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

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June 02, 2022
Delhi's landfill fires leave people gasping for air
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Hanan Zaffar, Danish Pandit
“Our eyes are burning. We can’t breathe,” Delhi residents complain of a health catastrophe.
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June 01, 2022
Kashmir: down to the last fishermen
topic: Pollution
by: Suhail Bhat
Trout and other fish species native to Kashmir's bodies of water are vanishing, leaving fishermen scrambling for food and income sources.
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May 31, 2022
More than comfort food: the humble potato's superpower
topic: Food Security
by: Kata Karáth
Potato may have gotten bad rap as unhealthy comfort food, but the staple crop could help us tackle global food insecurity and promote world health.
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May 28, 2022
Inside China's plan to clean up its textile industry
topic: Sustainable Development
by: Sasha Kong
Making our clothes is one polluting business. China is looking to change that, but we have a role to play as well.
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May 26, 2022
Is South Africa suffering water apartheid?
topic: Discrimination
by: Cyril Zenda
While major South African cities dry up at a frightening pace, a handful of white farmers hold on to the lion's share of the nation's water dams.
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May 25, 2022
The struggle isn't over for Beirut blast victims
topic: Transparency and Corruption
by: Pierre Sagnier
As gov't corruption thwarts the investigation into the August 2020 Beirut explosion, its neglected victims continue to reel and fight for justice.
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May 24, 2022
When renewable energy is locally built
topic: Renewables
by: Frank Odenthal
A German NGO is brewing a renewable energy revolution in rural East Africa. FairPlanet spoke to its founder.
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May 23, 2022
"An untouchable woman": how medical stigmas affect Kashmiri women
topic: Women’s rights
by: Nusrat Sidiq
For women in Kashmir, cancer is not nearly as lethal as the social stigma around it.
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May 21, 2022
The risks and dangers of bee extinction
topic: Conservation
by: Gerardo Bandera
Why are bees endangered and what would happen if bees went extinct?
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May 19, 2022
Are foreigners truly burdening South Africa's healthcare system?
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Cyril Zenda
South Africa is moving to charge foreigners higher fees for medical procedures, citing strain on healthcare system. Some view it as pure discrimination.
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May 18, 2022
China’s carbon market grows slowly amid data concerns
topic: Climate action
by: Elise Mak
Nearly a year after China launched its national carbon trading market, data fabrication accusations overshadow the scheme's slow growth.
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May 17, 2022
Stateless in limbo: the Pakistani women trapped in Kashmir
topic: Women’s rights
by: Suhail Bhat
'Give us citizenship, fine us or let us leave' is the demand of Pakistani ex-militants' wives stuck in Kashmir with no family, rights or support.
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May 17, 2022
Death penalty debate: is abolition on the horizon?
topic: Death Penalty
by: Robert Bociaga
Capital punishment continues to be a hotly debated topic around the world. All the while, activists are fighting for its abolition.
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May 13, 2022
Who is John Lee, Hong Kong's incoming leader?
topic: Democracy
by: Sasha Kong
Hong Kong's Chief Executive-designate John Lee, a Beijing hardliner, might deal a final blow to the city's remaining freedoms.
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May 12, 2022
The plague of water grabbing and its consequences
topic: Indigenous people
by: Bob Koigi
Water grabs by corporations and wealthy governments are depleting Africa's dwindling water resources, squeezing dry its indigenous populations.
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May 11, 2022
As Wular Lake shrinks, fishermen strive for survival
topic: Conservation
by: Inzamam ul Ahad
One of Asia's largest fresh water lakes is disappearing along with its native fish stocks due to pollution. Locals believe the gov't can do more to help.
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May 10, 2022
Counting on marbles
topic: Election
by: Frank Odenthal
The Gambia's unusual voting system, which relies on - you guessed it - marbles, has a lot to teach the world about free and fair elections.
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May 09, 2022
"Their real crime was seeing too much"
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Cyril Zenda
Zimbabwe deported dozens of refugees back to their strife-torn country. Some suspect the move was an attempt to cover up widespread corruption.
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May 05, 2022
98 years on, indigenous massacre trial opens in Argentina
topic: Indigenous people
by: Cecilia Fernández Castañón
A trial investigating the Napalpí massacre could herald a new era of acknowledgement and compensation for atrocities committed against indigenous people.
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May 05, 2022
Carbon neutral, carbon offsets and carbon credits, explained
topic: Air Pollution
by: Gerardo Bandera
Companies and countries are rushing to use carbon offsets and credits to achieve carbon neutrality. But what are these and how much is greenwashing?
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