It is expected to go into immediate effect once the governor signs it into law.įamilies of foreign prisoners in China worry about their health, safety amid Shanghai’s devastating COVID-19 lockdown: In response to the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons, authorities in China have further isolated inmates from the outside world, reducing the ability of both foreign and Chinese prisoners to raise the alarm about abuses or poor care.
Oklahoma legislature passes bill to outlaw nearly all abortions: Planned Parenthood has stopped booking abortion procedures in Oklahoma after the state’s legislature passed a ban on most abortions, including after the emergence of a fetal heartbeat, at about six weeks of pregnancy.
Got a news tip that you’d like us to look into? E-mail us at Need to share documents securely? Reach out via SecureDropĬanada to give Ukraine more ‘lethal and non-lethal’ aid: Defence Minister Anita Anand is vowing Canada will send Ukraine more “lethal and non-lethal” aid in what she says is shaping up to be a lengthy war.
Now, they are relying on the goodwill of others while they try to learn how to access German government services. When the Taliban took over in August, he and 11 members of his extended family fled together, fearing retaliation for his co-operation with a foreign country. The house does not belong to him, and he doesn’t know how long he can stay, writes The Globe’s Janice Dickson.Īn Afghan national, Haqmal used to work as a translator for the Canadian military in Afghanistan. But his reality is much different than it appears. He lives in a large, stately home in a quaint village in northern Germany. Jawed Haqmal could easily be mistaken for someone much more fortunate than he is. Eight months later, the ex-Afghan translator and his family are living in limbo
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