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East Asia Pacific

China Expands Tracking of Online Comments to Include Citizens Overseas  

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East Asia Pacific

Myanmar Military Strips Five Media Companies of Licenses

Telling America's Story

COVID-19 Pandemic

US Marks One Year of Pandemic Shutdown with Hope, Concern

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First lady Jill Biden speaks at the 2021 International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award virtual ceremony hosted by Secretary of…
Europe

21 Extraordinary Women Honored with Courage Award

COVID-19 Pandemic

A medical worker holds a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a newly opened…
COVID-19 Pandemic

Italy Approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine for People Over 65

COVID-19 Pandemic

A Year of Pandemic: In Middle East, Coronavirus Compounds Conflict

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Special Projects

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East Asia Pacific

A Uighur Man’s Journey from a Chinese Prison to Turkey

Turkey Breaking the Silence
Press Freedom

New VOA Documentary - Turkey: Breaking the Silence

Headlines

US: All Options on Table for Decision on Afghan Military Mission
Biden to Sign Executive Orders on Equity, Campus Sexual Assault Policies on International Women’s Day  
Female Farmers Protest India’s Agricultural Laws
Lebanese Block Roads to Protest Poverty, Political Inaction
Tibetan Teens Reportedly Jailed for Breaking WeChat Ban 

Press Freedom

In this image made from video taken on Feb. 27, 2021, Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw is arrested by police in Yangon,…
Press Freedom

Journalists' Group Calls for Release of Reporters in Myanmar

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Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren-Exploring Mars and Beyond

Extremism Watch

Authorities in Northeast Syria Release 65 Islamic State Families
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Authorities in Northeast Syria Release 65 Islamic State Families

Video

Kenya's Young Conservationists Innovate to Save Birds
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Kenya's Young Conservationists Innovate to Save Birds

One Year Into the COVID Pandemic: Europe Bears the Scars
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One Year Into the COVID Pandemic: Europe Bears the Scars

Africa’s Pandemic Year Was Full of Tragic Twists, Turns and Now, Hope
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Africa’s Pandemic Year Was Full of Tragic Twists, Turns and Now, Hope

Cambodia Aims to Reduce Dependency on US Dollars
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Cambodia Aims to Reduce Dependency on US Dollars