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Published in: 50.50: OpinionInside the occupation: Mexican activists rise up against femicideI spent 24 hours in Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission – taken over by feminists demanding justice for rape...
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Published in: HomeSkirmishes on the South African battlefieldThere is extensive evidence of corruption, and the government is widely regarded as acting against the working class.
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy ‘pro-family’ groups ignore pregnant African women dying during COVID-19CitizenGo doesn’t want women to terminate pregnancies even if their lives are at risk, so no wonder it’s ignoring...
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Published in: Women's Entrepreneurial JourneysIn Uganda, rural women entrepreneurs are escaping poverty with teamwork and trainingChia seed farming has proved a niche in which women can gain financial and personal empowerment – but they need help.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: Investigation"This is a deaf, dumb and blind government"Éder Jair Sánchez is part of ANUC, Colombia's largest peasant organization. He has dedicated his life to defending...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWomen in the search for missing persons in Mexico face multiple challengesLeadership of the mothers, grandmothers, wives, sisters, and daughters of missing persons in Mexico has been...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran’s #MeToo movement challenges patriarchy and western stereotypesThe movement is part of a global outpouring of anger against male privilege, with Iranian women as agents who do not...
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Published in: Home: Opinion‘Queer Eye’, Jordan Peterson and the battle for depressed menProgressives need to learn from the Netflix show’s battles against toxic masculinity. And the Fab Five need to...
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Published in: 50.50How women’s role in Belarus protests captured global media attentionFrom solidarity to stereotypes, women protesters against Lukashenka have captured the attention of both mainstream...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThis app is helping mothers in the Brazilian favelas survive the pandemicA coalition of activists has distributed US$ 26 million in food parcels and cash allowances to more than 1.1 million...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionHypocrite Russia promotes childbirth but won't protect pregnant womenThe Orthodox Church and conservative officials promote motherhood – but turn a blind eye to women’s rights being...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: Investigation"A social organization of women, in the middle of this war, is a threat": social leader of the Colombian PutumayoFátima Muriel, a native of Putumayo, Colombia, is always in danger due to her work as a leader and defender of...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionTime to shut them up? Hate speech spouted by Brazilian politicians threatens LGBT populationDisseminated by allies of the 'Bolsonaro Squad', hate speech is increasingly used to legitimize physical and...
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Published in: 50.50Meet the Tracking the Backlash teamSay hello to openDemocracy’s special team of editors and reporters investigating threats to the rights of women and...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: Investigation"The murder of indigenous leaders has not been quarantined": Óscar Montero, indigenous leaderÓscar Montero was born in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, he is part of the Kankuamo tribe. He has dedicated his...
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Published in: 50.50Meet Alabama’s feminist doctor protecting women giving birth under COVID-19Their rights are being sidelined during the pandemic. But at Jesanna Cooper’s hospital, she’s fighting to always put...
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Published in: 50.50Higher risks, little support: Giving birth while Black and Asian in COVID-19 EnglandWomen of colour are at higher risk of dying in childbirth and because of coronavirus. But the NHS has been slow to respond.
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Published in: Women's Entrepreneurial JourneysNigeria’s female mechanics show how young African women can be empoweredProviding a bright future for young women in a male-dominated engineering sector requires a transformational effort....
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Published in: 50.50The people locked down and locked out in the cold during the pandemicMillions are unable to survive the pandemic or the rules to contain it. Their stories make a compelling case for a...
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Published in: 50.50Apply for a 2020 US investigative journalism fellowship [CLOSED]Join our Tracking the Backlash project for six months and sharpen your investigative journalism skills. The...
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