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Jan 27, 2021
After Violence Erupts at Farmers’ Protest, a Tense Standoff in IndiaGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/world/asia/india-farmers-standoff-modi.htmlJan 27, 2021
Near-Total Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Poland, and Thousands ProtestGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/world/europe/poland-abortion-law.htmlJan 27, 2021
E.U. Border Agency Pulls Out of Hungary Over Rights AbusesGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/world/europe/frontex-hungary-eu-asylum.htmlJan 25, 2021
The unfinished business of the Arab SpringGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/arab-spring-10-year-anniversary-lost-decade/?itid=sf_worldJan 25, 2021
Judge orders Uganda’s Bobi Wine freed from house arrestGlobal NewsAssociated Press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/judge-orders-ugandas-bobi-wine-freed-from-house-arrest/2021/01/25/ee86ad3e-5ee9-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.htmlJan 25, 2021
Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia’s TigrayGlobal NewsAssociated Press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/witnesses-eritrean-soldiers-loot-kill-in-ethiopias-tigray/2021/01/25/d625722c-5ee2-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.htmlJan 25, 2021
Heavy fighting erupts in Somali town near Kenyan borderGlobal NewsAssociated Press
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-somali-town-near-kenyan-border/2021/01/25/592f1ff0-5ed0-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.htmlJan 24, 2021
Sold into Syrian servitude, Filipina workers tell of abuse, rape and imprisonmentGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/trafficking-migrant-workers-syria-uae/2021/01/24/1d79e43c-3f0d-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.htmlJan 24, 2021
Syrian refugees in Lebanon are under pressure as never before. But they say Syria is still too unsafe to return.Global NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/lebanon-refugee-syrian-civil-war/2021/01/24/c18f3302-3fb1-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.htmlJan 23, 2021
A Decade On, Silence Fills Egypt’s Field of Broken DreamsGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/world/middleeast/egypt-arab-spring-tahrir.htmlHighlighted 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