2018年7月26日星期四

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Family reunifications come too late for one migrant father

Posted: 26 Jul 2018 01:03 PM PDT

Family reunifications come too late for one migrant fatherRafael, whose name has been changed to protect his privacy, is one of 463 parents who have been deported from the US without their children. At their third meeting early this month Rafael told Caballero his daughter had been released to his sister.


Religious responses to religious persecution

Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:58 PM PDT

Religious responses to religious persecutionAcross Latin America last Sunday, Roman Catholic churches held a special day of prayer, seeking protection for the faithful in Nicaragua – from their own government. Since April, at least 280 Nicaraguans have been killed by the Ortega regime in response to street protests. The church's regional day of prayer was an attempt to find a spiritual answer to this sudden assault on religious liberty as well as to a deteriorating situation in Nicaragua.


For Malaysia’s democracy advocates, huge hurdles remain after surprise win

Posted: 26 Jul 2018 10:30 AM PDT

For Malaysia's democracy advocates, huge hurdles remain after surprise winAfter a surprise opposition win ended six decades of one-party rule in Malaysian general elections in May, civil-society activists are busy working to expand and protect their democratic spring. Authoritarians are on the rise in Southeast Asia and beyond, and democracy advocates here are watching the resurgence of far-right groups and populist movements in liberal democracies in the West. Malaysia's civil-society activists helped drive the Pakatan Harapan opposition coalition to a stunning victory May 9 over the ruling National Front coalition and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party that dominated it, overcoming gerrymandering, repressive laws, and state-controlled media.


On the campaign trail, Zimbabweans cautiously test new freedoms

Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:05 AM PDT

On the campaign trail, Zimbabweans cautiously test new freedomsIn Zimbabwe, of course, there is good reason to take that seriously. Under former strongman President Robert Mugabe, past elections were marred by brutal abductions and killings, and they often began with these same kinds of dangerous rumblings. "We have to ask ourselves, are violent incidents growing or are people just feeling emboldened to report more?" says Rumbi Zinyemba, a researcher with We The People.


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