Biden administration to start processing asylum seekers in California forced by Trump to ‘Remain in Mexico’

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Biden administration to start processing asylum seekers in California forced by Trump to ‘Remain in Mexico’

Border officials are set next week to start processing asylum seekers in California and Texas who were forced back across the border under a controversial Trump-era policy that President Biden…

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Pakistan Forced Down Apps Made By A Persecuted Religious Minority

Over the last two years, the government of Pakistan has forced Google and Apple to take down apps in the country created by developers based in other nations who are…

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Coronavirus Michigan

Capitol Police questioned anew after Guard forced to garages

WASHINGTON – Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls Friday for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police,…

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How global demand for hair products is linked to forced labor

For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our hair,” she says.…

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New Video Reveals How Daniel Prude Suffocated in March After Rochester Police Forced Him to the Ground

A 41-year-old Black man suffocated to death in March after police in Rochester, New York, pinned him to the ground. Though Daniel Prude’s death occurred nearly six months ago, details…

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Human rights groups want to end the use of forced Uighur labor in supply chains of major clothing brands

An international coalition of human rights and advocacy organizations is working to urge popular fashion brands and apparel companies to divest from the Xinjiang region in northwestern China, where millions…

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China’s repression of Uighur Muslims: Concentration camps, forced labor, and other abuses

Jewher Ilham has not heard from her father since 2017. Her dad, Ilham Tohti, is an economics professor and prominent Uighur intellectual in Xinjiang, China. He ran a website, UighurOnline,…

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Lab in Ecuador’s capital forced to halt coronavirus testing

A major laboratory in Ecuador’s capital has closed and halted processing coronavirus tests because technicians didn’t have basic supplies like tubes, pipettes, masks and gloves needed to safely analyze the…

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Coronavirus New Hampshire

Charities feel crunch, fundraisers forced to adapt

Last year’s talent show fundraiser for the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness was such a hit that people who went vowed to return and those who missed it were kicking…

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Coronavirus New Jersey

People forced to wait for elective surgeries can now reschedule | Video

107765107765107765People waiting for elective surgeries can now rescheduleNew Jersey residents who had their elective surgeries postponed during the COVID-19 hospital surge can now reschedule those procedures. It’s welcome relief for…

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