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April 17, 2026 6 visible stories Society & Rights

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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April 17, 2026

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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Society & Rights

Protests, courts, rights, migration, media freedom, and civic life.

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Police find no evidence: Surrey Police say Epsom assault unproven; urges calm
Times of India World • 1m ago

Police find no evidence: Surrey Police say Epsom assault unproven; urges calm

In response to allegations of an assault near a local church in Epsom, police are diligently working to gather facts, yet their investigation has yielded no supporting evidence so far. Despite growing rumors and protests...

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India
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Scores of Chinese women smuggled into Germany for massive prostitution ring: prosecutors
SCMP Asia • 1m ago

Scores of Chinese women smuggled into Germany for massive prostitution ring: prosecutors

Scores of Chinese women were brought to Germany without valid residency permits for sex work across the country, prosecutors in Frankfurt alleged on Friday. Five suspects are accused of organised smuggling of foreigners...

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Asia
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Israeli attacks killed over 38,000 women, girls in Gaza since October 2023, UN says
SCMP Asia • 1m ago

Israeli attacks killed over 38,000 women, girls in Gaza since October 2023, UN says

Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed more than 38,000 women and girls between October 2023 and the end of 2025, a UN report published on Friday showed. Palestinian health authorities put the estimated total death tol...

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RFA welcomes release of Myanmar RFA contributor Shin Daewe
Radio Free Asia • 1m ago

RFA welcomes release of Myanmar RFA contributor Shin Daewe

The news of Shin Daewe’s release from detention comes as a welcome relief.

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Asia Press
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Tai Po fire: owners’ group repeatedly protested use of flammable materials
SCMP Asia • 1m ago

Tai Po fire: owners’ group repeatedly protested use of flammable materials

The owners’ corporation of a Hong Kong housing complex devastated in the city’s deadliest fire in decades failed to convince renovation workers to use fire-resistant materials due to the absence of statutory requirements...

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Indonesia’s Surabaya bans absentee fathers from public services for dodging child support
SCMP Asia • 1m ago

Indonesia’s Surabaya bans absentee fathers from public services for dodging child support

As divorce rates continue to rise in Indonesia, more single mothers are bearing the brunt of financial hardship due to the challenges of collecting money for child support from their former spouses. For some women, they...

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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
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Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Retrying
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Connection failed

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

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Fox News World

Cable network

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Retrying
US 0 items

Connection failed

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Retrying
Asia-Pacific 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Retrying
Japan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Korea Herald

National daily

Retrying
Korea 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Retrying
Taiwan 0 items

Connection failed

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The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Retrying
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Connection failed

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Retrying
Southeast Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Retrying
Pakistan 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Retrying
India 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Retrying
India 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Retrying
India 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Retrying
Philippines 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Retrying
China 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Right +1

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Retrying
Asia 0 items

Connection failed

Lean Left -1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Retrying
Asia-Pacific 0 items

Connection failed

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Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0