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Amid Violence, Mexican Voters Go To The Polls

6:21pm June 07, 2015

Protesters burned ballots and election materials in a rocky start to voting in elections already marred by the murders of candidates and campaign officials. Reporter Carrie Kahn speaks with NPR's Arun Rath from Mexico City, where she has been talking to voters.

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Saudi Supreme Court Upholds Blogger's Prison And Lashing Sentence

6:21pm June 07, 2015

The sentence of 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes has drawn international condemnation but remains in place for Raif Badawi, a blogger who had earlier been found guilty of "insulting" Islam. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with correspondent Deborah Amos in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

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Supporters celebrate early election results outside the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Istanbul. The ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has lost its majority according to preliminary results.

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Turkey's Ruling Party Will Lose Its Majority, Preliminary Results Show

3:16pm June 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's governing Justice and Development Party was hoping to secure a big majority, but instead may be forced to share power with its rival.

When Cambodia's government closed the brothels, sex workers in Phnom Penh scattered to bars and entertainment venues.

The Hidden World Of Cambodia's Sex Workers: New Risks, New Hope

2:20pm June 07, 2015

by Steve Sapienza

The government closed brothels to clamp down on human trafficking. But that move put the country's prostitutes in grave danger.

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Search Is On For Two New York Prison Escapees

12:35pm June 07, 2015

by Brian Mann

A massive manhunt is underway in New York for two convicted murders who escaped Saturday from a maximum security facility in upstate New York.

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Procedural Justice: Taking The Ego Out Of Policing

12:35pm June 07, 2015

In California, a program called "procedural justice" aims to improve the relationship between police and communities of color. Officer Kyle Hay tells NPR's Rachel Martin how it has helped him on his beat.

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Saudi High Court Upholds Blasphemy Sentence On Blogger

11:52am June 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Raif Badawi, who was arrested in 2012 for "insulting Islam through electronic means," will undergo a total of 1,000 lashes and spend a decade behind bars.

Ruby Corado, second from right, and Selena Cruz whip their hair around playfully while joking with Lazema Mills, left, and Giselle Gartzog, right, at Casa Ruby, a drop-in and service center for transgender people in Washington, D.C. Through the center, Co

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Trans In Transition: Finding Friends And Community In D.C.

12:42am June 07, 2015

by Pam Fessler

While doing a profile of a transgender activist in Washington, D.C., NPR's Pam Fessler heard some touching personal stories from trans women trying to adapt to their new lives.

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Rodney Carey (left) with students at the Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans.

From Bail Bondsman To Teacher

6:40pm June 06, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Rodney Carey has been on the other side of the street in New Orleans. He's trying to get his students to come back.

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Fighting In Eastern Ukraine Ramps Up, Raises Fears

6:40pm June 06, 2015

Renewed fighting in Eastern Ukraine marked an end to a tenuous cease-fire agreed to in February. Observers fear that a surge in violence could plunge the region into another full scale war.

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