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Aug 01, 2021
Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Seeks Refuge in Japan, Fearing Jail at HomeGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/world/europe/olympic-sprinter-belarus-japan.htmlJul 30, 2021
Virus cases are swelling around the world, and deaths in Africa are surging, the W.H.O. chief says.Global NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/world/africa-who-coronavirus-deaths.htmlJul 30, 2021
An outbreak of the Delta variant tests China’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus.Global NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/world/nanjing-china-covid.htmlJul 30, 2021
Qaddafi’s Son Is Alive. And He Wants to Take Libya Back.Global NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/magazine/qaddafi-libya.htmlJul 30, 2021
Are Pakistan-Sri Lanka Ties Emerging From India’s Shadow?Global NewsThe Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/are-pakistan-sri-lanka-ties-emerging-from-indias-shadow/Jul 30, 2021
Tunisian president says he will not become a dictator after MP arrestGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-security-forces-arrest-mp-who-criticised-president-2021-07-30/Jul 29, 2021
US genocide expert to press Ethiopia on Tigray aid blockadeGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-genocide-expert-to-press-ethiopia-on-tigray-aid-blockade/2021/07/29/4be62d96-f086-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.htmlJul 29, 2021
Guatemalans protest president, attorney generalGlobal NewsAssociated Press, reprinted in Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/guatemalans-protest-president-attorney-general/2021/07/29/f4ee92dc-f083-11eb-81b2-9b7061a582d8_story.htmlJul 29, 2021
Outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years in ChinaGlobal NewsBBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58007515Jul 29, 2021
Ghana poised to vote on ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever,’ advocates warnGlobal NewsNBC
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/ghana-poised-vote-worst-anti-lgbtq-bill-ever-advocates-warn-rcna1545Highlighted 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