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UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed over tweets, alleging rights abuses

U.N. human rights experts are calling for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they say were arbitrarily detained and denied basic rights after tweeting criticism of the kingdom’s policies.

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Police employee admits making indecent images of children https://www.irishpost.com/news/police-employee-admits-making-indecent-images-of-children-254912 A POLICE employee who admitted making indecent images of children is to be sentenced next month.

Police employee admits making indecent images of children | The Irish Post

A POLICE employee who admitted making indecent images of children is to be sentenced next month....

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https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/25/headlines/bbc_faces_defamation_charges_in_indian_court_for_documentary_critical_of_pm_narendra_modi

BBC Faces Defamation Charges in Indian Court for Documentary Critical of PM Narendra Modi

In India, the Delhi High Court has summoned the BBC to face a defamation case over a documentary on India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister, Narendra Modi. The film, titled “India: The Modi Question,” aired earlier this year, highlighting Modi’s role in anti-Muslim riots which killed an estimated 1...

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https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-china-hacking-us-infrastructure-d4a4faefcc5d4d3c9f72e9acc24a71f9

Microsoft: State-sponsored Chinese hackers could be laying groundwork for disruption

Microsoft says state-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of communications between the U.S. and Asia in future crises. The targets include Guam, where the U.S. has a major military presence....

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https://www.irishpost.com/news/director-appointed-to-oversee-excavation-of-childrens-remains-at-tuam-mother-and-baby-home-site-254073

Director appointed to oversee excavation of children’s remains at Tuam mother and baby home site | The Irish Post

A DIRECTOR has been appointed to oversee the excavation and recovery of the remains of children b...

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https://www.irishpost.com/news/abuse-survivor-wishes-he-never-told-anyone-about-his-ordeal-at-st-john-ambulance-ireland-254138

Abuse survivor wishes he ‘never told anyone’ about his ordeal at St John Ambulance Ireland | The Irish Post

A CHILD abuse survivor who has spoken openly about the historic abuse he suffered at St John Ambu...

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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League facing class action over alleged hazing abuse https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/05/24/quebec-major-junior-hockey-league-facing-class-action-over-alleged-hazing-abuse/

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Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility https://apnews.com/article/immigration-new-york-asylum-shelters-hotels-3cc5949b12d5c0d155a94230f2eaebab Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” a refuge for immigrants fleeing dire circumstances.

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https://apnews.com/article/opioids-fentanyl-drugs-addiction-painkillers-dea-df929764bc0e98da86d7ea198cd96b79

Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest wholesale drug distributors to keep shipping highly addictive painkillers for nearly four years after a judge recommended it be stripped of its license for its “cavalier disregard” of thousands of...

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