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Protests in Angola demand justice for Silvio Dala, a doctor who died in police custody
Protestors and doctors contest the official version of Dala's death Demonstration against the death of doctor Silvio Dala in Luanda. Photo by Simão Hossi, CC-BY 3.0 Hundreds of Ang…
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Chinese state-run TV distorts WHO scientist's remarks in viral video
Dr. Swaminathan's original speech has been edited Screen capture from CCTV's video on Miaopai. Via Youtube. This story is based on a research of Factcheck Lab , a Hong Kong-bas…
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Thai activists share hopes and wishes during a night camp protest
Hundreds stayed for an overnight protest camp on September 19 People started to lay down as the speech went on in Sanam Luang, September 19 evening. Photo and caption by Prachatai. This…
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Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
Access has been on and off since clashes broke out on September 27 Photo by Jordan Harrisson on Unsplash. Published under Unsplash's license . This post was originally published on…
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Citizenship by investment in the Caribbean: economic boon or diplomatic minefield?
Fast citizenship programmes are popular in the Caribbean Community Plane flying over the Caribbean. Photo by Vilseskogen on Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0 . Citizenship-for-purchase programmes,…
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COVID-19 causes Trinidad and Tobago to cancel its Carnival for 2021
There is still hope for a virtual festival “Carnival Tuesday meggie”: Carnival lover Attillah Springer gives a “meggie” – a hand gesture that brings the thumb and four fingers together i…
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BJP-led Assam state in India criticized for announcing 55,000 new government jobs ahead of elections
The BJP felt short of its promises of creating jobs and cleaning up corruption in the rural state Teachers in Assam wearing traditional Assamese dress. Image via Flickr by Michael Foley .…
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Toward a cyberfeminist future: A new study centers African women as protagonists online
The internet perpetuates systems of oppression and inequality A woman checks her mobile phone. Photo via Pikist , a royalty-free site for images. Navigating the internet as a woman in A…
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North Macedonia scraps ministerial post responsible for the diaspora
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Minister Edmond Ademi at a meeting with representatives of the Macedonian diaspora, on August 14, 2019. Photo : Government of the Republic of North Macedonia,…