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The Nigerian Government Has Pledged to #EndSARS and Reform the Police. This Isn't the First Time They've Made That Promise

Nigeria's government has a long history of promising police reform. Here's what to know about that past—and whether this time is different

Little Recognition and Less Pay: These Female Healthcare Workers Are Rural India's First Defense Against COVID-19

Accredited Social Health Activists are on the frontlines of India's COVID-19 fight, while protesting for better pay

Top Facebook India Executive Leaves the Company Following Controversy Over Hate Speech

Facebook’s top policy official in India, Ankhi Das, stepped down from the company on Tuesday following reports this summer by TIME and the Wall Street Journal that detailed links between senior Facebook staff and India’s ruling party. A Facebook spokesperson told TIME that Das’s departure “has nothing to do with the parliamentary inquiry or the…

What the U.S. Can Learn From How Other Countries Voted During the Pandemic

Dozens of countries, from Singapore to Bolivia, have held elections since the pandemic began

Europe's Second Wave of COVID-19 is Being Driven by Two Countries. Here's Why

Europe is clearly in the grip of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In the past week, countries throughout Europe—including Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, the U.K, and Ukraine—have all recorded their highest daily caseloads since the pandemic started. But two of these stand out. As of Oct.…

U.S. Christian Right Groups Are Pouring Millions Into Conservative and Anti-LGBTQ Causes in Europe, New Report Says

Twenty-eight U.S. Christian right groups have spent millions of dollars pursuing conservative agendas that threaten LGBTQ and women’s rights in Europe, a new investigation by British news website openDemocracy found Tuesday. The investigation by openDemocracy found that more than two dozen organizations have been involved in legal battles across Europe opposing same-sex adoption, defending legislation…

Bomb at Seminary in Pakistan Kills 7 Children and Wounds 70

Several of the wounded students are in critical condition and authorities fear the death toll could climb further

Muslims Call for a Boycott of French Goods to Protest Caricatures

A clash over depictions of the Prophet Muhammad and the limits of free speech is intensifying

Protests Against an Abortion Ban Continue for a Fifth Day in Poland

Women's rights activists defy pandemic restrictions to express fury at the tightening of an already strict abortion law.

What Happens Next in Pakistan Now That the Opposition Has Come Together

For a country that continues to struggle on the economic front, Pakistan has handled Covid-19 admirably… making it one of the most unlikely COVID-19 success stories to date. But successfully dealing with a pandemic isn’t a cure for Pakistan’s democracy, which has been ailing for some time now. And domestic struggle reached a new fever…

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