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Israel accused of 'acts of genocide' over Gaza water access

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Reports & Analysis

Rights organizations are calling on Syria's new rulers to protect the rights of women and minorities

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Press freedom

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects media freedom. The UN has declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day. A free and independent media landscape is a fundamental characteristic of democracies.

Pakistan, Matiullah Jan, a journalist and columnist, gestures during an interview with Reuters in 2019

Khan protest: Pakistan reporter Matiullah Jan arrested

Matiullah Jan's arrest sparks outcry over alleged abduction and terrorism charges.

How the Middle East conflict overshadows art in Germany

Photographer Nan Goldin has been celebrated and condemned for accusing Israel of genocide at a show opening in Berlin.

Israel's media crackdown is bad news for press freedom

Israel's government has ordered officials to boycott the Haaretz newspaper over its perceived critical reporting.

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In the spotlight

Seventy-four-year-old Nadaraja Sivaranjani holds a photo of her missing son and granddaughter

Sri Lanka: Female deminers clear path to postwar recovery

Fifteen years after Sri Lanka's brutal civil war, women are clearing land mines to rebuild their communities.

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Turkey sees dramatic rise in femicides

With deadly violence against women and girls on the rise, Turkish aid groups say offenders must face harsher punishment.

One of the victims shows a black-and-white photo in which nine mixed-race children pose for a photo, with a white nun.

Belgian state found guilty of colonial-era child kidnappings

Children of white fathers and Congolese mothers were forcibly placed in orphanages in colonial-era Belgian Congo.

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