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April 29th, 2021
Fresh land grabs in Zimbabwe kick villagers off ancestral lands
topic:Indigenous people
by:Cyril Zenda
The new wave of land seizures in Zimbabwe is dispossessing indigenous villagers of their ancestral lands.
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April 28th, 2021
Securing land rights of indigenous communities in Tanzania
topic:Sustainable Agriculture
by:Bob Koigi
FairPlanet spoke to the Ujamaa Community Resource Team - an NGO fighting to secure the land rights of indigenous communities in northern Tanzania.
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April 26th, 2021
The preventable deaths of 16 media workers in Serbia
topic:Human Rights
by:Katarina Panić
Twenty-two years after the NATO bombing of the RTS building in Serbia and subsequent deaths of 16 media workers, the clamour for accountability persists.
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April 23rd, 2021
Rwandan refugees in Zimbabwe resist repatriation 27 years after genocide
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Cyril Zenda
Rwandan refugees in the diaspora are still afraid to return to their home country despite a UN declaration that it is safe to do so.
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April 21st, 2021
Railways in the time of climate change
topic:Sustainable Development
by:Emanuela Barbiroglio
A tragic train accident in Scotland last summer highlighted the inextricable link between infrastructural damages and climate change.
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April 16th, 2021
Nylon to Fashion: an Eco-friendly expression of textile design
topic:Sustainable Development
by:Ndubuaku Kanayo
The textile industry remains one of the most polluting sectors globally. New initiatives explore sustainable and creative ways to curb fashion waste.
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April 15th, 2021
The role of African traditions and beliefs in wildlife conservation
topic:Conservation
by:Cyril Zenda
People of the elephant, zebra, lion, kudu and other totems not only do not kill these animals, but actually protect them as members of their own clan.
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April 14th, 2021
Two Bosnian fathers seek justice for their dead sons
topic:Good Governance
by:Katarina Panić
Years after the deaths of Dženan Memić and David Dragičević, their families feel that their fight for justice is beginning to gain some traction.
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April 09th, 2021
Here are the worst & safest countries for LGBTQ+ travel in 2021
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Yair Oded
The travel website Asher & Lyric conducted a research on ‘The Worst (& Safest) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travel in 2021’ and updated its LGBTQ+ Danger Index.
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April 07th, 2021
Madagascar’s controversial herbal remedy for COVID-19
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Bob Koigi
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout progresses globally, Madagascar is leading several African nations in adopting natural cures for the virus instead.
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April 02nd, 2021
'mocking religious beliefs': inside Turkey's crackdown on the queer community
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Yair Oded
FairPlanet spoke to Tuğkan Gündoğdu, activist and board member of SPoD, about the Turkish government's crackdown on LGBTQI people.
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March 31st, 2021
What is the Mozambican government trying to hide?
topic:Freedom of Expression
by:Cyril Zenda
The Mozambican government's crackdown on media workers escalates as the latter shed light on the authorities' gross human rights violations in Cabo Delgado.
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March 26th, 2021
Mental health issues rise among refugees and migrants in Greece
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Magdalena Rojo
With the Coronavirus pandemic, refugees and migrants living in fear and isolation in Greece find themselves amongst the most vulnerable groups.
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March 25th, 2021
What is happening to the Greenland Ice Sheet?
topic:Global Warming
by:Emanuela Barbiroglio
A recent study shows that the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is losing mass at an alarming rate, likely the highest of the last 12,000 years.
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March 24th, 2021
Extinct, alive & kickin’
topic:Indigenous people
by:Frank Odenthal
FairPlanet spoke to Mark Underhill, an attorney representing the Sinixt people in their legal battle to return to their ancestral land.
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March 19th, 2021
A UK footballer’s campaign to prevent poor school kids from starving
topic:Child rights
by:Federica Tedeschi
Last fall, the UK government reversed its decision not to extend free school meals over term holidays following a campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford.
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March 17th, 2021
20 years after Bosch’s hanging, change is slow to come in Botswana
topic:Death Penalty
by:Cyril Zenda
Onalenna Chabaya, a volunteer at a Botswana-based NGO lobbying to end capital punishment, spoke to FairPlanet about the challenges the organisation faces.
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March 12th, 2021
Namibia: the conservation capital of Africa
topic:Conservation
by:Bob Koigi
Home to the largest cocktail of wild animals and endangered species, Namibia is using novel techniques to preserve wildlife within its territory.
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March 11th, 2021
When the sun makes drinking water
topic:Sustainable Development
by:Emanuela Barbiroglio
SOURCE Global has partnered with Conservation International to deliver sustainable, clean drinking water to indigenous people in the Philippines.
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Illegal deforestation at a ranch inside PNCAT, 2019.
March 10th, 2021
Grand Theft Chaco
topic:Deforestation
by:Frank Odenthal
Earthsight, a UK-based NGO, exposed the links between the beef, leather and automobile sectors and the unbridled deforestation of the Chaco in Paraguay.
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