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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: AnalysisHomosexuality isn't alien to Ghanaian societyGhanaian politicians stick their heads in the sand when they claim that homosexuality is merely a Western import
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Feature‘Always an outsider’: The Egyptians in exile both abroad and at homeThe scars of suspicion and alienation on those affected can last a lifetime
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Published in: Home: OpinionWill the US push to exit Afghanistan bring the war back to Western cities?A new plan for peace talks may achieve little in the long term if a Taliban-controlled country fails to stop growing...
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureHow Uganda’s ecofeminists are fighting back against oil-industry land grabsAs the world celebrates International Women's Day, we shine a light on the women being displaced by oil-extractive business
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationUK government accused of ‘grotesque betrayal’ as full foreign aid cuts revealedExclusive: Leaks reveal plans to slash aid to world’s poorest countries. Bob Geldof brands move ‘shameful’ while...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisHirak anniversary: Political prisoners freed as Algerians continue to protestTwo years on from the Hirak movement that brought down the former regime, people in Algeria are again taking to the...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: FeatureGlobal white supremacy cult: How the South African radical Right bolsters US extremismSome radical right-wing South African groups have travelled to the US in efforts to expand their organisational networks
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureTunisia’s new uprising: a return of the police state?A decade on from the country's revolution, protesters are once again taking to the streets in Tunisia.
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThe media must not give African leaders platforms to spout homophobia – it only helps their populismCovering gay rights in Africa is hard work, for both local and international journalists. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen’s rights have improved in North Africa, but the struggle continuesTen years after the Arab Spring uprisings, we looked at the impact on women’s rights in the Maghreb.
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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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