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Chinese patriots retaliate online after Danish outlet spoofs Chinese ‘virus flag’
Image from the Stand News mocking the People's Republic of China where the usual yellow stars have been replaced by images of a virus and a photo of leader Xi Jinping on the right. Use…
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Protest in Trinidad & Tobago against gender-based violence inspires action throughout Caribbean
‘If the reporting mechanisms worked, those women would be alive’ Screenshot taken from a public Facebook video posted by Womantra, chronicling some of the events from ‘Orange Day: Remembr…
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Waterfront communities displaced by forced evictions in Lagos, Nigeria
So far, 24 communities have been demolished, rendering 50,000 people homeless Boys paddle a canoe in the waterfront community of Makoko, Lagos, Nigeria., June 11, 2017. This community fea…
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Jamaica's Accountability Meter Portal: ‘Accountability is the key to progress’
“All you have to do is ask us.” Part 2 of 2 Screenshot of some of the services offered on the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal's home page. The website aims to empower citizens to …
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Hope for dying Nepali language wanes as one of the last fluent speakers passes away at 85
Sangnaan wein (rest in peace), Gyani Maiya! Gyani Maiya Sen with Uday Raj. Photo by Sanjib Chaudhary. Used with permission. Gyani Maiya Sen Kusunda was not known to many but she was a b…
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In Kerala, millions of people form a human chain to protest India's “anti-muslim” citizenship laws
“The citizenship law will endanger the constitution and destroy peace” Human Chain in Kerala. Screenshot from YouTube Video by indusdotnews. On 26 January, on the Republic Day of India …
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The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal tracks government performance and gives power back to people
Transforming public financial management; Part 1 of 2 Screenshot of the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal's home page. The website aims to empower citizens to play an active role as…
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How Zimbabwe's biometric ID scheme (and China’s AI aspirations) threw a wrench into the 2018 election
For some, digital ID became a tool of voter intimidation. Indelible ink on the finger of a voter. Photo by Yogesh Mhatre via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. This piece is part of a series…