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Georgian Parliament Plans Vote To Eliminate Human Rights Watchdog (RFE RL)

Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party plans to move ahead this week with a proposal to dissolve an independent agency responsible for monitoring personal data...

Over 11,000 Migrants Entered Germany Via Belarus Route In 2021 (RFE RL)

More than 11,000 illegal migrants have entered Germany this year after transiting through Poland from Belarus, German police said on December 27. The EU accuses...

Activists denounce China’s secret residential surveillance system (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

On September 24, Chinese authorities released Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig after detaining them for more than 1,000 days. The pair were not held in...

North Korea’s Kim convenes key meeting, marks 10 years in power (Al Jazeera)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week opened a key ruling party meeting, state media reported on Tuesday, as he marks his 10...

How Venezuela this year almost doubled its oil output (Al Jazeera)

Venezuela this year almost doubled its oil production from last year’s decades-low as its state-owned company struck deals that let it pump and process more extra heavy crude into exportable grades. The...

High taxes curb investments, says Bangladesh’s Grameenphone (Arun Devnath, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Bangladesh’s high tax rate is discouraging telecoms operators from investing further in the South Asian nation as it prepares to adopt 5G technology, according...

The Indian economy is growing fast, but problems loom (Charu Sudan Kasturi, Al Jazeera)

In 2022, India will have to deal with ongoing inflation of fuel, food prices as well as rising urban unemployment. The Indian economy is growing...

Sri Lanka shuts three foreign missions as dollar crisis worsens (Al Jazeera)

Sri Lanka has announced the closure of three overseas diplomatic missions in a bid to save foreign currency reserves, as the country’s Central Bank slaps...

India restricts foreign funding for Mother Teresa’s charity (Al Jazeera)

India has moved to cut off foreign funding to a charity founded by Mother Teresa, saying the Catholic organisation did not meet conditions under...

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