Hong Kong's last pro-democracy political party disbands citing ‘tremendous political pressure’
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Hong Kong's last pro-democracy political party disbands citing ‘tremendous political pressure’
The League of Socialist Democrats joins the dozens of political parties, labor unions, and civil society groups that have disbanded since the secur...
In the face of international criticism, Azerbaijan sentences the Abzas Media team
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In the face of international criticism, Azerbaijan sentences the Abzas Media team
In their reports, government-aligned media have portrayed all arrested journalists, civic activists, and rights defenders as criminals, in line wit...
Vincentian-Canadian writer Chanel Sutherland, winner of the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, says stories help acknowledge shared humanity
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Vincentian-Canadian writer Chanel Sutherland, winner of the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, says stories help acknowledge shared humanity
Her winning entry, set in the hold of a slave ship, explores how enslaved Africans – even as they figure out to how survive – reclaim their ide...
From whispers to bold stitches as Ivorian artist Joana Choumali explores identity and peace
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From whispers to bold stitches as Ivorian artist Joana Choumali explores identity and peace
“I’m not only speaking of social peace, but inner peace: the freedom to be yourself. Especially for a woman — an African woman, a Black woman...