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French cops kill the Strasbourg Christmas market suspect in a shootout
Macron pledged that the country’s “commitment against terrorism is total.”
Charlie Hebdo 'Set the Tone': The Year in Questionable Allies and Freedom of Speech
The case of the imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi, who was awarded the European Union's top human rights award this month, was just one of many that made headlines in 2015 and provoked a debate about the importance of free speech.
Remains of Nazi Doctor's Experiment Victims Found
French researcher Raphael Toledano has investigated the Nazi history of the town of Strasbourg for 10 years, but his latest discovery came on July 9 when he found the remains of more than 80 Jews killed in gas chambers during World War II.
Congolese Gynecologist Awarded EU's Top Human Rights Prize for Work Treating Rape Victims
More than 1,100 women and children are raped every day in the DRC, where it is routinely used as a weapon of war. Dr Mukwege, the latest recipient of the Sakharov Prize, has treated 19,000 of them.
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