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A resident and a child look out through gaps in barriers at a closed residential area during COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, China, on May 10, 2022.

Human Rights at the Center of the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Eric A. Friedman, Chelsea Clinton, Lawrence O. Gostin

Governments should integrate human rights into their pandemic responses

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a protestor in a red shirt appropriates the Star of David

COVID-19 and the Far Right's Diminishing Memory of the Holocaust

by Gideon Weiss

Anti-Semitism is on the rise, and it's dangerous for health

In Almaty, Kazakhstan, people hold a rally in memory of victims of the recent country-wide unrest triggered by fuel price increases, on February 13, 2022.
Governance

After "Bloody January," Health and Safety in Kazakhstan Look Shaky

by Lillian Posner

Wealth disparities in Kazakhstan have left holes in the health system

women dressed in traditional flamenco dresses walk in a city square
Gender

A Look at Women's Protests

by Caroline Kantis, Lillian Posner

A snapshot of women-led protests around the world

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa gives a speech at the Heroes' Day Commemoration in Harare, Zimbabwe, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on August 10, 2020. GETTY IMAGES/Wanda/Xinhua
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Coronavirus in Zimbabwe

by Chido Dziva Chikwari

The country is facing an unprecedented public health catastrophe—and action is required to prevent more needless deaths

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow on preventing the spread of coronavirus in Russia on January 29, 2020. The picture shows Putin sitting in a chair listening. REUTERS/Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin photo
Trade

Russia’s Not Ready for Coronavirus

by Judy Twigg

Notwithstanding vigorous containment efforts and typical bluster, Russia faces a reckoning if COVID-19 cannot be stopped

A man looks at parliamentary election campaign posters in Tehran, Iran on February 19, 2020. The photo shows the man standing in front of a board that is placarded with multiple political campaign posters, many of them identical and pasted over and over. The predominant colors are green, white, and red—like the Iranian flag. WANA/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS.
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Coronavirus in Iran—An Isolated Response?

by Ray Takeyh

As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, will Tehran wean itself off suspicions and collaborate in efforts to control the virus?