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22 Mar

The persistence of the talk of violence on 8chan has led some experts to call for tougher actions by the world’s governments, with some saying the site increasingly looks like the jihadi forums organized by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda. https://t.co/Mc5YhfAIzv

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22 Mar

Alaa al-Aswany, author of the critically-acclaimed book The Yacoubian Building, has been referred to a military court. He is being accused merely because of his criticism of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. https://t.co/GLS8332wbx

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22 Mar

"Policing and prisons have not reduced violence against women and in fact have swept up survivors of violence, particularly black and brown women, into the prison system."

An interview with Sarah Ross, co-editor of The Long Term. https://t.co/RzkL82sJtN

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