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Renewed calls in Syria to overthrow Assad regime

Protest

Protesters in the southern Syrian city of Suweida stormed a government building and torched pictures of President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend. They called for overthrowing the president, whom they blame for the worsening economic conditions.

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‘For Sama’: A love letter from filmmaker to daughter on life and war in Aleppo

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A heavy-duty wheelchair expands mobility in post-war Colombia

Science & Technology
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Finding resistance in fashion, Kashmiri creator turns to the pheran

Conflict & Justice
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Torn apart by the Syrian war, these siblings struggle to stay connected across 6 different countries

Migration
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How Twitter and other social media can draw the US into foreign interventions

Global Politics

What’s a protester’s best tool? It might just be Twitter. New research suggests that social media sites like Twitter may be one of the game changing factors in protesters winning support from abroad and creating US policy change.

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