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Jun 30, 2021
Hong Kong Democracy Supporters Lead Last Resistance: Shop From Like-Minded BusinessesGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-democracy-supporters-lead-last-resistance-shop-from-like-minded-businesses-11625058001?mod=world_major_3_pos1Jun 30, 2021
Ethiopia Leader, Stung by World Condemnation, Denies Troops Were DefeatedGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/world/africa/tigray-ethiopia-abiy-ahmed.htmlJun 30, 2021
U.N. war crimes tribunal convicts two former Serbian officials over crimes in BosniaGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/30/un-war-crimes-tribunal-convicts-two-former-serbian-officials-over-crimes-bosnia/Jun 29, 2021
South African Court Orders Arrest of Ex-President Jacob Zuma for ContemptGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/world/africa/jacob-zuma-prison.htmlJun 28, 2021
U.S. journalist detained after Myanmar military coup says he was torturedGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/28/myanmar-burma-junta-coup-torture/Jun 28, 2021
Zambia approaches elections amid repression, says AmnestyGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/zambia-approaches-elections-amid-repression-says-amnesty/2021/06/28/66b1fbf8-d7f6-11eb-8c87-ad6f27918c78_story.htmlJun 28, 2021
Delta Variant of Covid-19 Surges Across Unvaccinated AfricaGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-variant-of-covid-19-surges-across-unvaccinated-africa-11624896315?mod=world_major_2_pos1Jun 28, 2021
Ethiopia Declares Cease-Fire After Rebels Take Tigray CapitalGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ethiopia-declares-cease-fire-after-rebels-take-tigray-capital-11624914191Jun 28, 2021
Iran-Backed Militias Fire Rockets in New Attack Aimed at U.S. ForcesGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-backed-militias-threaten-revenge-after-u-s-airstrikes-in-iraq-syria-11624877977Jun 27, 2021
Somalia’s Puntland region executes 21 al-Shabab fightersGlobal NewsBBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57630144Highlighted 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