World Oct 10

IRAQ-VOTE
Iraq’s parliamentary vote marred by boycott, voter apathy

Although authorities gave in and called the early elections, the death toll and the heavy-handed crackdown - as well as a string of targeted assassinations - prompted many who took part in the protests to later call for a boycott…

Episode May 12

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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 12, 2018

On this edition for Saturday, May 12, Iraq holds its first national elections since the defeat of the Islamic State, and a unique prison program allows incarcerated mothers to raise newborns while in prison. Also, what’s behind Spotify’s new “hateful…

Politics Mar 11

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Early Iraqi Election Results Are Split

Preliminary results in Iraq's first parliamentary elections since 2003 began to trickle in Thursday, with current Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki leading in two provinces in the south and a secular challenger ahead in two northern provinces. The…