Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say | CNN
CNN — Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human...
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color | CNN Business
CNN — When customers at Silicon Valley Bank rushed to withdraw billions of dollars last month, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton...
Northern Ireland’s ‘peace babies’ say sectarianism lives on, thwarting progress | CNN
Belfast CNN — Cori Conlon grew up thinking Protestants were “the bad guys.” They went to different schools, played different...
Russia hawks exploit blogger’s death to demand executions and an even harsher crackdown on dissent | CNN
CNN — The killing of Russian military journalist Vladlen Tatarsky has set off angry demands among politicians and commentators in...
CEOs are tired of being held responsible for gun regulation | CNN Business
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Bolsonaro claims he won’t lead opposition as he returns to Brazil for first time since riots | CNN
Brasilia, Brazil CNN — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday claimed he would no longer lead the country’s opposition...
Ghana’s president softens country’s stance on draconian anti-LGBTQ bill as Kamala Harris visits | CNN
CNN — Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that “substantial elements” of a draconian anti-LGBTQ bill being considered by its...
Pope Francis expands Catholic Church sexual abuse law to cover lay leaders | CNN
Rome, Italy CNN — Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to...
Torture, forced abortions and insects for food: Life inside North Korean jails, says this NGO | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Extrajudicial executions, rape, forced abortions, jail without trial, torture, starvation rations that leave prisoners so...
London’s Metropolitan Police lets predators flourish, review concludes | CNN
CNN — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect...
Japan court orders retrial of longest-serving death row convict over 1966 murder case | CNN
Tokyo CNN — The world’s longest-serving death row convict was on Monday granted a retrial by a Japanese court in...
No public holiday for Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win, Malaysia confirms after disinformation goes viral | CNN
CNN — Michelle Yeoh’s history-making Oscar win caused jubilation this week in her native Malaysia, but it also sparked false...
The Fed wants to limit wage growth. That’s particularly bad for women | CNN Business
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US intel chiefs say China likely to press Taiwan and seek to undercut US | CNN Politics
CNN — US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to...
US sanctions top Iranian officials over “serious” human rights abuses against women and girls in prisons | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — The Biden administration took action Wednesday against several Iranian officials and entities for committing human rights abuses...
Bindi Irwin reveals 10-year battle with endometriosis on International Women’s Day | CNN
CNN — The Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin revealed Wednesday she has undergone surgery for endometriosis after a decade-long battle with...
Fire rips through Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh leaving thousands homeless | CNN
CNN — A massive fire has ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southern district of Cox’s Bazar on...
North Korea’s food shortage is about to take a deadly turn for the worse, experts say | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Concerns about North Korea’s chronic food shortages are growing, with multiple sources suggesting this week...
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown | CNN
Reuters — El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “mega prison” on Friday, the...
Amnesty accuses Peruvian authorities of ‘marked racist bias’ in protest crackdown | CNN
CNN — Amnesty International has accused Peruvian authorities of acting with “a marked racist bias” in its crackdown on protests...
