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Category Archives: Asia
The stories behind the pictures: Iraq War
“Every once in a while your path crosses paths with history”- Luis Sinco I just watched this series of videos done by photojournalists from the LA Times, depicting their journeys during the Iraq War. They spoke about the importance of … Continue reading
Ninety-two abducted children rescued in China in crackdown on human trafficking
We might live in a society where slavery has been formally abolished, but that does not mean it is nonexistent. Today, thousands of children, women and men are trafficked around the world to serve as prostitutes, workers, housemaids etc., forced … Continue reading
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Tagged China, human trafficking, One-child policy, Trafficking of children
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Putin signs adoption ban
On Friday, President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, signed into law a ban on adoptions of Russian Children by U.S. citizens. This law is in response to a law President Barack Obama signed called the Magnitsky Act, which imposes U.S. travel … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, United States
Tagged adoption ban, Magnitsky Act, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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South Korea Elects First Female President
South Korea elected its first female president recently. The below is written by Ms. Magazine. On Wednesday, Park Geun-hye was elected President of South Korea. She will be the first woman to ever hold the position in that country. Park, … Continue reading
Tajikstan orders Facebook be blocked
According to the Washington Post, 41,000 Facebook users in Tajikstan will know longer be able to use the social network as the country’s government has ordered all Internet Service Providers and mobile carriers in the country to block the site. … Continue reading
Israeli man set himself on fire during protest
According to ABC News, an Israeli protestor who demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the social protests is now in critical condition after setting himself on fire. The 52-year-old man left a letter at … Continue reading
Saudia Arabia will allow “qualified” women to participate in Olympics
The article below comes from Human Rights Watch, and is about Saudi Arabia allowing “qualified” women to compete in this year’s Olympics— something the country has never allowed before. The announcement comes weeks before the Olympics are set to begin. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 London Olympics, International Olympic Committee, Saudi Arabia
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Syrian conflict cannot end unless genuine talks begin, says Mood
According to ABC News, the head of a UN observer team in Syria said on Friday that the conflict could not come to a permanent end unless there is a genuine conversation between both sides in the conflict, which has … Continue reading
U.N. votes to send 300 monitors to Syria
According to the Washington Post, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved sending 300 observers to Syria to monitor the violence, which has escalated since the ceasefire between government and opposition groups was supposed to begin more than a week ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ban Ki-Moon, Bashar al-Assad, Kofi Annan, Syria, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, UNSMIS
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Palestinian prisoners in Israel begin mass hunger strike
According to CNN, over a thousand Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli detention began a hunger strike to protest the treatment of prisoners on Tuesday. Fifteen hundred prisoners decided to join the strike to protest Israel’s policy of administrative detention, … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative detention, Gaza, Hunger strike, Israel, Palestinian people, Palestinian prisoners in Israel, West Bank
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