A recent report shows that polysilicon companies — a key component of solar panels — used forced labor of Uyghur people.

Feminist and LGBTQ groups in China face online harassment and government censorship of their social media accounts and activities.

Lillian Guerra, who writes extensively on the politics of Cuba, has been following the protests from her home in Gainesville, Florida. She joined The World's host Marco Werman to talk about the significance of protests over the weekend.

The Biden administration’s first comprehensive annual review of modern slavery is causing shockwaves around the world.

On July 1, Turkey formally withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, designed to protect women against violence, claiming a section on sexual orientation and gender identity counters Turkey’s “family values.”

Two people born in China in somewhat different eras join host Marco Werman to look at the evolution of the Chinese Communist Party.

A Lebanese general recently warned that the crisis could "lead to the collapse of all state institutions," including the army.

Ireland is the first EU country to declare that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories amount to de facto annexation.

The latest development is a striking turnabout — six months ago, Ethiopia’s federal troops launched a major offensive on the city, chased the Tigray forces out and installed an interim government in the city.

As Turkey steps up migration controls, Afghan asylum-seekers take bigger risks. More than 800 people have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone.