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Inside Tunisia's open fight for democracy
Tunisia
democracy
authoritarianism
COVID-19
March 08, 2023
by Marc Español
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Story
Chinese parents demand justice for vaccine reactions
COVID-19
human rights
COVID vaccine
freedom of expression
March 01, 2023
by Wincy Ng
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Editors' Pick
Chinese censorship of COVID criticism remains strong
China
Zero covid
covid
censorship
human rights
January 18, 2023
by Wincy Ng
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Editors' Pick
China must collaborate with transparent COVID data
China
COVID-19
pandemic
transparency
health
January 11, 2023
by Sun Ma
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Editors' Pick
Behind China's White Paper protests
China
COVID-19
White Paper protests
protest
human rights
December 07, 2022
by Wincy Ng
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Editors' Pick
Why India continues to slide down the Global Hunger Index
India
Hunger
food insecurity
COVID-19
corruption
food program
Global Hunger Index
November 12, 2022
by Hanan Zaffar
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Editors' Pick
CSOs put banks on notice to commit on climate, nature and human rights
climate change
indigenous rights
COVID-19
biodiversity
divestment
climate action
October 26, 2022
by Osprey Orielle Lake, Hannah Greep
OPED
What Brazil's election means for human rights and the environment
Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro
Lula da Silva
election
human rights
environmental justice
October 20, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Story
Banking scandal sparks historic protests in China
China
protests
economic justice
COVID-19
September 27, 2022
by Amy Liu
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Story
From online scams to human trafficking
China
human trafficking
COVID-19
Road and Belt Initiative
Taiwan
Cambodia
modern slavery
September 12, 2022
by Sasha Kong
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Story
Chinese authorities overstep law for COVID protocols
China
COVID-19
Coronavirus
corruption
invasion of privacy
August 17, 2022
by Amy Liu
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Editors' Pick
Countering COVID discrimination in China
China
COVID-19
Covid discrimination
Coronavirus
discrimination
job market
stigmatisation
July 27, 2022
by Stella Tsang
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Editors' Pick
China abuses health code app for crowd control
China
COVID-19
pandemic
abuse of power
digital rights
June 29, 2022
by Stella Tsang
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Editors' Pick
Battling human trafficking in the post-COVID era
Africa
COVID-19
human trafficking
slavery
June 23, 2022
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
China’s struggle with pandemic-related waste
China
sustainable consumption
waste
trash
recycling
COVID-19
June 01, 2022
by Stella Tsang
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Editors' Pick
Inflation is eroding Latin Americans' purchasing power
Latin America
inflation
hyperinflation
economic crisis
COVID-19
hunger crisis
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Venezuela
May 10, 2022
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
India denies the deaths of millions of COVID victims
India
COVID-19
WHO
covid death toll
May 08, 2022
by Tish Sanghera
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Editors' Pick
How the pandemic fueled gender inequities in 'China's Las Vegas'
women's rights
Macau
China
COVID-19
April 28, 2022
by Sasha Kong
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Story
Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers: end our abuse
COVID-19
worker's rights
domestic workers
Hong Kong
April 26, 2022
by Ananta Agarwal
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Story
The hidden costs of China’s Dynamic Zero-Covid policy
China
COVID-19
Coronavirus
freedom of speech
censorship
April 13, 2022
by Stella Chen
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Editors' Pick
As Zimbabwe's teacher's strike, children pay the price
education
Zimbabwe
Africa
COVID-19
March 24, 2022
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
Surgical face masks linked with rising water pollution
Hong Kong
face masks
COVID-19
water pollution
February 28, 2022
by Joanne Ma
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Story
The real reasons behind China's internet 'cleanse'
China
Xi Jinping
censorship
COVID-19
Internet freedom
February 12, 2022
by Sasha Kong
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Story
The worrying impact of corruption on human rights
human rights
corruption
transparency
political violence
COVID-19
democracy
January 24, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
What 2022 portends for Africa
Africa
Chad
Ethiopia
COVID-19
elections
January 03, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Vaccine denialism threatens Brazil's children
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
Brazil
Bolsonaro
anti-vaxxers
Coronavirus
December 28, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Africa’s Pandemic-fueled Conservation Crisis
Africa
wildlife
conservation
biodiversity
COVID-19
December 10, 2021
by Rachel Nuwer
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Story
Why the world needs a global pandemic treaty
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
Coronavirus
equality
Partners in Health
Africa
human rights
December 06, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
The pandemic's effect on India's persons with disabilities
India
Persons with disabilities
COVID-19
Coronavirus
pandemic
inequality
December 04, 2021
by Tish Sanghera
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Editors' Pick
Should Latin America worry about a new COVID-19 wave?
COVID-19
Latin America
Brazil
pandemic
Omicron
Coronavirus
November 30, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Protests spark in Europe against lockdowns and mandates
COVID-19
Coronavirus
protests
Europe
lockdown
EU
democracy
November 21, 2021
by Abby Klinkenberg
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Editors' Pick
COVID-19 continues to save Namibian Seals
Africa
COVID-19
seal hunting
November 04, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
Gasping for the wrong air in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
COVID-19
Coronavirus
oxygen supply
October 28, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Bolsonaro faces criminal accusations for mismanagement of pandemic
Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro
pandemic
COVID-19
October 26, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Brazilian HMO uses unapproved COVID-19 treatments
Brazil
COVID-19
civil rights
nurenburg code
Jair Bolsonaro
authoritarianism
September 28, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Bosnian healthcare officials face corruption charges
COVID-19
Coronavirus
democracy
Bosnia and Herzegovina
corruption
embezzlement
covid
September 23, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
What prevents Brazil from developing a COVID-19 vaccine?
Brazil
COVID vaccine
COVID-19
September 18, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Story
Africa warms up to Marijuana farming for research and export
Marijuana
cannabis
COVID-19 coronavirus
September 15, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Conspiracy theorists protest COVID measures in Slovenia
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Slovenia
freedom of expression
conspiracy theorist
September 09, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
India bets on health diplomacy to expand presence in Africa
India
Africa
China
COVID vaccine
health
diplomacy
September 04, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Will ‘No-Jab No-Job’ Policy tackle vaccine hesitancy in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe
COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID vaccine
Delta variant
September 03, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
Countries implement restrictive measures to encourage vaccination
COVID-19
pandemic
COVID-19 coronavirus
August 26, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Vaccine hesitancy in Europe leaves governments scrambling
COVID vaccine
COVID-19
anti-vaxxers
August 18, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Story
It's been over 500 days since Indian children went to school
India
COVID-19
education
August 07, 2021
by Tish Sanghera
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Editors' Pick
Bosnia: they came in for a Covid vax and got the flu shot instead
COVID vaccine
Bosnia
COVID-19 coronavirus
August 05, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Will Cubans’ voices finally be heard?
Cuba
protest
freedom of press
COVID-19
July 20, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Post Inoculation Infections Reinforce COVID Vaccine Skepticism in Africa
Zimbabwe
China
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
July 15, 2021
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
How school closures affect Latin America
Latin America
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
education
July 13, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Will Bolsonaro survive the vaccine corruption scandal?
Brazil
COVID vaccine
COVID-19
indigenous rights
Jair Bolsonaro
July 06, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
The female poet voicing India's Covid tragedy
India
COVID-19
poetry
Facebook
July 03, 2021
by Tish Sanghera
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Editors' Pick
Russia: nihilism in the age of a pandemic
Russia
Vladimir Putin
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
June 30, 2021
by Andrew Getto
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Editors' Pick
Overworked and underpaid: India’s neglected community health workers
India
COVID-19
gender equality
worker's rights
June 19, 2021
by Tish Sanghera
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Editors' Pick
Cases of COVID-19 induced drug abuse rise in Africa
Africa
COVID-19
Mental health
Drug abuse
June 18, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Seeking life on treacherous routes of migration
Afghanistan
migrants
COVID-19
Taliban
June 18, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
With no respite in fighting, Afghans gasp for air
Afghanistan
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
Taliban
June 11, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
Covid-19 used by absolutists to quash opposition
Slovenia
COVID-19
protest
Theatre
June 10, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Amid Covid-19 resurgence, Argentina introduces robust gender-based policies
Argentina
women's rights
COVID-19
trans women
June 01, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Big Tech vs the Indian government
India
Facebook
Google
WhatsApp
COVID-19
May 29, 2021
by Tish Sanghera
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Editors' Pick
Brazil: Covid-19 response investigation weakens Bolsonaro
COVID-19
Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil
Lula da Silva
May 25, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Preserving cultural diversity amid Covid-19
Latin America
Brazil
United Nations
diversity
culture
May 18, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Invest in midwives to uphold the value of life
midwifery
women's health
World Health Organisation (WHO)
COVID-19 coronavirus
May 10, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Colombian guerrillas resurge and cross into Venezuela
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Amazonia
Human Rights Watch
COVID-19 coronavirus
indigenous rights
May 04, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Journalism in the era of Covid-19, fake news and conflict
Press Freedom Day
media
censorship
COVID-19 coronavirus
May 03, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Vaccine storage malfunction sparked a scandal in Bosnia
COVID vaccine
Coronavirus
corruption
Bosnia and Hercegovina
April 29, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Earth Day amplifies calls to heal the planet amid COVID-19
Earth Day 2021
COVID-19 coronavirus
environmental justice
activism
April 19, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Trending in Slovenia: intentional COVID exposure for easier travel
COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID vaccine
travel
April 15, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
The pandemic’s impact on indigenous people
indigenous people
COVID-19 coronavirus
neocolonialism
amnesty international
April 14, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Here are the worst & safest countries for LGBTQ+ travel in 2021
LGBTQI rights
travel
COVID-19 coronavirus
trans rights
April 09, 2021
by Yair Oded
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Story
Serbian police crack down on anti-vaxxers
Serbia
anti-vaxxers
COVID vaccine
April 08, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Madagascar’s controversial herbal remedy for COVID-19
Madagascar
COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID vaccine
holistic health care
indigenous plants
April 07, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Story
World Health Day: healthcare beyond COVID-19 in the Americas
Brazil
COVID-19 coronavirus
healthcare
World Health Day
April 06, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Call for global health alliance is timely and welcome
World Health Day
COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID vaccine
nationalism
April 05, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Vaccination tourism flourishes in Serbia
Serbia
Bosnia
COVID vaccine
tourism
April 01, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
China - Taiwan dispute could affect Paraguay's vaccine supplies
China
Taiwan
Paraguay
COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID vaccine
March 30, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Kenya should reconsider move to repatriate refugees
Kenya
COVID-19 coronavirus
refugees
human rights
March 29, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Mental health issues rise among refugees and migrants in Greece
Greece
refugees
Mental health
COVID-19 coronavirus
March 26, 2021
by Magdalena Rojo
Read:
Story
Europe debates COVID vaccine diplomacy and Digital Green Certificates
European Union
COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID vaccine
freedom of movement
Serbia
Bosnia
March 25, 2021
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Editors' Pick
A UK footballer’s campaign to prevent poor school kids from starving
United Kingdom
child poverty
child hunger
COVID-19 coronavirus
Marcus Rashford
March 19, 2021
by Federica Tedeschi
Read:
Story
Feminist marches and Covid-19 crisis pressure Mexican president
Mexico
gender equality
women's rights
COVID-19 coronavirus
elections
March 16, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
The ‘pandemic’ of vaccine skepticism
Afghanisatn
COVID vaccine
corruption
Coronavirus
NATO
March 12, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
International Women's Day in the shadow of Covid-19
International Women's Day
COVID-19 coronavirus
gender equality
women's rights
March 09, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
The place of women in world leadership
International Women's Day
gender equality
COVID-19 coronavirus
women in government
March 08, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
COVID-19 vaccine donation raises spirits of the past
COVID vaccine
COVID-19 coronavirus
Balkan Wars
European Union
March 04, 2021
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Editors' Pick
FairPlanet is possible, proves COVAX
COVID-19 coronavirus
coronavirus vaccine
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Afghanistan
February 26, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
Saving child soldiers in the wake of COVID-19
child soldiers
Uganda
European Union
United Nations
child rights
February 22, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Embracing film and video games to tell the stories of children refugees
refugees
children
film
Video games
COVID-19
February 12, 2021
by Bob Koigi
Read:
Story
Latin America commits to restore nature. Is this enough?
climate action
United Nations
global-warming
Greta Thunberg
Latin America and the Caribbean
Bridgetown Declaration
February 09, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Reimagining diplomacy in a post-Covid world
Afghanisatn
Taliban
COVID-19
afghan war
February 05, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
Not money, but geopolitics master public health
Serbia
COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID vaccine
February 04, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Study: Bolsonaro intentionally spread coronavirus in Brazil
Brazil
COVID-19 coronavirus
Jair Bolsonaro
indigenous rights
Amazonia
February 02, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Guardians of democracy pushed to extreme poverty
Pakistan
journalism
poverty
COVID-19 coronavirus
January 29, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
Vaccine supply contracts may not rely on first in line
COVID-19 coronavirus
coronavirus vaccine
European Union
pharmaceutical industry
January 28, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Fake COVID-19 test results sold to cross borders
Bosnia
COVID-19 coronavirus
European Union
public health
January 21, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Editors' Pick
Brazil: from oxygen shortages to vaccination rollouts
Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro
COVID-19 coronavirus
humanitarian crisis
January 19, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Foreign rough-sleepers could be deported from the UK
Brexit
COVID-19
homelessness
migrant workers
January 13, 2021
by Federica Tedeschi
Read:
Story
What kind of economic recovery should we expect for 2021?
Brazil
Latin America
COVID-19 coronavirus
climateaction
poverty
economic justice
January 06, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
The uncertain fate of roadside vendors in Afghanistan
Afghanisatn
food security
economic fairness
COVID-19 coronavirus
January 04, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
Thank you and goodbye, for now
climate change
COVID-19
democracy
environment
human rights
December 31, 2020
by Gurmeet Singh
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Editors' Pick
New stimulus package includes environmental boons
COVID-19 coronavirus
climate action
HFC
global-warming
renewable energy
December 29, 2020
by Yair Oded
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Editors' Pick
Botswana gender violence courts are a model worth emulating
women's rights
sexual abuse
gender-based violence
COVID-19
Coronavirus
December 28, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Give us a piece of peace, hope!
COVID-19
Coronavirus
human rights
December 27, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
Human solidarity is a key recipe for global order and prosperity
COVID-19
pandemic
human rights
December 21, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
ICE has exacerbated the spread of COVID
US immigration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
USA
COVID-19 coronavirus
migrants
December 19, 2020
by Yair Oded
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Editors' Pick
Latin America and the race for a vaccine
COVID-19
pandemic
corona virus
Latin America
December 16, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
A gold that brings fear of extreme right
extreme right
COVID-19
pandemic
Alliance for the Union of the Romanians
December 12, 2020
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Editors' Pick
The new face of China-Africa relations amid COVID-19
Africa
COVID-19
sinoafrica
neocolonialism
#ChinaMustExplain
December 10, 2020
by Bob Koigi
Read:
Story
Breach of human rights in UK’s migrant camps
Dublin III Regulation
asylum
migration
COVID-19
pandemic
Raoul Walawalker
December 09, 2020
by Federica Tedeschi
Read:
Story
Russian NGOs fighting on two fronts: against government and COVID
COVID-19
pandemic
democracy
December 03, 2020
by Igor Serebryany
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Editors' Pick
The deportation of children from Trinidad and Tobago
poverty
refugee
migration
COVID-19
children's rights
December 01, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
The uncertain future of Peru
Machu Picchu
corruption
Martín Vizcarra
COVID-19
pandemic
November 17, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
Read:
Editors' Pick
We cannot keep mismanaging animals
covid
pandemic
animals
animal rights
November 12, 2020
by Gurmeet Singh
Read:
Editors' Pick
Elections during the pandemic
elections
digitalisation
COVID-19
democracy
October 27, 2020
by Frank Odenthal
Read:
Story
The nexus between forests and poverty
deforestation
poverty
COVID-19
pandemic
Sustainable Development Goals
October 26, 2020
by Bob Koigi
Read:
Editors' Pick
Conspiracy theorists are more than just a nuisance
conspiracy
information
education
covid
October 23, 2020
by Gurmeet Singh
Read:
Editors' Pick
Covid19 is forcing lone births in the UK
COVID-19
social distancing
Mental health
pregnancy
October 21, 2020
by Federica Tedeschi
Read:
Story
Why poverty in Russia could strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power
COVID-19
poverty
Kremlin
October 21, 2020
by Igor Serebryany
Read:
Editors' Pick
No starvation as a method of warfare, no more
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Nobel Peace Prize
world food programme
WFP
October 17, 2020
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Editors' Pick
The resilience of sustainability to fight poverty
poverty
COVID-19
pandemic
Latin America and the Caribbean
sustainability
environment
Coronavirus
October 13, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
Read:
Editors' Pick
Children in the hallways
religious freedom
education
Catholicism
October 12, 2020
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Story
Has the world failed the girl child?
girls’ empowerment
education
COVID-19
pandemic
October 12, 2020
by Bob Koigi
Read:
Editors' Pick
Child recruitment in Colombia worsened by the pandemic
COVID-19
pandemic
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC)
Latin America
September 29, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
Read:
Editors' Pick
COVID-19 Sees Increase in Wildlife Poaching in Southern Africa
wildlife trade
poaching
COVID-19
September 28, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
Read:
Story
Selling off the education system
COVID-19
public education
lockdown
September 27, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
Read:
Editors' Pick
Escazú Agreement shall gather Latin America around environmental justice
indigenous people
environmental justice
forest fires
COVID-19
Latin America
September 22, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
Read:
Editors' Pick
The Infodemic That’s Upon Us
COVID-19 coronavirus
Op Ed
human rights
democracy
September 16, 2020
by Shelby Wilder
OPED
Growing alarm over rising deaths of environment and land activists
environmental activism
indigenous people
natural resources
Coronavirus
COVID-19
September 15, 2020
by Bob Koigi
Read:
Story
Mental health: the forgotten human right
World Suicide Prevention Day
Mental health
COVID-19
September 08, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
Read:
Editors' Pick
COVID-19 - A Double Threat To Sick Ex-South African Gold Miners
COVID-19
Coronavirus
mine worker
Africa
human rights
September 08, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
Read:
Story
Migrant crisis in Bosnia escalates: Next time we're going to burn the bus
Balkan route
Migrant Crisis
discrimination
September 07, 2020
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Story
The Côte d’Ivoire’s commendable plan to protect stateless people
stateless
UN Convention on Statelessness
COVID-19
Coronavirus
September 07, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Moscow's air is cleaner thanks to transport modernisation and COVID-19
air pollution
Moscow
COVID-19
Coronavirus
September 02, 2020
by Igor Serebryany
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Editors' Pick
Selfishness is killing us
COVID-19
Coronavirus
pandemic
LGBTIQ
Jair Bolsonaro
September 01, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Editors' Pick
Sarajevo Film Festival - online edition as a new normal
COVID-19
Sarajevo
Bosnian War
August 29, 2020
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Editors' Pick
All-female Afghan Robotics Team aims to change how people think about their country
robotics
landmines
COVID-19
August 26, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
Read:
Story
Hospitalised children in the time of pandemic: Parents 24/7
COVID-19
child rights
August 22, 2020
by Katarina Panić
Read:
Editors' Pick
Can Zimbabwe fight COVID-19 without doctors and nurses?
Africa
COVID-19
health care
August 21, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
Read:
Story
Will Italexit follow Brexit?
european identity
anti-Euro
COVID-19
August 19, 2020
by Federica Tedeschi
Read:
Story
Cuba beats COVID-19, but the markets are empty
August 11, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
Read:
Editors' Pick
Has COVID-19 saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Namibian seals?
COVID-19
hunting
over-fishing
August 11, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
Read:
Story
Islamic community praise the pride march cancellation
LGBTQ+
COVID-19
Pride Parade
August 08, 2020
by Katarina Panić
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August 07, 2020
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U.S. schools to reopen despite COVID-19 threat
USA
COVID-19
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education
racial justice
August 06, 2020
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India’s campaign against single-use plastic suffers a big jolt
single use plastic
plastic pollution
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environment
July 31, 2020
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Africa’s first drone academy inspires tech for development revolution
drones
digital revolution
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July 29, 2020
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Risk of human trafficking and exploitation rises during the pandemic
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July 28, 2020
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Decongesting prisons to tame coronavirus spread
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Opposition searches for ways to survive in post-referendum Russia
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child labour
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Justice for Eritrea political prisoners
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Coronavirus
North Korea
Africa
Afwerki
July 13, 2020
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U.S. gov't strips int'l students from status
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Coronavirus
Donald Trump
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July 09, 2020
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Did Brazil lose the bearings?
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Luiz Henrique Mandetta
July 07, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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Covid-19 drugs supply tender scandal erupts in Zimbabwe
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Coronavirus
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democracy
ZANU-PF party
July 07, 2020
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Domestic violence: The shadow pandemic being fanned by Coronavirus
sexual violence
pandemic
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Coronavirus
July 06, 2020
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democracy
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human rights
July 05, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Balkans: prone to corruption on both sides of the EU border
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Balkan
EU
Avdo Avdić
July 04, 2020
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India's new draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) norms, and why they bother activists
environment
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climate change
India
July 01, 2020
by Shuriah Niazi
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The right to be proud
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hate crimes
homosexuality
transgender
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June 30, 2020
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Torture in Zimbabwe: Grave concerns over renewed abductions
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political violence
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June 29, 2020
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Digital tech solutions treating COVID-19 patients remotely
health care
inequality
digitalisation
COVID-19
USA
June 25, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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U.S. gov’t unprepared to handle hurricane season
USA
FEMA
natural disaster
hurricane
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Coronavirus
June 25, 2020
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economic crisis
June 23, 2020
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indigenous people
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Coronavirus
June 23, 2020
by Ellen Nemitz
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The stigma surrounding inhuman handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
human rights
COVID-19
Coronavirus
democracy
June 21, 2020
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"The game" started again, police brutality too
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police brutality
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June 20, 2020
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Capitalism
Europe
economic depression
economic justice
health and safety
June 20, 2020
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Coronavirus hits the poorest in our societies the hardest
poverty
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Coronavirus
June 19, 2020
by Gurmeet Singh
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The refugees’ vulnerability during the pandemic
refugee
migration
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pandemic
racism
June 17, 2020
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June 15, 2020
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virtual education
June 15, 2020
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Taliban
bilateral trade
June 14, 2020
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torture
Afghan refugees
June 10, 2020
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Bosnian migration policy: From warm welcoming to forced deportation
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EU
migration
refugees
asylum seekers
COVID-19
June 09, 2020
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US vs. Zimbabwe: Floyd’s killing leads to pot calling kettle black
George Floyd
racism
xenophobia
Donald Trump
COVID-19
Coronavirus
human rights
June 06, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
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Identities replaced by mistake: Being Corona-free among hundreds of COVID-19 infected
COVID-19
Coronavirus
medical care
medical error
June 03, 2020
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The Black Lives Matter protests in Brazil
racism
George Floyd
Donald Trump
human rights
Brazil
inequality
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Coronavirus
#blacklivesmatter
June 02, 2020
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Sorry plight of foreigners in South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown
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immigration
NGO
xenophobia
StrongerTogether
May 29, 2020
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corruption
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Millions of farm animals slaughtered in U.S. during coronavirus
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animal abuse
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global-warming
climate crisis
air pollution
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May 28, 2020
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Russian lawmakers deny unvaccinated children admission to schools
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May 27, 2020
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USA
Trump Administration
immigrant rights
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May 26, 2020
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Planting trees one-by-one in fight against climate change
climate change
Coronavirus
COVID-19
environment
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Global Climate Risk Index
flood
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economy
Green Stimulus
Civilian Conservation Corps
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May 22, 2020
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rhino horn
wildlife trade
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corona
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Historic workers’ strike to take place in the U.S.
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multilateralism
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EU-commission
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freedom of press
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Coronavirus
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Army and police brutality keeps starving Zimbabweans indoors
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Africa
human rights
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EPA
plastic
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developing countries
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Africa
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insurgency
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democracy
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Jair Bolsonaro
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India
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democracy
Richard D. Wolff
human rights
socialism
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by Richard D. Wolff
OPED
Trump relaxes fuel efficiency standards for vehicles
carbon dioxide
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USA
environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
COVID-19
Donald Trump
April 09, 2020
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Vladimir Putin
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Taliban
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April 04, 2020
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Coronavirus
G20
World Bank and the IMF
Debt
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April 01, 2020
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Brazilian government fails to deal with COVID-19
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Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro
March 31, 2020
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inequality
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March 27, 2020
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Jair Bolsonaro
March 26, 2020
by Ithamar Handelman-Smith
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USA
Bernie Sanders
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Globalisation
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Belarus
human rights
March 18, 2020
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corona
refugees
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Plan International
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Women Deliver
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Africa
March 10, 2020
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