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Pakistan: Forced Returns Expose Afghans to Persecution, Destitution

(New York) – Pakistani authorities have intensified abusive tactics and other pressure on Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan, where they risk persecution by the Taliban and face dire economic conditions, Human Rights Watch said today.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract

The Trump administration has put journalists at government-funded broadcasters, including Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL), on leave on March 15 as it froze funding to them.

Judge declines to immediately reverse Trump moves at U.S. Institute of Peace

A view of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) building headquarters on March 18 in Washington, D.C. Trump administration employees entered the building on Monday with the help of law enforcement officials after President Trump order

What is the U.S. Institute of Peace and why is Trump trying to shut it down?

A view of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) building headquarters on March 18 in Washington, D.C. Trump administration employees entered the building on Monday with the help of law enforcement officials after President Trump order

Does the U.S. deserve the Statue of Liberty? Not anymore, one French politician says

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the U.S. in the 1880s, celebrating their friendship and the anniversary of U.S. independence. Pamela Smith/AP

German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz, right, speaks during a debate about loosening the country's debt rules in the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday.

Thailand: Raise Uyghur Abuses in Xinjiang Visit

(Bangkok) – The Thai delegation visiting Xinjiang should publicly press Chinese officials about their abuses against Uyghurs and seek unfettered access to the 40 Uyghurs the Thai government forcibly returned, Human Rights Watch said today.

Participatory Budgeting Includes Community Members in the Public Funding Process

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. In 1989, one-third of the inhabitants of Porto Alegre, Brazil, lived in impoverished regions on the fringes of the city, cut off from sanitation, clean water, medical facilities, and other e

In a North Dakota Courtroom, the Battle for Standing Rock Continues

This story was originally published by Barn Raiser, your independent source for rural and small town news. Greenpeace and the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline square off in court. It’s been eight years since the water protectors were cle

What Russia and Ukraine want out of talks, as Trump speaks to Putin Tuesday

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin seen in a composite of photos. Aurelien Morissard and Pavel Bednyakov/AP

Trump blames Iran for Houthi attacks on shipping after U.S. strikes in Yemen

Houthi supporters chant slogans and hold pictures of Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi movement, during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, March 17, 2025.

Why are the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks stuck? An explainer on the latest

Young Palestinians fill cans with water in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday. Arab negotiators are trying to broker a ceasefire deal that would avert a return to fighting in Gaza and begin serious negotiations toward a formal end of

What to know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison for gang members

In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, prison guards transfer deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Never give up - one Gaza boy's story trying to survive in Gaza

GAZA CITY - March 14, 2025. On the right, 12-year-old Nimer Saddy al-Nimer sits with his mother Badir Al-Dujja Al-Nimer and his 4-year-old sister Seedra Saddy Al-Nimer. Wearing a knee brace, Nimer still finds it difficult to walk a year aft

After 15 months of displacement, a Palestinian reporter finally returns home : Up First from NPR

Anas Baba films a video of himself in Gaza. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption Anas Baba films a video of himself in Gaza. Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and