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Popular YouTube channel documents what it is like to be black in Japan
Fukuoka residents Ruth (L) and Grace (R). Screencap from “ There's Life Beyond the White Supremacy Narrative ” on Black in Japan official YouTube channel. Popular YouTube channel an…
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Nigerians counteract COVID-19 denialism with social media campaigns
COVID-19 denial stems from a yawning distrust in the government Ogun State COVID-19 Isolation Centre. Image by Dr. Opeyemi Adeyemi, used with permission. Nigerians are reducing the ef…
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Appeal court says the answer to Guyana's election results lies in the recount
President Granger has said he will accept GECOM's declaration The three Guyana Appeals Court judges hand down their ruling in the in Misenga Jones elections case, on July 30, 2020. Sc…
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The day Liberia shut down freedom of expression amid a mass protest
Liberians recount the June 7 protest that led to a shutdown Protester poses for a photo under the banner “Save the State,” photo by Mark N. Mengonfia, June 7, 2019, Monrovia, Liberia, use…
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Hong Kong government disqualifies 12 pro-democracy candidates running for the local legislature
Chris Patten: It is an outrageous political purge The 12 pro-democracy candidates barred from running in the LegCo election. Image from the Stand News, used with permission Twelve pro-d…
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Musicians with albinism defy social stigma and break new ground in Cameroon’s creative sector
‘I want to represent albinos and send across positive messages’ Mola Mongombe (right) expresses concern for the treatment of people with albinism in Cameroon and also discusses his work a…
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Trinidad & Tobago NGO identifies treatment of women as key issue in upcoming elections
“Sexism is […] one of the most dangerous [biases]” “The finger that voted”; photo by Georgia Popplewell on Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 . Trinidad and Tobago's general elections will ta…
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In northern Syria, COVID-19 worsens an already dramatic humanitarian crisis
Residents of Idlib are enduring the impossible even without COVID-19. Photo of the northern Syrian city of Idlib, shortly after a Russian missile strike destroyed a neighbourhood on March…
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How Balinese communities in Indonesia are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic
A seller in a Bali market. Photo by I Komang Arsa Saguna / BASAbali Wiki. Used with permission. Bali, Indonesia’s top tourism island destination, will open its borders to domestic visito…