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Iranians Will Elect A New President On Friday. However, With International Monitors Barred, Critics Believe The Election Is Far From Free Or Fair
Newly elected members of Tibet’s India-based exile parliament were sworn into office in two separate groups on June 8, with each group now denouncing the other’s oaths as invalid, Tibetan sources say
Over The Weekend, Iraqi Officials Revealed That 123 Bodies Had Been Discovered In A Mass Grave Near Mosul. The Victims Are Thought To Be Shiite Muslims Who Were Killed By Islamic State When The Group Captured Mosul In 2014. Kawa Omer Of VOA’s Mosul Bureau Reports
North Koreans are growing anxious as food prices have begun to fluctuate wildly amid uncertainty over the reopening of the border with China and the resumption of trade with Pyongyang’s largest trading partner
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke today (15 June) on this year’s theme, The Power of Inclusion, and how refugees may contribute to society ahead of World Refugee Day
Axum, A Holy City In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, Has Seen A Surge In Pilgrims And Tourists In Recent Years. Due To A Seven-Months Of War Between The National Government And A Regional Political Party That Dominated The Ruling Coalition For Three Decades, Much Of The City’s Streets Are Silent Today, And Many Businesses Are Closed. As Heather Murdock Of VOA Explains, Ongoing Clashes In The Countryside Are Putting Pressure On The City
A Uyghur entrepreneur in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was jailed for 20 years for “supporting terrorists” for donations he gave to the wives and children of Uyghur prisoners, sources in the region told RFA
Anti-Asian Violence Has Recently Made Headlines Across The United States, But Anti-Asian Sentiment Is Increasingly Rising Online
The Struggle Against The Islamic State Terror Group Has Increased The Job Done By Women, With Thousands Of Males Slain In Combat. Women Frequently Conduct Household Chores While Males Labour Outdoors In Iraq’s More Conservative Areas
Hong Kong and Chinese officials are engaging in sweeping curbs on dissent and political opposition, a U.K. government report said this week, as European Union officials joined a chorus of international criticism over a draconian national security law