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May 26

Exclusive: Aya Hijazi on her surprising meeting with President Trump after release from Egypt prison

By Rhana Natour

In an exclusive interview with PBS Newshour, Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American charity worker imprisoned in Cairo for three years, speaks about the harrowing ordeal and her experience meeting President Trump in the Oval Office following her release last month. It…

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May 21

Trump lavishes praise on Saudis, but silent on human rights

By Julie Pace and Vivian Salama, Associated Press

President Donald Trump made clear there would be no public lecture from America on Saudi Arabia's abysmal human rights record.

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Dec 08

An American humanitarian worker goes on trial in Cairo. What’s next for Aya Hijazi?

By Rhana Natour

In May 2014, Aya Hijazi, a 29-year-old Egyptian-American humanitarian worker, was imprisoned in Egypt. For more than two years, she was held in what’s known as “pre-trial detention” before her trial finally began last month.

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Dec 05

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Egypt envisions ‘strengthening’ of U.S. relationship under Trump

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Egypt has experienced turbulent relations with the U.S. under the Obama administration, but President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the first foreign leader to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his victory. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner interviews Egyptian foreign minister…

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Nov 18

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Sessions known for tough stance on immigration — and failed judgeship

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For attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected an early supporter: the junior senator from Alabama, Jeff Sessions. Sessions has served as a U.S. attorney and Alabama’s attorney general, but he was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 based on controversial…

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Aug 20

Why a 1995 speech proved formative for Clinton

By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

Hillary Clinton's 1995 speech at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women stands out as a moment she began to truly forge an identity as a public figure on the world stage apart from her husband.

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Jul 29

Artists use Twitter and translation to rally behind poet jailed in Saudi Arabia

By Kassia Halcli

Artists and activists this week showed their support for Ashraf Fayadh, a Palestinian poet who has been held in a Saudi prison for more than two years, by translating his writings and tweeting his picture with the hashtag #FreeAshraf.

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May 14

Business lobby calls for U.S. to drop sanctions on Myanmar

By Michael D. Regan and Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

The U.S. business lobby says it is high time to drop the remaining U.S. sanctions on Myanmar, but human rights activists and U.S. lawmakers say not so fast.

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Mar 30

Colombia’s ELN rebels enter peace talks, raise hopes for more changes

By Larisa Epatko

The Colombian government on Wednesday formally entered peace talks with the second-largest rebel group, the ELN, even as it continued to work on finishing the terms of a peace accord with the FARC guerrillas. One human rights advocate said ELN’s…

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Mar 21

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Obama and Castro share differences and goodwill during historic Cuba visit

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Breaking decades of hostility and suspicion, President Obama met with Cuban President Raul Castro Monday in a historic trip to the communist island. The two heads of state even took questions -- a rarity for Cuba’s government -- during which…

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