VOA's Anita Powell reports from Lobamba, eSwatini.
Retired Admiral James Stavridis spent 37 years in the military serving in NATO and as head of the US Southern Command. He has spent his career dealing with the world’s great naval powers. VOA’s Jela de Franceschi spoke with him about the current state of affairs between Beijing and Washington.]
and Mike O’Sullivan reports that the world will be watching as the trial gets under way.
Journalists in Bangladesh say the 2018 Digital Security Act is being used to harass and jail members of the media, including Mushtaq Ahmed who died in prison. Sanjana Feroz, for VOA Bangla, has more.
A recent case involving a Christian student being forced to wear a hijab in a public school in Indonesia is drawing criticism from rights activists. Rendy Wicaksana reports from Jakarta
Liliya Anisimova filed this report narrated by Anna Rice.
Female journalists in Afghanistan are concerned about their safety after three women working for a media outlet in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad were killed in an early March attack claimed by the Islamic State. VOA’s Lima Niazi has the story, narrated by Roshan Noorzai.
The protests against racial injustice and police brutality that began in Portland, Oregon last May continue today. But the crowds are much smaller, and some city residents say the movement has morphed into “senseless vandalism.” VOA’s Natasha Mozgovaya has this report from Portland.
Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Cairo.
Jonathan Spier narrates this report by Alfonso Beato in Barcelona.
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