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A woman wearing a face mask and black coat stands outside a building with a group of people, some talking, in a public space.
Protest
Iranians crossing the border to Turkey say they can’t stop thinking of the family they left behind
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A waterway scene in a densely populated area with people in wooden canoes navigating between makeshift structures on stilts. The canoes carry various goods, and several people are visible standing or sitting around the area.
Development
Protests in Nigeria over demolition of Makoko — the ‘Venice of Africa’
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A woman wearing a colorful scarf and striped gloves holds up a peace sign with both hands during a night protest. She stands in front of a crowd holding signs and flags, including one reading "Women Life Freedom."
Protest
Witnesses describe escalating unrest over past week in Iran as opposition figures speak out
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Women & Gender
From Turkey to France: Iranian women’s rights activist continues her work despite ongoing threats from Iranian regime
9:59
The World's Global Classroom
College campuses across the UK fight for free speech as protests come under scrutiny
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Syria
For this photographer, the fall of Assad means a rediscovery of his home country
6:09
Global Politics
In an unanimous court decision, South Korea’s president is ousted 
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The World's Global Classroom
Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses
Migration
Nearly half of Venezuelans are considering leaving the country in the coming months, poll says
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Protest
Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns amid violent protests
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Protest
Students in Bangladesh call for leadership change as protests against quota system turn violent
6:57
Global Politics
Taiwan’s new president is facing a political minefield
4:48
Israel-Hamas war
University students across the globe protest the Israel-Hamas war 
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Alexey Petrov at the March protest in Irkutsk. The scene reminded him of his own generation 20 yrs ago — before Russians his age became jaded about politics.
Global Politics
Young Russia, adrift from the Kremlin, stands up to Putin
A mural of then President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade, Serbia, December 4, 2016.
Conflict
Russian journalists’ advice to US reporters: ‘Don’t be nervous’ and ‘keep working’
A Russian court ruled on Tuesday to give Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny (right) a suspended sentence for embezzling money, but jailed his brother Oleg (left) for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.
Justice
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny avoids jail, but his brother becomes a bargaining chip
A protester throws an umbrella at riot police as fellow demonstrators blocked the main street to the central financial district outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 29, 2014.
Justice
Peaceful protests in Hong Kong become violent clashes with police
Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.
Conflict & Justice
Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?
Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.
Conflict & Justice
Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?
Conflict & Justice
As the World Cup nears, Brazilian youth take to the streets
Conflict & Justice
As the World Cup nears, Brazilian youth take to the streets
Tbilisi’s “Guerrilla Garden” movement has been fighting to preserve the city’s green spaces that some say are under threat by private developers in cahoots with city officials.
Global Politics
Georgia’s ‘guerrilla gardeners’ defend a city park — and introduce people power
Tbilisi’s “Guerrilla Garden” movement has been fighting to preserve the city’s green spaces that some say are under threat by private developers in cahoots with city officials.
Global Politics
Georgia’s ‘guerrilla gardeners’ defend a city park — and introduce people power
Kiev
Global Politics
A Ukrainian TV news host mixes work with protesting in the streets
An activist holds white ribbons, the symbol of the opposition movement, during a protest on Moscow's Red Square March 24, 2013. The action was organised to show solidarity for these arrested at opposition rallies in May 2012.
Global Politics
A Russian passing through Ukraine is inspired by the protests, and a bit jealous