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Jan 31, 2021
Thousands of Navalny Protesters Arrested Across Russia for a Second WeekendGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/navalny-protesters-detained-across-russia-for-a-second-weekend-11612103421Jan 30, 2021
Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative RegionGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/world/americas/argentina-legalizes-abortion.htmlJan 29, 2021
China Is Now Sending Twitter Users to Prison for Posts Most Chinese Can’t SeeGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-is-now-sending-twitter-users-to-prison-for-posts-most-chinese-cant-see-11611932917Jan 29, 2021
Iran execution of man convicted of murder when 16 draws UN condemnationGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-execution/iran-execution-of-man-convicted-of-murder-when-16-draws-un-condemnation-idUSKBN2951JHJan 29, 2021
Colombia reports almost 700 migrants stranded in Caribbean regionGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-migrants/colombia-reports-almost-700-migrants-stranded-in-caribbean-region-idUSKBN29Y2J9Jan 29, 2021
Dogged by passport scheme uproar, Cyprus to create anti-corruption agencyGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyprus-corruption/dogged-by-passport-scheme-uproar-cyprus-to-create-anti-corruption-agency-idUSKBN29Y24NJan 29, 2021
Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote, flood-prone islandGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-rohingya/bangladesh-sends-more-rohingya-refugees-to-remote-flood-prone-island-idUSKBN29Y0HHJan 28, 2021
Colombia court accuses eight former FARC of war crimesGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-peace/colombia-court-accuses-eight-former-farc-of-war-crimes-idUSKBN29X2J0Jan 28, 2021
Anger in Somalia as sons secretly sent to serve in Eritrea military forceGlobal Newshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-eritrea-security/anger-in-somalia-as-sons-secretly-sent-to-serve-in-eritrea-military-force-idUSKBN29X1F5Jan 28, 2021
Asylum seekers subject to systematic pushbacks at Europe’s borders, says UNHCRGlobal NewsUnited Nations News
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1083192Highlighted Publications
Jun 03, 2021
Bureau of Justice Statistics: The Justice SystemOffice of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics
https://www.bjs.gov/content/justsys.cfmJune 2021
Understanding Organized Crime and Violence in Central AsiaU.S. Institute of Peace
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/sr_495_understanding_organized_crime_and_violence_in_central_asia.pdfApr 06, 2021
Towards a Global Index of Electoral JusticeInternational IDEA
https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/towards-a-global-index-of-electoral-justice.pdfMar 23, 2021
Countering Corruption-Enabled Transnational Crime: A Practice Note for Program Officers and PractitionersJUSTRAC+
https://justrac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JusTRAC-Practice-Note-on-Countering-Corruption-enabled-Transnational-Crime.pdf