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Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today

26 août 2026 à 07:05
The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways.

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Yoo Dong-woo was among hundreds of pro-democracy activists who were tortured at the Namyeong-dong Anti-Communist Interrogation Office in Seoul. He has returned often to what is now the National Museum of Korean Democracy.

India’s Summer of Youth Protests Is Boiling Over

25 août 2026 à 13:59
The police fired water cannons at protesters in the state of Bihar, while the leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ student movement vowed to return to Delhi’s streets.

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The police used water cannons to disperse protesters in Patna, India, on Tuesday.

Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

21 août 2026 à 15:47
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

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Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

Targeted by an Islamophobic Provocateur, a City’s Muslims Are on Edge

20 août 2026 à 20:28
Jake Lang has descended four times on Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab American. His rhetoric and protests have stirred fear among residents.

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Jake Lang, the far-right agitator, outside a City Council meeting on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.

After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed

16 août 2026 à 00:01
Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.

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Rhiya Ahir has suffered constant online abuse from trolls after an image of her at a protest in Mumbai last month went viral.

Zambia Halts Presidential Election Vote Count Over Violence and Fraud Allegations

14 août 2026 à 14:01
The electoral commission for the southern African nation said poll workers had been attacked and ballots had been stolen.

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A voting station’s presiding officer holds a marked ballot during the counting process at Woodlands Primary School in Lusaka, Zambia, on Thursday.

Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

15 août 2026 à 05:03
In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

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Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025.

Zambia Election: President Hichilema Faces Backlash Ahead of Vote

12 août 2026 à 00:01
President Hakainde Hichilema was elected five years ago, promising to protect civil liberties in his copper-rich African nation. Now, he’s accused of trampling on them.

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Supporters of President Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday at a campaign rally in Lusaka, Zambia.
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