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Our correspondents and contributors report on human rights and environmental justice issues from across the world, telling globally relevant stories from a local perspective.

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February 21, 2023
India, where humans coexist with leopards
topic: Mass Extinction
by: Naila Khan
Indigenous methods are adapted throughout India to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Here's how they do it.
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February 20, 2023
The evolution of racism against Black Russians
topic: Discrimination
by: Gerardo Bandera
From comrades to second-class citizens: Black Russians have faced different levels of discrimination throughout the last century.
Indigenous women in Bamukumbit have found an alternative in land sustainable land use by cultivating vegetable in regenerated land. A project that leaves them financially independent_
February 17, 2023
Cameroon: locals race to reverse biodiversity loss
topic: Conservation
by: Regobert Manigha
Determined civilians in the central African country may be the last hope for its collapsing ecosystem.
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February 16, 2023
Under the radar: activists help refugees at Poland-Belarus border
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Aidan Frere-Smith
The No Border Network is aiding refugees trying to cross into the EU in the face of horrendous violence and pushbacks.
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February 14, 2023
What unregulated tourism means for the future of the Himalayas
topic: Sustainable Development
by: Qadri Inzamam, Haziq Qadri
Mass pilgrimages to some of India's holiest sites are accelerating the melting of glaciers. But environmentalists believe it's not too late to act.
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February 13, 2023
Pro-democracy activists targeted in Africa's last Monarchy
topic: Political violence
by: Cyril Zenda
The recent assassination of a critic of Eswatini's king is seen as the monarch's latest attempt to intimidate dissenters clamouring for political reforms.
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February 11, 2023
Activism in exile: Belarusian olympic medalist speaks out
topic: Democracy
by: Robert Bociaga
Sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison, Aliaksandra Herasimenia refuses to stop fighting for a democratic and free Belarus.
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February 09, 2023
A closer look at smartphone pollution
topic: Sustainable Consumption
by: Chermaine Lee
It's time we face the true environmental costs of our beloved devices.
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February 08, 2023
Is Kashmir ramping up its surveillance campaign?
topic: Political violence
by: Aman Singh, Maseera Khan
Many in the region believe the government's planned family ID database hides a sinister cause.
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February 06, 2023
The curious new methods of e-waste recycling
topic: Innovation
by: Bob Koigi
Bacteria, fungi and algae are explored as new solutions to e-waste recycling. But will it be enough to tame the tsunami of pollution caused by our gadgets?
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February 04, 2023
Costly beauty: when flowers become a source of pollution
topic: Pollution
by: Sanjana Chawla
An essential feature of local festivities, flowers have become a social and environmental menace in India.
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February 03, 2023
Is southern Africa's forgotten war back on the global radar?
topic: Peace and Reconciliation
by: Cyril Zenda
A viral video depicting heinous acts committed by southern African peacekeepers could be drawing attention to one of the continent's bloodiest conflicts.
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February 01, 2023
Indian acid attack survivors speak out
topic: Women’s rights
by: Naila Khan
"If society is not going to accept us then we need a world of our own."
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January 31, 2023
The youths taking plastic waste management into their own hands
topic: Conservation
by: Njodzeka Danhatu
As the gov't and industry players drag their feet, Cameroonian civilians are mobilising to tackle the country's swelling plastic crises.
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January 30, 2023
Voices from a sinking town
topic: Natural disaster
by: Hanan Zaffar, Danish Pandit
Why is the Indian government silencing reports of an impending disaster in the Himalayas?
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January 29, 2023
Inside Japan's snowy nightmare
topic: Natural disaster
by: Chermaine Lee
In the face of historic climate change, previously successful snow preparedness methods are proving insufficient.
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January 27, 2023
The cybercrime epidemic targeting Yemeni women
topic: Women’s rights
by: Mubarak Al-Yousifi
Women's rights activists in the country are mobilising against an wave of online extortion of women. But their demands go beyond this particular trend.
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January 26, 2023
Tapping local wisdom for climate adaptation
topic: Climate action
by: Leo Galuh
Anticipating once of Indonesia's driest years on record, many in the country turn to local knowledge to ward off forest fires and ensure food security.
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January 25, 2023
What's next for Africa's elephant states?
topic: Hunting & Poaching
by: Cyril Zenda
A recent rejection by CITES to open up ivory trade had set environmentalists and southern African leaders on a collision path.
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January 24, 2023
The case for reinstating Kashmir's Human Rights Commission
topic: Human Rights
by: Sameer Mushtaq, Suhail Bhat
Residents of the region agree that no other agency can deliver justice to civilians violated by the government.
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