University campus.
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Vietnam Jailed This Journalist And Democracy Activist For Nine Years For “Propaganda Against The State”
Phạm Đoan Trang, an award-winning Vietnamese journalist and democracy activist, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for “conducting propaganda against the state.”
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Chile Has Elected This 35-Year-Old Leftist Former Student Protest Leader As Its Youngest President
Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old leftist former student protest leader in Chile, has defeated the far-right candidate to be elected as the country’s youngest ever president.