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Published in: 50.50How our feminist investigative journalism fellows are shaking up the mediaopenDemocracy is training women and LGBTIQ people around the world in investigations and storytelling. Meet our...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe troubling case of Maâti Monjib highlights Morocco’s climate of repressionFor five years, the 60-year-old academic and journalist has been the subject of police persecution.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDo you remember Cuba’s dedication to Angola?Cuban blood left its stamp on the conscience of the world after the Angolan Wars of 1975-1988. Corporate politicians...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionRegional trade could help solve Africa’s economic woes, so what’s holding it back?A common market like the one in eastern and southern Africa can bring great benefits, but only if governments look...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow the West supports Egypt’s military dictatorshipWhile human rights groups condemn President al-Sisi’s regime, he receives European arms deals, American aid, and...
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Published in: 50.50How I became an advocate for sex workers’ rightsA personal reflection by African feminist Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. #12DaysofResistance
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Published in: 50.50Threats and murder won’t stop South Africa’s environmental activistsWomen are at the forefront of anti-mining disputes, fighting powerful corporations and state interests, while trying...
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Published in: 50.50Queer Nigerians face police brutality. Why were they erased from #EndSARS?The mass demonstrations in October 2020 united the nation, but not everyone was welcome. Just ask the queer and...
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Published in: 50.50The Black Tunisian women fighting ‘double discrimination’On the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Tunisia this year, Black women founded a new movement to have...
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Published in: HomeThe year in images: from war in the Caucasus to US street protestsIn 2020, openDemocracy’s reporters captured how the pandemic transformed the lives of asylum seekers and the...
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Published in: ourEconomyZimbabwe citizens demand accountability from government over debt in a landmark high court rulingCrippling debt and endemic corruption are all too familiar stories, but the ruling marks a small victory in the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSudanese women show that peace requires participation not just representationThis December Sudanese women are celebrating the second anniversary of the revolution with mixed feelings of...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersWhat will international migration in West Africa look like after COVID-19?Travel restrictions may force more and more West Africans to use irregular channels of migration in the future.
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationBehind the shine: how the jewellery trade relies on minerals tainted with deathLeading companies are turning a blind eye to violence, exploitation and environmental destruction in the global...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionSanctions not normalisation are needed to stop Israel’s human rights abusesUntil when will the Israeli government be allowed to continue its transgressions without international accountability?
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFighting racism and police brutality: is there progress at the UN Human Rights Council?Time will tell if Resolution 43/1 will help the members of the Security Council to face situations of flagrant and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill Europe stop covering up the crimes of the Egyptian regime?The latest wave of arrests of EIPR human rights activists in Egypt exposes Europe’s complicity with the regime.
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Published in: ourEconomyZimbabwe's odious debtsAt a time when the country is grappling with COVID-19 and acute droughts, can debt cancellation save its economy?
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionA period of hope for Latin America begins with Biden & HarrisFor the U.S., the Latin American agenda is not a priority. Still, Biden’s arrival at the White House signifies a...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionWhat happened to democracy in Angola?After several weeks of tension in the streets, several casualties were reported during demonstrations in Luanda...
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