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Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Illustrators Back Gay Rights in Russia
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Bahrain Strengthens Punishment for Insulting King Hamad
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12-Year-Olds Being Sold for 80p a Body in Brazil Child Sex Trade
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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reports on Holy See sex abuse scandal.
Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Second Environmental Activist Jailed in a Week
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Central African Republic Conflict: 75 People Killed
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Russian Teenager Accused of Gay Propaganda
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Israel Boycott Pressure Mounts as Denmark's Danske Bank Blacklists Israel Hapoalim
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