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Our correspondents and contributors report on human rights and environmental issues from all over the globe. Whenever possible we tell a globally relevant story from a local and individual perspective.

africa_goldmine
September 08th, 2020
COVID-19 - A Double Threat To Sick Ex-South African Gold Miners
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Cyril Zenda
Not only is the novel Coronavirus delaying the sick ex-miners from accessing compensation for deadly ailments contracted in the gold mines.
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Bosnia_migrants
September 07th, 2020
Migrant crisis in Bosnia escalates: Next time we're going to burn the bus
topic:Good Governance
by:Katarina Panić
Citizens had been demonstrating peacefully against uncontrolled arrivals of migrants until now, when they violently forced a bus with migrants to leave.
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Call me Neguinho_Woman © Selim Harbi
September 01st, 2020
Breaking through the narrative of slavery
topic:Arts
by:Murat Suner
Call me Neguinho, directed and written by Selim Harbi and produced by FairPlanet, won Best Documentary at the 2020 Accra Indie Filmfest.
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Afgahnistan_tech
August 26th, 2020
All-female Afghan Robotics Team aims to change how people think about their country
topic:Innovation
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Afghanistan should be known for science and technology, starting with back-to-back low-cost technological inventions for public welfare.
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colonial_africa_germany
August 25th, 2020
How Is Germany ‘Insulting’ Namibia In Colonial Genocide Reparations Talks?
topic:Genocide
by:Cyril Zenda
Could revelations by Namibia that Germany has offered a paltry €10 million reparation for the Herero and Nama genocide speed up the slow negotiations?
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LGBTQ_poland
August 24th, 2020
EU: fight the oppression of LGBTQ people in Poland
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Yair Oded
A Change.org petition calls on EU leaders to act against Poland's oppression of the LGBTQ community.
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zimbabwe_hospital
August 21st, 2020
Can Zimbabwe fight COVID-19 without doctors and nurses?
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Cyril Zenda
In the midst of rising cases, nurses and doctors have been on strike citing poor remuneration, dangerous working environments and a lack of equipment.
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india_children
August 20th, 2020
Childhood lead poisoning a big challenge for healthcare professionals in India
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Shuriah Niazi
One in three children worldwide has unsafe blood lead levels, caused by the spike in the use and recycling of lead acid batteries.
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rome_italy
August 19th, 2020
Will Italexit follow Brexit?
topic:Election
by:Federica Tedeschi
The coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact has heightened Euroscepticism within Italy. A new political party wants to tap into anti-EU sentiments.
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Nigeria
August 18th, 2020
Musician gets death sentenced for blasphemy
topic:Death Penalty
by:Ndubuaku Kanayo
The 22 year old Nigerian musician Yahaya Sherif Aminu has been sentenced to death by an upper Sharia Court for blasphemy.
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palestine_queer
August 17th, 2020
Queer Palestinians speak out: “If I return, they’ll shoot me in the leg”
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Tomer Aldubi
Queer Palestinians are stuck in limbo, facing death threats at home and homelessness and neglect in Israel, where they are denied proper asylum.
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Beduinen
August 14th, 2020
The last of the Negev Bedouins
topic:Political violence
by:Ithamar Handelman-Smith
Bedouin activist Silman Abu-Obied reveals how the Israeli government uses forestation tactics in order to deprive Bedouin tribes from their lands.
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africa seals
August 11th, 2020
Has COVID-19 saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Namibian seals?
topic:Animal Cruelty
by:Cyril Zenda
The mass slaughter of seals for their fur might be off this year - a blessing for the embattled aquatic mammal.
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hydropower bosnia
August 10th, 2020
The Balkans, where the environment matters for exploitation only: Not any more.
topic:Climate action
by:Katarina Panić
Europe's most pristine rivers are threatened by small hydropower plants. In Bosnia, the decade-long protests against investors have been worth the struggle.
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BokoHaram
August 05th, 2020
Inside Boko Haram’s control of the smoked fish and red pepper trade
topic:Economy
by:Bob Koigi
With international financial support drying up and revenue streams increasingly dwindling, the local community is at the mercy of the Islamist terror group.
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dead elephant
August 04th, 2020
Botswana elephant deaths rekindle emotive ivory trade debate
topic:Hunting & Poaching
by:Cyril Zenda
Could Botswana’s very slow reaction, even by Africa's standards, be some form of protest against the CITES ban on trade in elephant products?
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bolivia_militarycoup
August 03rd, 2020
Petition calls on U.S. to oppose military coup in Bolivia
topic:Democracy
by:Yair Oded
A Change.org petition calls on the U.S. gov't to condemn the military coup in Bolivia and demand that the next government respect human rights.
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india market
July 31st, 2020
India’s campaign against single-use plastic suffers a big jolt
topic:Pollution
by:Shuriah Niazi
Environmentalists are worried that single-use plastic has made a comeback with coronavirus, giving a major blow to Modi's initiative to curb its usage.
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IMG_2618 (1)
July 30th, 2020
Trafficking and abuse in the fishing industry
topic:Human Trafficking
by:FairPlanet Editorial Team
“It was 3:30am when I jumped. There were two possible outcomes – we would escape, or we would be killed..."
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Students start a drone outside the African Drone and Data Academy. © Hope Chilunga
July 29th, 2020
Africa’s first drone academy inspires tech for development revolution
topic:Innovation
by:Bob Koigi
A growing number of young Africans are leading a tech revolution with modern and homegrown solutions geared towards addressing local challenges.
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