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Afghan TV station ‘can’t hire women’ over security fears after four killed

Government blamed for not ensuring safety as broadcaster’s female staff told to stay home after attacks by IsisA radio and television broadcaster in eastern Afghanistan that has had four of its female employees murdered since December has said it will …

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Hong Kong activists and plight of the Uighurs: human rights this week in photos

A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Colombia to the Sahara Continue reading…

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TikTok urged to take action over Myanmar death threat videos

Videos posted to Chinese-owned site show men in military gear threatening to kill protestersTikTok has been urged to take action over a flood of videos shared in Myanmar that feature men in military uniform threatening to kill anti-coup protesters, at …

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‘I’d like to join Pixar one day’: meet Afghanistan’s first female animator

Born under Taliban rule, Sara Barackzay studied abroad and now hopes to start her own schoolA woman in traditional dress breaks open the bars of a prison. A young child dances, oblivious to a backdrop of tanks and explosions. The drawings by Afghanista…

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‘Falling off a cliff’: pandemic crippling world’s most fragile states, finds report

The world’s poorest are becoming poorer as the impact of Covid compounds existing crises, says Disaster Emergency ComitteeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands could starve in the world’s most fragile states as the pande…

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