Al Jazeera

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Russia-Ukraine live: Russia wants to create buffer zones – Moscow (Aljazeera.com)

Ex-President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia wants to create demilitarised buffer zones around areas it has annexed, saying it might be necessary to push deeper ...

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Bangladesh investigative journalist's brother 'beaten with rods' (Aljazeera.com)

Zulkarnain Saer Khan was part of Al Jazeera's investigation that unearthed corruption at the highest level of power.

Evidence also shows how the country’s military intelligence service has secretly bought spyware from Israel – a country that Bangladesh does not recognise – to monitor the prime minister’s political rivals. When Hasina came to power in 2009, Bangladesh ranked 121 out of 180 countries in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index. We will show you now,'” the 37-year-old Mahinur said on Thursday. Against the government? He has since returned home after filing a police report. “They attacked me with iron rods, saying ‘Your brother writes about the PM?

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Ecuador: 'Modern-day slaves' seek justice in landmark trial (Aljazeera.com)

Dozens of current and former workers who harvested fibre for Furukawa Plantaciones say their human rights were violated.

More than 40 percent of Afro-Ecuadorians reportedly live below the poverty line, and they face challenges in accessing education and employment. A Santo Domingo court in 2021 ordered the company to compensate workers who had filed complaints. For its part, Furukawa maintains that it followed all protocols and made reparations after past complaints, including the demolition of camps. modern-day slavery in this country since colonial times,” Morales told Al Jazeera, noting that the case “is not an isolated incident in the agribusiness industry”. The workers, mostly of Afro descent, harvested abaca, a plant that yields a type of fibre used in products such as tea bags and currency. Sometimes we had to sleep in the kitchen.”

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