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A leading Pakistani human rights activist¹, Sabeen Mehmud, has been shot dead in Karachi. She was?the?director of a bookstore where regular human rights discussions were held. Shahzeb Jillani?reports.

“Sabeen Mehmud was shot multiple times as she drove home with her mother after attending a seminar. Her mother was wounded in that attack. But the activist died as she was taken to hospital. For years, Ms. Mehmud led a charity, promoting a culture of tolerance² and human rights in Pakistan's biggest city. The bookstore and cafe she ran was one of the few places where the city's liberal activists³ and students could meet to openly discuss women's issues and extremism. The seminar her charity hosted on Friday was on the Pakistani Army's alleged⁴ involvement in torture and killings⁶ of nationalists in Balochistan Province. It was an event, reports say, she had been warned to call off.”

Turkey has criticized the use of the word genocide during commemorations to mark the killing⁵ of Armenians by Ottoman Turks one hundred years ago. Both the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and the French leader, Francois Hollande, used the word during their visits to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, to attend the memorial ceremony. The former Turkish Foreign Minister, Ilter Turkmen, says the term simply isn't applicable.

“For them with genocide is, first of all, it has been inspired by the German genocide by the extermination⁷ of the Jews. This was a deliberate extermination. It cannot be compared to what happened to the Armenians. There was no intention to kill the Armenians. Armenians say one and a half million people were massacred during the First World War, a figure disputed by Turkey.”

In Turkey itself, events have been held on the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign to remember more than a hundred thousand Allied⁸ and Ottoman soldiers who died in 9 months of intense fighting. The commemorations were led by representatives of the former enemies, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of Turkey and Britain's Prince Charles. The ultimately disastrous⁹ attack by the First World War Allies on northwestern Turkey helped to forge national identities on both sides.

The Mayor of the U.S. city of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, has described the death of a black man in police custody¹⁰ as unacceptable. Freddie Gray's death last Sunday sparked daily street marches against the unfair targeting and treatment of young black men by police. From Washington, here is our correspondent, Rajini Vaidyanathan.

“Nearly a week after Freddie Gray's death, the people of Baltimore still want answers. What happened after he was arrested by police on April the 12th and how that he suffered a spinal¹¹ injury which ultimately led to his death. 6 police officers have already been suspended without pay as investigations¹² continue. The city's African-American Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, has told the media she wants to know why Mr. Gray wasn't given an immediate¹³ medical assistance despite his pleas. As inquiries¹⁴ continue, protesters continue to take to the streets to demonstrate.”

World news from the BBC.

The Russian Parliament has approved an amnesty bill that could allow up to sixty thousand prisoners to be set free. That's about 10 percent of the Russian prison population. The bill was drawn¹⁵ up in honour of the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi¹⁶ Germany 70 years ago. But unlike previous amenities¹⁷, it will not overturn the convictions given to some of Russia's most prominent political dissidents.

A Russian nationalist motorcycle club linked to President Vladimir Putin says it's going ahead with plans to ride through Poland to commemorate¹⁸ the end of the Second World War. The bikers intend to follow the route taken by the Red Army when it helped to defeat Nazi Germany. Grant Ferrett reports.

“Poland banned the Night Wolves club from crossing the country, saying it hadn't supplied enough details. The Prime Minister went on to describe the planned trip as a clear provocation¹⁹. Poland's anger has been fuelled by the bikers' energetic support for President Vladimir Putin's stance on Ukraine. The Night Wolves backed Russia's annexation²⁰ of Crimea and is subject to U.S. sanctions because of its alleged recruitment of separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry²¹ has accused the Polish authorities of lying and sabotaging²² the event for political reasons.”

An important ally of the Houthis rebels in Yemen, the former President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has called for a return to political dialogue in an effort to end the conflict in the country. For nearly a month, the Saudi-led military coalition²³, which supports the Yemeni government, has been carrying out airstrikes on rebel positions. Mr. Saleh urged all parties to agree to negations under the auspices²⁴ of the U.N. in Geneva.

The South African President, Jacob Zuma, has met more than 50 representatives of foreign nationals in the country in a wake of a wave of violence against foreigners. President Zuma said they had agreed to work together to find a long-term solution to ensure such attacks never happen again. At least 7 people have been killed and thousands have been forced to flee their homes in the past 3 weeks. 

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

2 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

7 extermination   

n.消灭，根绝

参考例句：

• All door and window is sealed for the extermination of mosquito. 为了消灭蚊子，所有的门窗都被封闭起来了。 来自辞典例句
• In doing so they were saved from extermination. 这样一来却使它们免于绝灭。 来自辞典例句

8 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

9 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

10 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

11 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

12 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

13 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

14 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

16 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

17 amenities   

n.令人愉快的事物；礼仪；礼节；便利设施；礼仪( amenity的名词复数 )；便利设施；（环境等的）舒适；（性情等的）愉快

参考例句：

• The campsite is close to all local amenities. 营地紧靠当地所有的便利设施。
• Parks and a theatre are just some of the town's local amenities. 公园和戏院只是市镇娱乐设施的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

19 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

20 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

21 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

22 sabotaging   

阴谋破坏（某事物）( sabotage的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr Smith fiercely denied any question of sabotaging the talks. 史密斯先生坚决拒绝任何企图阻挠谈话的提问。
• Failed in sabotaging APEC summit in Sydney of Australia. 澳大利亚悉尼APEC会议遭遇惨败。

23 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

24 auspices   

n.资助，赞助

参考例句：

• The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
• The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。