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Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong on December 22, 2019, to show support for the Uyghur minority in China. (Getty Images)
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Clinical support technician extracts viruses from swab samples in the coronavirus testing laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on February 19, 2020, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Getty Images)
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Brahim Ghali, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) salutes the SADR flag on January 13, 2023. (Getty Images)
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Palestinian members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, take part in a gathering on January 31, 2016, in Gaza City. (Mahmud Hams / AFP via Getty Images)
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Joshua Meservey
Senior Fellow
