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Quick Reads · January, 2025

Stories from Quick Reads from January, 2025

A small town in Tajikistan continues to live in fear of serial killers

The police seem to keep arresting the wrong people

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

31 January 2025

The fall of symbols: Toppling Hafez al-Assad’s largest statue in Syria

The fall of the Assad regime ignited a wave of destruction against its symbols, from statues in Tartus to Hafez al-Assad's tomb in Qardaha

Written by Rami Alhames

30 January 2025

Belarussian leader Lukashenka reduced his total votes in the ‘elections’ to not surpass the ‘big brother’

According to the exit poll, he had 87.6 percent, and according to the Central Election Commission, 86.8 percent of the vote.

Written by Daria Dergacheva

29 January 2025

From Russia to the EU: The high stakes of Meta’s content moderation shift

The solution is to support legacy media rooted in fact-checking

Written by Daria Dergacheva

16 January 2025

On January 10, all eyes will be on Venezuela

Venezuelans anticipate large protests this week

Written by Estefanía Salazar

8 January 2025

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Quick Reads · January, 2025

Stories from Quick Reads from January, 2025

A small town in Tajikistan continues to live in fear of serial killers

The fall of symbols: Toppling Hafez al-Assad’s largest statue in Syria

Belarussian leader Lukashenka reduced his total votes in the ‘elections’ to not surpass the ‘big brother’

From Russia to the EU: The high stakes of Meta’s content moderation shift

On January 10, all eyes will be on Venezuela

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