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South Asia | India | Corruption

Sonia returns Modi punch: What about Vyapam, Sushma?

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was still silent on the Vyapam and Lalit Modi scams. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as well as Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are facing allegations of corruption in the two scams. When asked about Modi's 'hawalabaazi' response to her 'hawabaazi' remarks,  Sonia asked, "What about the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh's case, the Foreign Minister's case and Rajasthan Chief Minister's case? Why did he not have a word to say about these things?" Speaking at an event in Bhopal, the c
North America | United States | Activism

Beth Clarkson, Kansas statistician, suing the state to obtain election records, says voting results don’t add up

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A university mathematician found something that didn't add up, and now she's suing the state of Kansas to make sure every vote counts. Wichita State University statistician Beth Clarkson requested Sedgwick County release election records for the recent election. This week, Secretary of State Kris Kobach asked a judge to block that request. Clarkson said the election results in some counties, including Johnson County, are impossible to audit. During a celebration for the 95th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, Clarkson said, “If we’re not bei
North America | United States | Activism

Filmmaker Laura Poitras Sues US Over ‘Kafkaesque’ Harassment

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Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras on Monday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. intelligence agencies for subjecting her to what she called "Kafkaesque" harassment at airports throughout the U.S. and the world on dozens of occasions. Poitras, who won an Academy Award last year for Citizenfour, the documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, said she has been detained, searched without warrant, interrogated for hours, and had vital belongings confiscated more than 50 times over the course of six years—without ever being charged w
Middle East | Egypt | Activism

Women protest detentions outside Egypt’s presidential palace

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Dozens of women held a vigil Sunday outside Egypt's presidential palace, challenging a law that restricts protests and calling for the release of thousands of prisoners detained for violating the controversial measure. Organizers said they didn't seek prior permission from authorities to stage the vigil near the palace of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Police formed a cordon around the women, who raised photos of detainees. Some protesters raised banners that read: "Ramadan is not the same without you," in reference to the Muslim holy month of fasting that brings families together.

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