World
FARC leader Santrich freed, but peace is still held hostage in Colombia
June 5, 2019Washington's continued control over the government in Bogotá shows the peace process was never conducted by a sovereign power.
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Security forces massacre demonstrators in Sudan, opposition calls for mass resistance
June 4, 2019Tents were burned to the ground as Sudanese militia opened fire on the crowds. At least 35 people are believed killed.
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Tiananmen Square 1989: People’s World on the scene
June 3, 2019People's World correspondent Carl Bloice wrote in 1989: "For the authorities, it was never a case of handling a revolt, for there was none."
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Unafraid, Egypt’s teenagers rise up against the Sisi dictatorship
May 30, 2019Egypt last week witnessed teenagers pouring into the streets to protest the failure of the new national exam system instituted by the country’s military dictatorship.
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Brain drain: Senators urge revival of U.S. program to entice Cuban doctor defections
May 29, 2019The program dangles the offer of a U.S. residency visa to Cuban doctors serving abroad if they will abandon their mission.
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