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Putin’s Orphans: Reasons to fear a dark turn in Russia
The Moscow subway. (Photo from Flickr by Stefan Schlautmann) After teaching my Friday night class near the Kremlin in Moscow, my habit was to buy couple of beers at the streetside kiosk, walk to the...
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I fled to the U.S. after my government threatened my life. Trump’s got me...
Demonstrators at the funeral of Lasantha Wickrematunge, an assassinated Sri Lankan journalist, burn an effigy of the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2009. (Photo by Indi Samarajiva) It was...
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Russia warns of serious consequences from U.S. strike in Syria
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Women may be less apt to get surgery in war-torn countries
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May Day rallies around the world
Workers from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) holding red-colored umbrellas march during a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji) By Larry King LONDON...
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Seeking refuge in the U.S. after fleeing persecution in Hitler’s Austria
Claire Ellinger. (Courtesy photo) This story was produced in partnership with the First Days Project. Claire Ellinger, 93, immigrated to New York City from Vienna, Austria, in 1939, some months after...
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What Trump’s support for Israel means for Seattle’s Jews
Members of Kadima Reconstructionist Community participate in the Seattle Women’s March on Jan. 25, 2017 (Photo courtesy of Kadima Reconstructionist Community). When Donald Trump was elected president...
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Dominican Republic cracking down on illegal immigration, sending many...
Haitians working in the Dominican Republic without authorization are being bused back across the Haitian border with increasing frequency. (Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar, GPJ Haiti) BELLADÈRE, HAITI —...
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Intersex and transgender Zambians rely on black market for hormone therapy
Illustration by Zoe van Dijk By Prudence Phiri LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — Moments after she delivered her baby, Adesi took a close look at the infant but she couldn’t easily determine her child’s sex. The...
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Their husbands casualties of war, Jaffna women fish for their families
Armed with nothing more than her hands and a fishing basket, Manikam Poolakshmi, prepares to wade into the water to catch fish and crab. (Photo by Pashna Alistan, GPJ Sri Lanka) by Pashna Alistan...
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