Exploring the informal plastic waste recycling industry in Yaounde, Cameroon
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Exploring the informal plastic waste recycling industry in Yaounde, Cameroon
Cameroon's informal waste collection workers have come to play a crucial role in supplementing the country's official waste processing in...
Explainer: Turkey's main opposition party faces state-appointed trustee
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Explainer: Turkey's main opposition party faces state-appointed trustee
Should the court rule that violations did indeed happen, it would nullify all decisions taken by the party's current leadership since the cong...
Culture or Cruelty: Can the international community put an end to female genital mutilation?
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Culture or Cruelty: Can the international community put an end to female genital mutilation?
In parts of the world, being a girl still comes with one of the most brutal rites imaginable: Female genital mutilation. This practice remains deep...
From war to hope to despair: The Afghan deportation crisis
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From war to hope to despair: The Afghan deportation crisis
Despite having battled many life-threatening situations, Afghans still haven’t entered the safe and stable future they had hoped for.
For the first time in its history, Brazil sentences military officers and a former president for attempting a coup d’état
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For the first time in its history, Brazil sentences military officers and a former president for attempting a coup d’état
In her vote, Justice Cármen Lúcia stated this case “pulses a Brazil that hurts, and it is almost an encounter between Brazil with its past, its...
Life inside the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
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Life inside the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
"My photography is an effort to show the beautiful side of people, how we’re all similar, and that each person should be approached with empathy ...
Anti-immigration protests give a platform to Neo-Nazi ‘goons’ in Australia
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Anti-immigration protests give a platform to Neo-Nazi ‘goons’ in Australia
"...it became clear as events unfolded, especially in Melbourne and Sydney, that the terms “anti-immigration” and “March for Australia” wer...
What fuels anti-China sentiments in Uzbekistan?  
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What fuels anti-China sentiments in Uzbekistan?
Dismissing the anti-Chinese sentiments as lies and manipulation is an oversimplification of the complex and changing perception of China in Uzbekis...
Why does Palestine concern you? 
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Why does Palestine concern you?
Palestine shows us statelessness is no anomaly, but the face of colonial violence sustained by borders, bureaucracy, and global complicity.
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council votes down same-sex partnership bill
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Hong Kong’s Legislative Council votes down same-sex partnership bill
The Court of Final Appeal gave the government two years to pass a framework for recognising same-sex partnerships. The deadline is October 27, 2025...