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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is “marvelling at the horizon” as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife said Thursday. The 52-year-old landed in Canberra the night before,…
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French-Moroccan artist Yto Barrada and Filipino artist Cian Dayrit have opted to remove their artworks from an Barbican exhibition, titled “Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art.” The decision comes as a response to the…
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Yulia Navalnaya on Monday vowed to continue her husband Alexei Navalny’s fight after his death in a Russian prison last week, for which she blamed the Kremlin. She spoke as the Kremlin said it had no details about his death, while his…
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The Taliban are banning women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said Tuesday. It’s the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and…
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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday introduced a resolution expressing support for the people of Iran and denouncing the “monarchic dictatorship and religious tyranny” of the governing regime in Tehran. Although the resolution…
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The German Football Association announced that it would not punish a number of fans who raised a banner calling for a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar during the German team's match against its Italian counterpart in the European Nations…
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Britney Spears said she had "the best day ever" after a Los Angeles court on Friday ended the custody of the pop star who had ruled her life for 13 years. The pop star, 39, has struggled to end the complex legal arrangements that were…
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The secretary general of the Muslim World League and the president of the World Jewish Congress have urged the secretary general of the UN to advocate for religious freedom and an end to violence against houses of worship. During a…
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Lebanon’s information minister George Kordahi on Tuesday labeled himself a “great defender of press freedom” and denied accusations that he was trying to repress the media. Kordahi, who was appointed to the new cabinet last month, has…
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New Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi reiterated on Monday his desire to restrict press freedoms, saying the media cannot “assault the dignity of politicians.” During his meeting with a delegation from the Lebanese Press…
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