Tag Archives: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

The New York Times 11:53 am on March 16, 2023
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Protestas en Perú: la policía y el ejército usaron fuerza letal

Una investigación de The New York Times revela que las fuerzas de seguridad dispararon municiones letales contra civiles desarmados, en las protestas de diciembre y enero.

#ayacucho-peru, #civilian-casualties, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #peru, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #your-feed-visual-investigations

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 16, 2023
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Protests in Peru: How Police Used Lethal Force Against Demonstrators

A New York Times investigation found that the country’s police and military fired lethal ammunition at unarmed civilians during protests in December and January.

#ayacucho-peru, #civilian-casualties, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #peru, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #your-feed-visual-investigations

The New York Times 9:26 pm on March 11, 2023
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An Activist’s Flight Reveals Widening Repression in Algeria

Four years after a popular uprising fueled hopes for change and real democracy, the country’s government is using vaguely defined statutes to round up hundreds.

#algeria, #bouraoui-amira, #bouteflika-abdelaziz, #democracy-theory-and-philosophy, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #france, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #tebboune-abdelmadjid, #united-nations

The New York Times 8:02 am on March 11, 2023
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In World Cup Run-Up, Qatar Pressed U.N. Agency Not to Investigate Abuses

Lobbying at the International Labor Organization dovetailed with an influence campaign that sparked a corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

#bribery-and-kickbacks, #european-parliament, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-labor-organization, #international-relations, #international-trade-union-confederation, #kaili-eva, #labor-and-jobs, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #lobbying-and-lobbyists, #organized-labor, #panzeri-pier-antonio, #qatar, #visentini-luca, #workplace-hazards-and-violations, #world-cup-2022-soccer

The New York Times 10:29 am on March 6, 2023
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There’s a Menace Hanging Over Brazil

And it’s not Jair Bolsonaro.

#bolsonaro-jair-1955, #brazil, #da-silva-luiz-inacio-lula, #defense-and-military-forces, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations

The New York Times 10:17 pm on March 2, 2023
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Nicaragua’s Human Rights Abuses Similar to Nazi Regime, Investigators Find

A U.N. inquiry found that President Daniel Ortega and top members of his government committed human rights abuses, providing evidence for efforts to try them overseas.

#human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #murillo-rosario, #nicaragua, #ortega-daniel, #united-nations

The New York Times 12:45 am on February 22, 2023
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Biden and Putin Give Clashing Claims of Who Is to Blame for Ukraine War

In sharply opposed speeches, President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia invaded in self-defense, while President Biden said Mr. Putin bore sole responsibility. But they agreed the war would not end soon.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #blinken-antony-j, #duda-andrzej-1972, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #moscow-russia, #nuclear-weapons, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #speeches-and-statements, #ukraine, #war-crimes-genocide-and-crimes-against-humanity, #warsaw-poland

The New York Times 10:02 am on February 21, 2023
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Ian Fishback’s American Nightmare

He was a decorated soldier, a whistle-blower against torture. Then he was undone by his own mind — and a health care system that utterly failed him.

#bush-george-w, #fishback-ian, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #internal-sub-only, #mccain-john, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #veterans

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 21, 2023
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‘Equality of Injustice for All’: Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Dissent

The kingdom’s courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years.

#censorship, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #mohammed-bin-salman-1985, #politics-and-government, #saudi-arabia, #social-media

The New York Times 3:25 pm on February 14, 2023
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Greece Border Abuses Highlight Europe’s Clashing Priorities on Migration

The top rights officer at Europe’s border agency said in a confidential report that it should stop working with Greece because border guards there were mistreating asylum seekers.

#asylum-right-of, #europe, #european-commission, #european-union, #frontex, #greece, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #maritime-crime, #middle-east-and-africa-migrant-crisis, #politics-and-government, #turkey

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 14, 2023
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The Toll That Twitter’s Glitches Is Taking on Chinese Activists

As the Elon Musk-owned social media service encounters interruptions and bugs, Chinese dissidents and activists said they feared they were being muzzled.

#censorship, #china, #computers-and-the-internet, #corporate-social-responsibility, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #musk-elon, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #twitter

The New York Times 7:40 pm on February 5, 2023
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Iran Announces Amnesty, but It May Not Spare Many Protesters

While the government said tens of thousands of prisoners were to be freed or get reduced sentences, rights advocates suggested the move was a sham.

#amini-mahsa-2000-22, #amnesties-commutations-and-pardons, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran, #khamenei-ali, #political-prisoners, #prisons-and-prisoners

The New York Times 11:00 am on January 29, 2023
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One of the Strangest Friendships in Washington

How Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, formed an unlikely friendship with a liberal lawyer.

#bhargava-anurima, #content-type-personal-profile, #discrimination, #evangelical-movement, #freedom-of-religion, #friendship, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #perkins-anthony-richard, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:10 pm on January 19, 2023
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Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel

News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence.

#academic-freedom, #anti-semitism, #apartheid-policy, #colleges-and-universities, #content-type-personal-profile, #culture-arts, #elmendorf-douglas-w, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #humanities, #palestinians, #roth-kenneth, #scholarships-and-fellowships

The New York Times 2:31 pm on January 19, 2023
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The World Has Fallen for the Taliban’s Lies Once Again

The world must punish the Afghan regime for its broken promises.

#afghanistan, #afghanistan-war-2001, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #muslims-and-islam, #taliban, #united-states-international-relations, #womens-rights

The New York Times 9:36 pm on January 17, 2023
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Gary Hart: The “New Church Committee” Is an Outrage

The new committee seems designed to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from enforcing the law.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #central-intelligence-agency, #church-frank, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #constitution-us, #elections, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #house-of-representatives, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran-contra-affair, #law-and-legislation, #politics-and-government, #privacy, #reagan-ronald-wilson, #republican-party, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-politics-and-government, #washington-dc

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 11, 2023
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‘A Wild Card’: Son of Uganda’s President Jostles to Succeed His Father

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been positioning himself as Uganda’s next leader. But his provocative tweets have unnerved Ugandans and put his father in a bind.

#east-africa, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #kainerugaba-muhoozi, #kenya, #kyagulanyi-ssentamu-robert-bobi-wine, #museveni-yoweri, #torture, #uganda

The New York Times 7:30 am on January 7, 2023
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Here Are the People Iran Sentenced to Death in Its Protest Crackdown

An updated look at the Iranians marked for execution in the government’s attempt to curb a monthslong uprising.

#capital-punishment, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran, #tehran-iran

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 31, 2022
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Victor Hugo Statue Takes a Prominent Place in France’s Debate on Race

After a restoration darkened the hue of a statue at the birthplace of the French writer, complaints ensued — then vandalism.

#art, #besancon-france, #black-people, #culture-arts, #discrimination, #france, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #hugo-victor, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #les-republicains-france, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #museums, #politics-and-government, #race-and-ethnicity, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rodin-auguste, #sculpture, #sow-ousmane, #vandalism, #whites

The New York Times 6:28 am on December 30, 2022
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Aung San Suu Kyi Trial in Myanmar Nears End

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has faced a series of charges since being detained in a coup in early 2021. Her trials came to an end on Friday, capping months of legal proceedings.

#aung-san-suu-kyi, #coups-detat-and-attempted-coups-detat, #decisions-and-verdicts, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #elections, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #myanmar, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #security-council-un, #tatmadaw-myanmar, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

The New York Times 2:00 pm on December 17, 2022
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Iran Uses Rape to Enforce Women’s Modesty

America and the West need to show as much strength in opposing this tyrannical regime as these protesters have. 

#human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran, #muslim-veiling, #sex-crimes, #sotoudeh-nasrin

The New York Times 11:46 pm on December 15, 2022
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Bribery Case Cracks Open European Parliament — and Finds Hidden Cash

Prosecutors say the glamorous lifestyle of a European lawmaker masked a Qatari corruption scandal. It exposed how vulnerable Brussels is to foreign influence.

#bribery-and-kickbacks, #brussels-belgium, #european-parliament, #european-union, #giorgi-francesco, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #kaili-eva, #panzeri-pier-antonio, #qatar, #soccer, #thani-tamim-bin-hamad-al, #world-cup-2022-soccer

The New York Times 1:22 pm on December 14, 2022
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‘Banksy of Borovsk,’ a Russian Muralist, Wages His Own War

An 84-year-old artist, defying Moscow’s crackdown on dissent, wants his country to acknowledge misdeeds both past and present.

#art, #borovsk-russia, #content-type-personal-profile, #graffiti, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #murals, #ovchinnikov-vladimir-a, #politics-and-government, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #ussr-former-soviet-union, #vis-photo

The New York Times 1:41 am on December 10, 2022
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With End of Griner’s Detention, a New Wave of WNBA Activism Begins

With their campaign to free Brittney Griner from prison in Russia over, W.N.B.A. players say they will help free others and focus on women’s health and pay equity.

#basketball, #black-people, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #griner-brittney, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #political-prisoners, #women-and-girls, #womens-national-basketball-assn, #womens-rights

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 9, 2022
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Griner’s Detention Showed the Strength and the Struggle in Women’s Sports

The W.N.B.A.’s players and fans pushed furiously for Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony, but her plight also highlighted gender inequities in sports.

#basketball, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #hashish, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #kidnapping-and-hostages, #marijuana, #minnesota-lynx, #national-basketball-assn, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #smuggling, #ummc-yekaterinburg, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wages-and-salaries

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 9, 2022
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‘I Will Keep Fighting’: China’s Protesters Say It’s Bigger Than Covid

The restrictions that drove people into the streets last month are being rolled back. But many of those who demonstrated say they want more.

#censorship, #china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:07 am on December 8, 2022
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A Surge in Tourists in Restive Kashmir, but ‘No Mental Peace’ for Residents

Visitors have flocked back to the region — proof, India says, that its imposition of control worked. But people who live there say fear and uncertainty persist.

#censorship, #defense-and-military-forces, #hinduism, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #india, #kashmir-and-jammu-india, #modi-narendra, #pakistan, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #terrorism, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 12:00 am on December 8, 2022
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Xi Loosens Up. It Won’t Be Enough.

Brave Chinese protesters’ broader yearning for rights can no more be extinguished than a virus.

#china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 8:00 am on December 7, 2022
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How El Salvador’s State of Emergency Has Impacted the Crime Rate

The president declared a state of emergency eight months ago to take on gang violence, and arrests soared. Close to 100,000 people are behind bars as of November, more than triple the prison system’s capacity.

#bukele-nayib, #democracy-theory-and-philosophy, #el-salvador, #gangs, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #human-rights-watch, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 12:22 am on December 7, 2022
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US Court Dismisses Suit Against Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi Killing

The court followed the Biden administration’s guidance that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity as a head of government in a case over the death of Jamal Khashoggi.

#assassinations-and-attempted-assassinations, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #decisions-and-verdicts, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #immunity-from-prosecution, #international-relations, #justice-department, #khashoggi-jamal, #mohammed-bin-salman-1985, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #saudi-arabia, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 6, 2022
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Global Car Supply Chains Entangled With Abuses in Xinjiang, Report Says

A new report on the auto industry cites extensive links to Xinjiang, where the U.S. government now presumes goods are made with forced labor.

#automobiles, #china, #corporate-social-responsibility, #customs-and-border-protection-us, #factories-and-manufacturing, #forced-labor, #great-britain, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-trade-and-world-market, #lithium-metal, #metals-and-minerals, #minorities, #muslims-and-islam, #steel-and-iron, #supply-chain, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #xinjiang-china

The New York Times 5:08 am on December 6, 2022
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In Sweeping New Law, Indonesia Outlaws Sex Outside of Marriage

An earlier version of the bill was shelved in 2019 after tens of thousands of young people protested in the streets, arguing that the law threatened their civil liberties.

#civil-rights-and-liberties, #elections, #freedom-of-religion, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #indonesia, #joko-widodo, #law-and-legislation, #marriages, #muslims-and-islam, #nahdlatul-ulama, #politics-and-government, #sex, #shariah-islamic-law

The New York Times 3:33 pm on December 5, 2022
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What to Know About Iran’s Morality Police

A top official suggested over the weekend that the unit, responsible for enforcing the Islamic Republic’s strict dress codes, had been shut down, though there has not been any government confirmation.

#amini-mahsa-2000-22, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #dress-codes, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran, #muslim-veiling, #womens-rights

The New York Times 1:32 pm on December 5, 2022
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China Stems Wave of Protest, but Ripples of Resistance Remain

Students, residents, lawyers and workers are still challenging the country’s Covid-19 restrictions, even though the intensity of the political chants has been dialed back.

#china, #communist-party-of-china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #disease-rates, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #politics-and-government, #quarantines

The New York Times 8:00 am on December 4, 2022
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The Chinese Dream, Denied

The world’s harshest Covid restrictions exemplify how Xi Jinping’s authoritarian excesses have rewritten Beijing’s longstanding social contract with its people.

#alibaba-group-holding-ltd, #china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #deng-xiaoping, #factories-and-manufacturing, #guangzhou-china, #hubei-province-china, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #labor-and-jobs, #li-keqiang, #mao-zedong, #politics-and-government, #quarantines, #shanghai-china, #shenzhen-china, #shutdowns-institutional, #tencent-holdings-ltd, #textiles, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 1:01 pm on December 3, 2022
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As the World Focuses on Soccer, a Women’s Team in Exile Aches to Play

The Afghan women’s national team fled to Australia when the Taliban took over. FIFA, yielding to Afghanistan’s soccer federation, no longer recognizes the team.

#afghanistan, #afghanistan-football-federation, #australia, #discrimination, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #human-rights-watch, #international-federation-of-association-football-fifa, #international-olympic-committee, #politics-and-government, #popal-khalida, #soccer, #taliban, #womens-rights, #womens-world-cup-soccer

The New York Times 4:23 pm on November 30, 2022
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The Communist Party Is Losing China’s People

China’s obsession with controlling Covid has exposed the government’s inherent weakness.

#china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #politics-and-government, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 29, 2022
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Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.

In more than a dozen interviews, young people explained how the events of the past few days became what one called a “tipping point.”

#censorship, #chengdu-china, #china, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #guangzhou-china, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #nanjing-china, #police, #politics-and-government, #shanghai-china, #urumqi-china, #wuhan-china

The New York Times 2:39 pm on November 27, 2022
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Deadly Blaze in China Fuels Defiance Against Xi’s Covid Policies

Protests became rare once the government cut off most routes to collective action. But ubiquitous Covid rules, bringing shared suffering, have created a focus for anger.

#censorship, #china, #communist-party-of-china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #shutdowns-institutional, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 8:00 am on November 25, 2022
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Qataris Say Criticism of Country Amid World Cup Is Rooted in Stereotypes

Many in the country say the barrage of criticism about its human rights record and the exploitation of migrant workers is laced with discrimination and hypocrisy.

#discrimination, #foreign-workers, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #infantino-gianni, #international-federation-of-association-football-fifa, #politics-and-government, #qatar, #thani-tamim-bin-hamad-al, #world-cup-2022-soccer

The New York Times 7:32 am on November 25, 2022
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Volker Türk, the U.N.’s New Human Rights Chief, Has a Lot to Do.

From Iran to Ukraine to Xinjiang in China, Volker Türk will have no shortage of challenges as he steps into one of the United Nations’ most delicate roles.

#austria, #darfur-sudan, #egypt, #ethiopia, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #international-relations, #kuwait, #political-prisoners, #somalia, #sudan, #turk-volker, #ukraine, #united-nations, #united-nations-high-commissioner-for-refugees, #xinjiang-china

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 23, 2022
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How Iran’s Security Forces Use Ambulances to Suppress Protests

Witness accounts and video analysis reveal how the state is co-opting ambulances to infiltrate demonstrations and detain protesters.

#ambulances, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran, #tehran-iran

The New York Times 12:52 pm on November 20, 2022
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A Contentious World Cup

Concerns about corruption and human rights loom over a typically joyous sporting event.

#human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #infantino-gianni, #internal-storyline-no, #mbappe-kylian-1998, #messi-lionel, #soccer, #world-cup-2022-soccer, #zidane-zinedine

The New York Times 10:01 am on November 19, 2022
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Security Forces in Iran Have Blinded Hundreds of Protesters

Security forces have been firing ammunition that has ruptured the eyes of antigovernment demonstrators in the past two months. “Everything went dark,” one said.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #eyes-and-eyesight, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #iran

The New York Times 10:19 am on November 18, 2022
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US Backs Immunity for Saudi Leader in Lawsuit Over Khashoggi Murder

The State Department said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, should have legal immunity as the head of the Saudi government.

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The New York Times 11:41 pm on November 16, 2022
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Electrical Cords, Metal Pipes: In Kherson, Signs of Torture Emerge

The liberation of a Russian-held city was joyous. The revelations about what happened during occupation are anything but.

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The New York Times 6:14 pm on November 14, 2022
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Iran Unleashes Its Wrath on Its Children for Joining Protests

Hundreds of minors have been detained for joining the demonstrations, and many others have died in the crackdown, according to Iranian lawyers and rights activists.

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The New York Times 5:01 am on November 11, 2022
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Can There Be a Rights Reckoning for Nations That Don’t Want to Do It?

In nations reckoning with atrocities, reconciliation panels and similar bodies often obscure or delay the truth. But that doesn’t mean that international justice has no effect.

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The New York Times 11:00 am on November 6, 2022
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The Sunday Read: ‘Taken Under Fascism, Spain’s “Stolen Babies” Are Learning the Truth’

Thousands of Spanish children were taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. This is Ana Belén Pintado’s story.

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The New York Times 9:56 am on November 5, 2022
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Hosting Climate Summit Is Both Opportunity and Risk for Egypt

The COP27 meeting next week allows a debt-wracked African country to champion climate needs of poorer nations. But it also puts Egypt under scrutiny.

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