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Mayan indigenous people protest against the government of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on the day he gives an address to Congress in Guatemala City, Monday.

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Killings Of Guatemala's Indigenous Activists Raise Specter Of Human Rights Crisis

4:01pm January 23, 2019

by Maria Martin

Indigenous groups and human rights activists worry that the violence that raged through their communities in the 1970s and 1980s is making a comeback.

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Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed wall would devastate his community.

Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer'

3:08pm January 23, 2019

Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed border wall would cut through the reservation, with negative impacts.

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China has arrested Yang Hengjun, an author and former Chinese diplomat who is now an Australian citizen. He's seen here in a 2014 photo on social media that was taken during a visit to Tibet.

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China Arrests Democracy Advocate Yang Hengjun Following Flight From New York

11:39am January 23, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Friends say they're worried for the safety of the Chinese-Australian writer and former diplomat whose push for political change earned him the nickname "the democracy peddler."

A family member of Kelvin Tinashe Choto reacts, during his funeral in Chitungwiza, about 30 kilometres south east of the capital, Harare, Zimbabwe on Saturday. The 22-year-old was shot in the head, one of at least a dozen people killed in a violent crackd

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Zimbabwe Forces Accused Of 'Systematic Torture' After Protests Over Fuel Prices

8:45am January 23, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission says the Zimbabwe army severely beat protesters upset over a spike in fuel prices. President Emmerson Mnangagwa condemned what he called violence on both sides.

Forensic personnel load the corpse of a man into a van, after he was executed at a shopping mall in Acapulco, Mexico, on April 24, 2018. A new report recorded more than 33,000 homicides in 2018, making it the country's deadliest on record.

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Mexico Reports Highest Ever Homicide Rate In 2018, Tops 33,000 Investigations

7:30am January 23, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The grim news was expected as the number of open homicide cases continued to climb month after month, making the last 12 months the deadliest on record — an average of 91 deaths per day.

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American Held In Russia Is Denied Bail During First Court Appearance

6:37am January 23, 2019

by Lucian Kim

An American accused by Russian prosecutors of spying has appeared in a Moscow court in an unsuccessful attempt to get bail while he awaits trial. Paul Whelan was arrested at the end of last month.

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Journalist Jason Rezaian Recounts 544 Days In Iranian Prison

6:19am January 23, 2019

In his new book Prisoner, Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post recounts his time in Iran's notorious Evin prison. He talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about his ordeal.

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Jason Rezaian speaks during the inauguration of the Washington Post headquarters on Jan. 28, 2016.

Journalist Recounts The Absurdity And Torture Of 544 Days In Iran's Evin Prison

7:54pm January 22, 2019

by Terry Gross

After being accused of spying, Jason Rezaian was held in Iran's notorious prison for a year and a half. Throughout it all, he never considered giving up writing and reporting.

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Iranian Women Are Still Trying To Make Their Voices Heard In #MeToo Movement

6:06pm January 22, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

Iranian women have tried to build on the #MeToo movement in the West, but it's tough. They're trying to counter the country's official line — that Islamic traditions prevent harassment.

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Zimbabwe Government Cracks Down After People Protest Gasoline Prices

6:00pm January 22, 2019

Fuel prices more than doubled last week in Zimbabwe, prompting people to protest. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Tendai Marima about the violent government crackdown that followed.

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