Daily Brief Archive

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Tortured in Libya, Thanks to the EU

A Damning New UN Report; Egypt: You Can’t Go Home Again; Vietnam: Free Truong Van Dung!; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: UK.

Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi, and Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs of Italy talking about five Search and Rescue vessels given to the Libyan Coast Guard.
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Meet HRW’s New Leader

Tirana Hassan Takes the Reins; New Afghan School Year, Same Old Taliban Misogyny; France Punishing Pension Protesters; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Three Questions for Tirana Hassan; Quote of the Day: TikTok and China.

Human Rights Watch, Executive Director, Tirana Hassan. 
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Should TikTok Be Banned?

The Problem Goes Beyond TikTok; El Salvador: Shrinking Freedoms, Filling Prisons; Brazil's Chance to Make a Change; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Weekly Quiz; Quote of the Day: The Right to Abortion.

Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok Inc., speaks during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, November 16, 2022.
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Ridiculous Rules for Refugees

Turkey’s Restrictions on Quake-Displaced Refugees; Outlawing People in Uganda; Don’t Stop Watching Ethiopia; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Daily Brief in the News: UK/Rwanda; Quote of the Day: Brazil.

A Syrian refugee couple carry their belongings by shopping cart in Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş province, Turkey, February 8, 2023
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Is Everything "Terrorism" in Pakistan?

Too Wide a Net for “Terrorism” in Pakistan; Reconstructing a War Crime; EU Mental Health Double Standards; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Listen: Stranded in Syria; Quote of the Day: Australia/Afghanistan.

A riot police officer looks on after firing tear gas to disperse supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan during clashes in Lahore, Pakistan, March 15, 2023.
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Lessons from the Pandemic

The Covid-19 Pandemic, Three Years On; Germany Wrongly Deports Tajik Activist; French Journalist Freed in West Africa; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Listen: Putin Wanted by the ICC; Daily Brief in the News: UK/Rwanda; Quote of the Day: Haiti.

A white flag memorial installation outside Griffith Observatory honoring the nearly 27,000 Los Angeles County residents who had died from COVID-19 .
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Putin’s Now a Wanted Man: What Happens Next?

The Consequences of an ICC Arrest Warrant; What about Whataboutism and Iraq?; A Small Victory against Saudi Repression; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Kyrgyzstan.

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019. 
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Afghans in Emirati Limbo

Escaping the Taliban, Stuck in the UAE; It’s Getting Grim in Greece; Good News from Australia on Safe Schools; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Weekly Quiz: 5 Questions; Quote of the Day: US.

Afghans rally in an Afghan refugee camp in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to protest their non-transfer to the United States, February 13, 2022.
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Max’s Story

Bogus Trial in Russian-Occupied Ukraine; Iraq: The Scars of Invasion, 20 Years On; EU Learns Nothing, More People Die; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Iran.

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Deadly Digital Dehumanization

The Dangers of Reducing Humans to Data; Good News Update: Australia; Poland’s All-out Assault on Women’s Rights; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Listen: Iraq 20 Years On; Quote of the Day: Poland.

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