February 13-19, 2023: Week in Review

February 20, 2023

Publications

Facebook's algorithms are hungry for Trump, but is he to blame for violent extremism online?

By Joshua Sallos-Carter and Lauren Salim

China's Zero-COVID Policy and the Protests for Human Rights

By Eli Szydlo

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News Highlights

February 14, 2023 - 22 Killed in Militia Attack in Democratic Republic of Congo

February 16, 2023 - Cambodia Government Eliminates Media Freedom

February 17, 2023 - Lethal Repression Used Against Indigenous Protestors in Peru

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Other Notable Stories

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February 13, 2023

International Criminal Court’s Philippines Investigation

By Human Rights Watch

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February 14, 2023

Uganda move to close UN rights office angers opposition

By Reuters

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February 14, 2023

South Dakota becomes the 6th state to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

By Jo Yurcaba, NBC News

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February 15, 2023

Chagos Islands: UK should pay reparations, says Human Rights Watch

By Andre Rhoden-Paul & Andrew Harding, BBC

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February 16, 2023

China, Iran call for Iran sanctions to be lifted; Xi to visit

By Reuters

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February 16, 2023

Russian Offensive in Ukraine Begins With Series of Failures

By Paul D. Shinkman, U.S. News

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February 17, 2023

U.N. to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall

By Reuters