We could all easily be ‘Aco’: Slovenia’s controversial new law seeks to address the challenge of Roma integration
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We could all easily be ‘Aco’: Slovenia’s controversial new law seeks to address the challenge of Roma integration
Following the murder of a bartender, a debate has been reopened over lax crime laws, escalating bouts of violence, and the unresolved integration o...
How a failing Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire can illuminate the road to peace
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How a failing Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire can illuminate the road to peace
“Countries around the world have needed multiple ceasefire attempts before reaching a stable peace. Thailand and Cambodia may be no exception.”
‘Clean up your culture’: a TV host’s comment makes Indigenous Brazilians speak up
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‘Clean up your culture’: a TV host’s comment makes Indigenous Brazilians speak up
“Access to technology should be a guaranteed right to the all Brazilian citizens. To have a cell phone doesn't make (anyone) less Indigenous...
Ten migrant domestic workers died in Hong Kong’s inferno, the survivors struggle to grieve
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Ten migrant domestic workers died in Hong Kong’s inferno, the survivors struggle to grieve
Ten migrant domestic workers died protecting their employers in Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades, but survivors face job loss and deport...
Dominican Republic wastes renewable energy while fossil fuel thermoelectric plants operate above legal limits
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Dominican Republic wastes renewable energy while fossil fuel thermoelectric plants operate above legal limits
Non-compliance with Technical Minimum Power, causing a greater injection of fossil-fuel-generated energy into the grid, violates Dominican legislat...
China’s green investment in Pakistan: Solar dreams, debt shadows, and the politics of a rapid transition
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China’s green investment in Pakistan: Solar dreams, debt shadows, and the politics of a rapid transition
China is simultaneously the country enabling Pakistan’s solar boom and the country whose earlier coal investments continue to shape the power sys...
Social networks fuel youth mobilization on Argentina’s streets
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Social networks fuel youth mobilization on Argentina’s streets
Unlike movements in earlier decades, Argentina’s latest youth-led protests are increasingly organized digitally through platforms like TikTok, In...
China’s green power in Angola: When clean energy comes with heavy debt
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China’s green power in Angola: When clean energy comes with heavy debt
In recent years, Chinese international investment schemes have increasingly emphasized “green development” and a “Green Belt and Road,” wit...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty under national security law
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty under national security law
Lai was found guilty of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and sedition. The maximum penalty is life imprisonment and the court will determi...
Fraudulent networks fuel deforestation and illegal timber exports in Cameroon
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Fraudulent networks fuel deforestation and illegal timber exports in Cameroon
The Cameroonian state incurs a colossal loss amounting to billions of CFA francs each year due to uncollected logging rights, unpaid taxes, and los...