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Protesters carrying placards attend a rally in favor of taxing carbon emissions in Melbourne, Australia, on March 12, 2011.

Which repressive regime is restricting protests now? Try a state in Australia…

Global Scan

Legislators in the state of Victoria have imposed strict new rules on public protesters. Critics say it’s an effort to clamp down on long-running protests. In Sri Lanka, it’s hard to hold onto an executioner, even though no one has been executed for nearly 40 years. And Caribbean dads fight to be present when their kids are born, in today’s Global Scan.Legislators in the state of Victoria have imposed strict new rules on public protesters. Critics say it’s an effort to clamp down on long-running protests. In Sri Lanka, it’s hard to hold onto an executioner, even though no one has been executed for nearly 40 years. And Caribbean dads fight to be present when their kids are born, in today’s Global Scan.

Fathers in the Caribbean have to fight to see the birth of their kids

Health & Medicine

Fathers in the Caribbean have to fight to see the birth of their kids

Health & Medicine