Journalists Need Emergency Visas to Escape Persecution, Lawyers Say.
British-Canadian high-level panel of experts makes recommendations on safeguarding media freedom #JournalistsEmergencyVisas
'Loose Ends' provides closure one project at a time.
When a person dies, it often falls to their children, loved ones, lawyers or even friends to sort through the things they’ve left behind. Sometimes, those things are unfinished projects or hobbies, that’s where the group Loose Ends comes in. Nina ...
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Facing repression in China, Muslims seek freedom in NYC.
In a dramatic surge, U.S. border patrol authorities detained more than 24,000 Chinese citizens crossing the southern border in fiscal year 2023, a 12-fold increase from the previous year. Many come seeking asylum, and among those that do, a small ...
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Generative AI threatens voter confidence in what's real.
Artificial intelligence surrounds U.S. political life, from fundraising to campaign advertising. Some lawmakers are looking to better police the use of generative content in this year’s presidential election as they say it threatens voter confiden...
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UN criticizes Britain’s Rwanda migrant law, as boat tragedy shows dangers of crossing.
Britain’s Safety of Rwanda Bill directs courts to ignore some obligations over refugee rights, prompting criticism from United Nations » Subscribe to VOA News: » Watch more VOA News video: Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international b...
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FACT CHECK: Pro-Russia governor of Gagauzia falsely claims Moldovans don’t want to join EU.
Moldova is expected to hold a nation-wide referendum on membership in the European Union alongside presidential elections this fall. President Maia Sandu, who’s seeking reelection, has focused anti-corruption reforms and foreign policy on reducing...
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