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Month: August 2021

A Tigrayan refugee rape victim who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray sits for a portrait in eastern Sudan near the Sudan-Ethiopia border

Sexual violence against women and girls in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amount to war crimes, Amnesty says

By Nima Elbagir and Lauren Kent, CNN Troops and militias aligned with the Ethiopian government have subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The report details widespread rape and sexual violence carried out by members of the Ethiopian National Defense

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Thousands of Mississippi students are quarantining just as the school year gets underway

By Madeline Holcombe and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN More than 4,400 students in Mississippi are quarantining after being exposed to Covid-19 in the first weeks of the school year, according to data from the state’s department of health. The department tracked student and staff Covid-19 exposure and positive cases by individual schools and counties from August

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Roots N Blues Festival will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry

The Roots N Blues Festival will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry into the festival. Festival officials are asking attendees to bring four things to enter: a valid government issued IDproof of vaccinationor a negative covid test obtained less than 72 hours before entry is required. Children will

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Twitter blocks Indian opposition accounts for revealing identity of child allegedly raped and murdered

By Manveena Suri, Diksha Madhok and Meenketan Jha, CNN Business India’s main opposition party is accusing Twitter of stifling freedom of speech after the company took action against hundreds of tweets that identified the family of a child who was allegedly raped and murdered. Twitter’s decision followed a call from India’s child protection agency to

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Youth congress party workers hold placards during a protest outside Twitter's office in New Delhi

Twitter blocks Indian opposition accounts for revealing identity of child allegedly raped and murdered

By Manveena Suri, Diksha Madhok and Meenketan Jha, CNN Business India’s main opposition party is accusing Twitter of stifling freedom of speech after the company took action against hundreds of tweets that identified the family of a child who was allegedly raped and murdered. Twitter’s decision followed a call from India’s child protection agency to

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