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Technology
WA Police Are Scanning Faces in Public — and the Law Is Not Ready for the Consequences
by Troy OakesIn a first for Australian law enforcement, police in Western Australia have deployed live facial recognition technology in …
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The ‘return’ of the Iranian Women’s National Football Team Seven members of the Iranian women’s national football team …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
The True Awakening of Mr. Ren, a Post‑80s Chinese Small Businessman
by Emma LubyEmma LuAt a Jasmine Revolution protest in Toronto’s City Hall Square, Mr. Ren, a Chinese man born in the …
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Peace and ConflictFeatured
How MacArthur Transformed Japan: The Occupation That Built a Democracy
by Max LubyMax LuOn the morning of April 16, 1951, General Douglas MacArthur prepared to leave Japan for the last time. …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Escaping the ‘Red’ Legacy: The Life-Changing Turning Points of Song Yue (Part 2)
by Helen LondonWho was Xin Ziling? Xin Ziling (1935-2021) from Anxin, Hebei Province, was the director of the editorial department …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Escaping the ‘Red’ Legacy: The Life-Changing Turning Points of Song Yue (Part 1)
by Helen LondonSong Yue, a practicing lawyer in Calgary, Alberta (known professionally as Roger Song), was born into a prestigious …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
After 20 Years, China Still Cannot Find the Author of the Nine Commentaries
by David JirardAfter the publication of the Nine Commentaries of the Communist Party, it was as though a trumpet blast …
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At a quiet café in Toronto, Zhang Yan spoke calmly as she shared her extraordinary journey from educator …
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SocietyFeatured
From Skynet to the West: How Surveillance Crept From the Streets of China to the Banks of London
by Hermann RohrIn 2017, a BBC journalist stood in a crowded square in Guiyang, a city deep in China’s southwest. …