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OSCE Mission to Serbia supports further education of Serbian local police in preventing violent extremism
A series of four pilot training courses on preventing and identifying Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT), for police commanders from the local Uniformed Police and the local Police Sections for Countering Terrorism and Extremism throughout Serbia, took place from March to April 2018 in Novi Sad, Niš, Novi Pazar and Belgrade.
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Russia Dismisses Rare US-British Warning on Hackers
Russia has rejected allegations from the United States and Britain that Russian-backed hackers are escalating cyberattacks on American and British companies, government operations and infrastructure.
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Rape, Murder of Young Girl Sparks Riots in Pakistan
At least one protester was killed when a riot broke out during a protest Tuesday in Pakistani city of Karachi in response to the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl.
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OSCE PA’s Sanchez Amor concerned by stripping of immunity of parliamentarians in Poland, calls for reconsideration
Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, today expressed his concern regarding the state of freedom of expression in Poland, following the stripping of immunity from several opposition parliamentarians last week.
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WH: Trump Wants US Forces Out of Syria As Soon As Possible
The White House says President Donald Trump remains determined to pull out U.S. troops deployed in Syria, a message that comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said he convinced Trump to keep U.S. forces there.
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Bangladesh and UNHCR agree on voluntary returns framework for when refugees decide conditions are right
High Commissioner Filippo Grandi and Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Mohammad Shahidul Haque sign an MOU on voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees, Friday, 13 April, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Fired FBI Director Comey Calls Trump 'Morally Unfit to be President'
Former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey says President Donald Trump is "morally unfit" to be president and that there is "some evidence" Trump obstructed justice.
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Donors Announce $528 Million in Funding to Scale Up Aid Delivery to People in Urgent Need in DRC
International donors, on April 13th, announced US$528 million to support the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian aid to millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The announcements were made at a humanitarian conference in Geneva co-chaired by the United Nations, the European Union and the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Djukanovic Set to Win Montenegro Presidency
Preliminary projections show six-time prime minister and onetime president Milo Djukanovic as the winner of Montenegro's presidential election.
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GOP Rallies Around Trump Ahead of Comey's Memoir
U.S. President Donald Trump's supporters are mounting an online campaign to try to discredit a forthcoming memoir by former FBI Director James Comey.
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Human Rights
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020