Voters in five states have the chance to wipe slavery and indentured servitude off the books | CNN Politics

Washington CNN  —  When slavery was outlawed in the US in 1865, the 13th Amendment included…

Stalked, tortured, disappeared: Iranian authorities have a playbook for silencing dissent, and they’re using it again | CNN

CNN  —  Arman doesn’t sleep much anymore. “In my nightmare, I see someone is following me…

Opinion: With erratic billionaires in charge, a social media hellscape is likely | CNN

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A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations | CNN

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At least 2 killed in Iran as security forces intensify crackdown over protests | CNN

CNN  —  Iran’s security forces shot at protesters and used tear gas in the Kurdish cities…

Human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus share Nobel Peace Prize | CNN

CNN  —  Human rights groups from Russia and Ukraine – Memorial and the Center for Civil…

UN rights council rejects debate on China’s abuses in Xinjiang | CNN

The UN rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about…

Japanese journalist sentenced to 10 years in Myanmar prison, official says | CNN

CNN  —  A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to 10 years in…

Four teenagers were shot at a protest in Papua. Eight years on, only one suspect is facing trial | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Even by the bloody standards of Indonesia’s decades-long Papua conflict, one massacre…

Fifth Iranian paramilitary member killed as president warns protesters will be dealt with ‘decisively’ | CNN

CNN  —  A fifth member of an Iranian volunteer paramilitary group died Sunday after clashing with…