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Armenians across the world show solidarity over Nagorno-Karabakh

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Armenia’s Ministry of Defence says shelling by Azeri forces has killed one civilian and injured two others in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is the latest sign that a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan might not be holding up. Meanwhile, Armenians living across the world are showing their solidarity with their ancestral homeland. Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports from the capital Yerevan, Armenia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Armenia #ArmeniaDiaspora #NagornoKarabakh

Going incognito with VPNs in the age of surveillance | The Listening Post (Feature)

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Virtual Private Networks first came into use in 1996 and are among the most enduring innovations in online browsing with popularity on the rise around the world. VPNs were originally developed as tools for corporations and governments to connect their offices in different countries, to make it easier for people to work together. But as surveillance and control of the web have increased, a market has emerged and expanded – for people to work around internet blocks and to hide their location online. Particularly popular in countries with authoritarian tendencies, such as Iran, China and Turkey, VPNs are now getting downloaded in more countries like Sri Lanka, across the Gulf, […]

The Balfour Declaration explained

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Here’s why the Balfour Declaration is important to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Balfour 100 years on: salvation or betrayal? – UpFront

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“One nation, solemnly promised to a second nation, the country of a third.” That’s how one writer famously described the Balfour Declaration – the declaration by then-British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour, on November 2, 1917, that said, “His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. […]” One hundred years later, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continues, with no sign of any sort of resolution. So, how central was the Balfour Declaration to later developments and what role did Britain play subsequently? And should the declaration be celebrated as the first step towards the establishment of the state of Israel […]

Covert operations: How the CIA works with Hollywood – Listening Post (Feature)

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The Weinstein story was suppressed by Hollywood, using its legal and financial muscle to keep a lid on it – until now. But there are also power centres in the US government that can dictate to Hollywood: the Pentagon and the CIA. More from The Listening Post on: YouTube – http://aje.io/listeningpostYT Facebook – http://facebook.com/AJListeningPost Twitter – http://twitter.com/AJListeningPost Website – http://aljazeera.com/listeningpost

Canada’s Dark Secret | Featured Documentaries

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Canada’s Dark Secret | Featured Documentary In 1996, the last residential school in Canada was closed down, bringing to light horrifying stories about the methods used to sever indigenous children from the influence of their families and to assimilate them into the dominant “Canadian” culture. Over more than a century, tens of thousands of families were torn apart as children were kidnapped or forcibly removed from their homes Residential schools were part of an extensive education system set up by the Canadian government and administered by churches with the objective of indoctrinating Aboriginal children into the Euro-Canadian and Christian way of life. Bud Whiteye, a survivor of the Mohawk Institute […]

What is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)?

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FGM, or cutting, as it is also sometimes known, is the removal of the external female genitalia. The procedure has no health benefits, but can cause great harm and serious health complications for those who undergo the procedure. Besides causing severe pain, the practice has immediate and long-term consequences for the health of women and girls, including complications during childbirth, which could endanger the lives of both mother and child. Through this animation, Al Jazeera takes the reader on a journey to understand how the cycle of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) continues: following a girl who undergoes FGM as she grows up and becomes a mother and chooses, like her […]

China demands probe into sinking of fishing boat by Argentina

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0 China is demanding an investigation into what happened to one of its ships in Argentinian waters. Argentinian navy has said it shot and sunk a Chinese flagged ship that was fishing illegally in its waters. Four crew members were rescued and the others were picked up by another Chinese vessel shadowing the pursuit. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Puerto Madryn. – Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Japan’s Stalking Crisis | 101 East

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It is a fear that haunts the lives of too many Japanese women; a silent epidemic with consequences that can be fatal: Japan is suffering a wave of violent male stalkers. And some victims are speaking out. Reports of stalking have increased ten-fold in the past decade, with more than 21,000 reported cases last year. But experts warn that this could be just the tip of the iceberg. Rates of stalking are growing faster in Japan than in any other nation. When a stalker murdered a woman in 2011, Japan’s anti-stalking law was toughened. But the killings continue. ‘Hiro’ began stalking his wife when she fled their home and his […]

India’s north-easterners complain of racism

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People from northeast India often face discrimination because of their ethnic links to Myanmar and China. Recently, a 19-year-old student from the region was murdered in the capital New Delhi because of his race. Al Jazeera’s Faiz Jamil reports from Bengaluru.