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‘Give him an Oscar’: Singapore teen girl’s dad slams former actor Ian Fang’s 40-month jail term, plans civil suit over sexual abuse
Malay Mail
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June 3, 2025
SINGAPORE, June 3 — The father of the teenage girl sexually exploited by former actor Ian Fang has voiced his anger over the 40-month prison sentence handed to the 35-year-old, which did not include caning. “Mark him for life. He marked my...
Palestine conference scales back recognition goals
Hurriyet Daily News
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June 8, 2025
NEW YORK A man carries relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private US-backed aid group that has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system in the territory, as displaced Palestinians return from an aid distribution centre...
Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew defined courage fighting for what she believed
Fox News
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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In an age of instant accolades and viral valor, heroes are everywhere. Celebrities tearfully describing a difficult...
Narcotic drugs to blame for suicides, road accidents and cyber crime: Home Minister Lekhak
Nepal Press
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June 8, 2025
KATHMANDU: Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said that the root cause of suicide, road accidents and cyber crimes is ‘drug abuse,’ and therefore the entire nation must unite for its control and reduction. Addressing a programme organized at the...
Involuntary commitment in Washington: What to know
The Columbian - Washington State
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Involuntary mental health commitment gets at one of our society’s most delicate questions: When does our belief about the care someone needs override their right to decide for themselves? It’s a complex question, and the systems of care for...
MEC’s rejection of voter roll request – Legal justification or democratic resistance?
The Maravi Post
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June 8, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)’s refusal to grant Chisankho Watch access to the voters’ roll in analyzable electronic format, while legally grounded, raises significant concerns about transparency, accountability, and...
Law Society of B.C. facing headwinds on rule of law, reconciliation, bar independence
Coast Reporter
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June 2, 2025
Brook Greenberg is leading the Law Society of B.C. into a constitutional showdown this fall with the provincial government over Bill 21 Lawyer Brook Greenberg, KC, of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP has taken on the role of first vice-president of...
Civil Society Organizations: 130,000 Tons of Aid Blocked at Gaza's Borders
Yemen News Agency SABA
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May 25, 2025
[Sun, 25 May 2025 21:41:21 +0300] Gaza – Saba: Amjad al-Shawa, head of the Palestinian NGO Network, stated on Sunday that only flour supplies—with no other food items—have entered Gaza in recent days through the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south....
Congress Takes Aim at a Pillar of Civil Society
Foreign Policy
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On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives greenlit HR 9495, known as the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. The bill postpones tax filing obligations for Americans who have been wrongfully detained or held...
NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running for Kings County Civil Court justice
Brooklyn Paper - New York
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June 2, 2025
Meet the candidates running for Civil Court judgeships in Kings County. Photos courtesy of Janice Chen, Marissa Arrabito, Susan Liebman, Janice Purvis The primary elections are nearly here — early voting starts June 14, and Election Day is June 24...
Idam Asks Tinubu To Appoint Women As Security Chiefs
New Telegraph
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June 8, 2025
Share Prominent Nigerian activist and lawyer, Maduabuchi Idam, has called on President Bola Tinubu to include qualified women in Nigeria’s national security leadership. This was as he emphasised the need for out-of-the-box thinking to address the...
S&T announces new Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T News
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June 2, 2025
Dr. Subhas “Karan” Venayagamoorthy has been named the inaugural Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri S&T. He will begin his duties in August. Venayagamoorthy comes to S&T from Colorado State...
African civil society organizations agree to jointly advocate for water rights across the continent
The Standard
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civil society organizations LUSAKA, May.27 (NewsDayLive) - Representatives of several African civil society organizations (CSOs) met in Lusaka, Zambia, on Monday where they agreed to jointly advocate for comprehensive changes in water and...
Framing Social Issues as "Civil Rights" Can Sometimes Backfire
Newswise
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June 2, 2025
BYLINE: Mary A. Spiro Newswise — Framing is a powerful tool in communications: it can help people grasp complex ideas, but it can also distort or mislead. A recent sociological study suggests that framing social issues as “civil rights” can...
€1.2 mln EU Funding for Civil Society to Boost Employment of Vulnerable People in Albania
Albanian Daily News
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The European Union (EU) and UNDP Albania today awarded 1.2 million EUR in grants to 12 civil society organisations (CSOs). The grant projects will help to increase employment of r marginalised groups across 19 municipalities in Albania. Funded...
Manipur must be recognised as ‘indivisible’, Meitei civil society delegates tell MHA officials
The Hindu
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May 27, 2025
COCOMI delegation. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Manipur “was, is, and shall always remain an indivisible entity”, representatives of two Meitei civil society groups told officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday (May 27, 2025),...
‘Restricted’: Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights
Al Jazeera
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June 2, 2025
Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights are under attack worldwide in a way we have not seen for decades.” The Atlas of Civil...
Meet Dr. Victor Davis Miller Jr., buyer of what became Miller House
Herald Mail Media - Maryland
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Dr. Victor Davis Miller Jr., son of a Civil War surgeon, became a prominent doctor in Hagerstown, Maryland. He practiced medicine in Hagerstown for over 50 years, making house calls and treating a wide range of medical issues. Dr. Miller Jr. and...
Morocco opens up charity sector, but foreign donations still face tight controls
Hespress
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June 2, 2025
Morocco is making room for more philanthropic activity, but strict rules on foreign donations and limited legal options for nonprofits are keeping things in check. A new report from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy highlights...
MEC assures electorate on use of manual voting
The Nation Malawi
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June 8, 2025
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has assured electoral stakeholders that voting will be done manually as in the past, refuting rumours that electronic gadgets will be used. MEC chairperson Annabel Mtalimanja was addressing the media in...