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Migrants scared of Rwanda trying to get back to Europe through Dover | News [Video]
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Migrants scared of Rwanda trying to get back to Europe through Dover | News [Video]

An asylum seeker, who could be detained as soon as this week, says his friends are so frightened of the prospect of being sent to Rwanda that they are trying to go back to Europe through Dover to avoid being sent there. More than 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since the Governments Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act became law, last month. Suhaib Jaber, a Syrian asylum seeker, told LBC on Tuesday (7 May): I have lost hope and I dont know what will happen with me. My friends, some are trying again to go to Europe. They told me they are trying to go back to European countries through Dover.

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat WFTV [Video]
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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat WFTV [Video]

American officials say foreign countries like China and Iran intimidate, harass and sometimes plot attacks against political opponents and activists in the U.S. A series of cases brought by the Justice Department shows the frightening consequences that geopolitical tensions can have for ordinary citizens as governments historically intolerant of dissent inside their own borders are increasingly keeping a threatening watch on those who speak out thousands of miles away

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat WPXI [Video]
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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat WPXI [Video]

American officials say foreign countries like China and Iran intimidate, harass and sometimes plot attacks against political opponents and activists in the U.S. A series of cases brought by the Justice Department shows the frightening consequences that geopolitical tensions can have for ordinary citizens as governments historically intolerant of dissent inside their own borders are increasingly keeping a threatening watch on those who speak out thousands of miles away

Ticktock Tyranny: Turkmen Officials Ordered To Buy Watches Bearing Leader’s Likeness [Video]
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Ticktock Tyranny: Turkmen Officials Ordered To Buy Watches Bearing Leader’s Likeness [Video]

Regional officials and employees of local state entities in Turkmenistan’s western region of Balkan have been forced to buy watches with pictures of President Serdar Berdymukhammedov and his father and predecessor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, on the face of the timepiece.

Workers and activists across Europe and Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights | KLRT [Video]
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Workers and activists across Europe and Asia hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights | KLRT [Video]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Workers, activists and others across Europe and Asia took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protests over rising prices and government labor policies and calls for greater labor rights. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people who were []