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bosnia serbia people
January 14th, 2019
No progress on freedom of expression in Serbia and Bosnia
in:Humans
by:Katarina Panić
Let’s see how the lack of progress on freedom of expression looks like in everyday life in these Balkan countries.
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afghanisatn parliament
November 08th, 2018
Bets in a burning house
by:Shadi Khan Saif
In Afghanistan, the stage is set for an important presidential race that will test the maturity of the country’s leadership and institutions.
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online warfare
May 22nd, 2018
The future of warfare: online toxicity precedes violence
in:Technology
by:Sofia Gallarate
The Internet, and in particular social media, are platforms of empowerment and virtual aggregation. But not always for the better.
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FIFA-World-Cup-2014
March 12th, 2018
The beautiful face of violence
by:Gurmeet Singh
People tend to see sport as beneath or even totally divorced from the rest of society. But it is used as an instrument of power all the time.
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kenya widow
March 12th, 2018
Women fighting sexual cleansing rituals in Kenya
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
In the nondescript Kabuoch village in Western Kenya, a group of women have come together to defy an age old tradition: "sexual cleaning".
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mob judge
February 04th, 2018
No place for women in an all men’s world
by:Shadi Khan Saif
Overshadowed by the ragging violence in Afghanistan, the mob justice is not only prevalent in rural corners, but big towns of the war-ravaged country.
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December 23rd, 2016
Phony Facebook posts are an excuse to attack Hindus in Bangladesh
in:Humans, Economy, Technology
by:Rezwan
In many cases, these attacks are disguised as the actions of angry mobs supposedly provoked by personal affronts and offenses against “religious [...]
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tamir
December 30th, 2015
No charge for policeman who shot Tamir Rice
by:Vanessa Ellingham
The white police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, an African American 12-year-old, will not face criminal charges, it was announced on Monday – [...]
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farkhunda
July 08th, 2015
#JusticeForFarkhunda
by:fairplanet
Four men convicted of one of Afghanistan's grisliest murders in years have been spared the death penalty. But the questions remains: will they face justice at all?In March a female student in her 20s, [...]
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afghanisan
April 08th, 2015
Defenders of womens rights in Afghanistan need better protection
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Womens rights defenders in Afghanistan have made significant gains in the last 14 years, but as American troops continue to be withdrawn, the [...]
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Badush-Prison
September 13th, 2014
The Rooms of Horror in Badush Prison 
by:Murat Suner
Pakhshan Zangana, Head of High Council of Women Affairs of the Kurdish Regional Government, reports that about 700 Kurdish Yazidi women have been kidnapped by [...]
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protest-sign-over-ferguson-shooting-data
August 15th, 2014
Racial tensions soar in the US
by:fairplanet
Clashes between protesters and police over the death of an unarmed black teenager in Missouri have fueled fears of much greater racial tension between police and citizens across the [...]
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honduras
July 14th, 2014
Drug wars force mass exodus of children from Honduras
by:Vanessa Ellingham
New York Times reporter Sonia Nazario has written a shameful opinion piece decrying a mass exodus of children fleeing violence fed by drug wars in [...]
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PRESENT-Architecture-Green-Loop-Farming-MARGINS
March 04th, 2014
Press Review: Using mobile technology to prevent trafficking of women & 10,000 violent attacks on places of education
in:Economy, Arts, Technology
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Currently under development, the project will use mobile phones to create labor networks that would connect potential employees with employers and [...]
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Four Billion living
February 11th, 2014
Press Review: Four billion living without protection of the law & CAR's Muslim population in need of immediate action
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Now 4 billion people live without the protection of the law, making them vulnerable to violence, the loss of land, and denial of basic services. In [...]
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Saving Face Dr. Mohammad Jawad
September 12th, 2013
SAVING FACE piling up nominations 
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:anko
After years of abuse, 39-year old Zakia asked her husband for a divorce. His response was that he would “make a spectacle out of her,” and he threw a can of undiluted [...]
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saving face
June 12th, 2013
Saving Face: The story of two acid-attack survivors
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:anko
SAVING FACE tells the stories of two acid-attack survivors: Zakia and Rukhsana, their arduous attempts to bring their assailants to justice, and the [...]
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169356_Peter_and_Marcela
April 01st, 2013
Roma Activists Are Standing Up Against Discrimination
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
Here are four Romani activists talking about their fight for their human rights, the rights of their children and their communities.Peter and Marcela [...]
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childs in syria
September 26th, 2012
Syrian Children in Crisis
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:fairplanet
As Syria's civil war intensifies, innocent children are being caught in the firing line. Thousands have died in brutal attacks; many more have been severely injured or forced to flee their [...]
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