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Today we look at the start of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, assassinations of social leaders and Indigenous people in Colombia, and more

September 21, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the start of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly; the assassination of 5 social leaders and Indigenous people amid renewed attacks in Colombia; a report on the crackdown on human rights and freedom of the press under the Taliban in Afghanistan; and the preliminary results of the snap parliamentary elections in Canada.