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Skiers at a resort in the Alborz mountains near the capital Tehran in January. Men and women used to ski separately in Iran. In recent years, they have been skiing together, though it is not formally authorized.

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Iran's Culture Wars: Who's Winning These Days?

1:49pm April 14, 2014

by Deborah Amos

Men and women ski on the same slopes. A rock band performs in the capital. It's all part of the constant tug-of-war between religious conservatives and those seeking more social freedoms.

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Between Friends, Family And Country, Ukrainian Police Lie Low

1:33pm April 14, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

As pro-Russia demonstrators continue their tense standoff in Eastern Ukraine, police are conspicuously absent from city streets.

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Finn Schwarz, president of the Jewish Congregation in Copenhagen, and Benyones Essabar of Danish Halal discuss the new slaughter rule on Danish TV.

Banning Traditional Animal Slaughter, Denmark Stokes Religous Ire

6:48pm April 09, 2014

by Sidsel Overgaard

The country's move to require animals to be stunned before being killed is seen by some as an affront to religious methods of slaughter. But now Jews and Muslims are working together to protest it.

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Rwandan women hold candles during a night vigil and prayer for genocide victims at Amahoro stadium.

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Rwanda Honors Dead, Celebrates Progress, 20 Years After Genocide

8:46am April 08, 2014

by Gregory Warner

The brutality that began in Rwanda in April 1994 left 800,000 dead in just over three months. Some collapsed in grief as the country marked the anniversary of those dark days.

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Paul Rusesabagina, who sheltered more than 1,000 people in his hotel during the Rwandan genocide, says the brutal violence in Syria, the Central African Republic and the Congo shows history repeats itself while people fail to learn from it.

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'Hotel Rwanda' Manager: We've Failed To Learn From History

1:38pm April 05, 2014

by NPR Staff

As a hotel manager in Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina sheltered more than a thousand people, saving their lives during the 1994 genocide. Now, 20 years on, he says history is repeating itself.

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Boxer-turned-opposition leader Vitali Klitschko, right, dropped out of Ukraine's presidential election set for May 25. He says he will help business tycoon and politician Petro Poroshenko, left, who made a fortune selling chocolates. He favors closer ties

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Still Reeling From Crisis, Ukraine Prepares For Presidential Vote

12:11am April 02, 2014

by Peter Kenyon

A former prime minister and a candy billionaire lead the pack of presidential contenders for the May election. One big question is whether voters in Crimea, which Russia now controls, will have a say.

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Is The Latest Climate Report Too Much Of A Downer?

12:08pm April 01, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

One researcher who participated in the latest U.N. report on climate change says the final product is simply too depressing. Others say the somber tone is justified — but that humans can also adapt.

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Members of a coalition of Latino groups rally outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Activists say they plan more rallies and demonstrations across the country to push for action on immigration reform.

Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A 'Deporter In Chief'

6:59pm March 29, 2014

by Richard Gonzales

Latino activists have changed their strategy, tired of waiting for Congress to pass immigration legislation. Instead of pursuing lawmakers, many are calling on the White House to act on its own.

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A street vendor in Simferopol, Crimea, sells eggs with the dual currency price tags in Russian rubles and Ukrainian hryvnias. Russia's annexation of Crimea mean it will now have to prop up the peninsula's weak economy.

How Russia's Annexation Of Crimea Could Hurt Its Economy

11:05am March 27, 2014

by Chris Arnold

President Vladimir Putin's swift move to annex Crimea has been popular among many Russians. But when it comes to Russia's economy, many analysts think the country's prospects are looking weaker.

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How Crimea's Annexation Plays To Russians' Soviet Nostalgia

9:13pm March 25, 2014

For those who viewed the end of the Soviet Union as a tragedy, Crimea was a chance to showcase Russia's strength. Now Russia may have changed its relationship with the outside world for years to come.

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