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On Tuesday morning, science writer and blogger Ananta Bijoy Das was murdered by a group of three or four masked people wielding machetes in Sylhet, Bangladesh's fifth largest city. It was the third such killing this year of a writer who advocated secular thought, allegedly at the hands of religious extremists.
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Officially a fifth of women in Russia have experienced domestic violence. If verbal abuse is included, the figure jumps to 40 percent. Only 12 percent of women ever turn to the police for help. And the explosion of online social networks in Russia makes it easier than ever for sexual predators to contact and track down women.
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Over the last few weeks, Bolivia's civil servants have been falling like dominos. Some have been temporarily relieved of their duties, while others have been dismissed outright. The reasons vary, but they all share a common thread: an appalling lapse in judgment for individuals occupying such key positions.
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Two cases of rape resulting in pregnancy thousands of miles apart have once again have put a face to a taboo topic in Latin America: abortion.
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