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Georgian PM Defends ‘Foreign Agent’ Bill, Repeats Claims Of Foreign Interference [Video]

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has continued to defend the “foreign agent” legislation that has sparked mass protests in Tbilisi, saying it is necessary to achieve “depolarization,” in keeping with recommendations by the European Union.

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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [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

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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat Boston 25 News [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

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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 []

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British Parliament passes bill to allow controversial deportations of migrants to Rwanda [Video]

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of Parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan.