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Two transgender women in Cameroon sentenced to five years in jail for ‘attempted homosexuality’
Cameroon’s penal code criminalizes same-sex relationships From left to right: Njeukam Loic Midrel (Shakiro) and Mouthe Roland (Patricia). Image credit: Shakiro/Facebook On May 11, two C…
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Hong Kong authorities warn of 5-year prison term for attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil
June 4 vigil in Victoria Park banned for the second year Poster on the 32nd anniversary of June 4. Image from HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement of China Following…
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South Asian examples show the centrality of nature in indigenous art
Art is ‘our stories, families, lands, artists, ceremonies, and language.’ Rice sheaves artistry from southern plains of Nepal. Photo by CK Kalyan. Used with permission. This article by …
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Greenpeace report highlights extent of European nations’ dumping of waste in Turkey
Almost 40 per cent of the UK's plastic waste ends up in Turkey A burning pile of waste in Adana, Turkey. Photo from the Greenpeace report. Published on May 17, Greenpeace's late…
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As tourists party, citizens under COVID lockdown ask: Are there ‘two Jamaicas'?
‘We suffer where you vacation’ Tourists gathered at the popular Rick's Café on Negril's western cliffs in January 2011, well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Chris Ford on…
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Colombians ‘save the evidence’ as they denounce social media censorship of protests
Initiatives spring up to capture the reality of government repression Demonstrator in discussion with anti-riot police in Medellín, Colombia, on April 28. Photo by ‘Humano Salvaje’ on …
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Colombian students set up humanitarian camp to resist police crackdown
Student strikers raise awareness through song, dance, and food The student camp in Popayán, Colombia. Photo taken by the author. In the southwest of Colombia, in Popayán, the capital of…
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Czechia's Muslim women celebrated Ramadan with mixed experiences
Some speak of anti-Islam criticism, others praise country's religious freedom Ramadan in Prague's Al Firdaus Center. After Eid prayer in the room provided exclusively for women. P…
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Trinidad and Tobago edges closer to amending its Equal Opportunity Act to include sexual orientation
The spirit of the Act is limited by its current purview Colourful rainbow flag. Photo by Marco Verch Professional Photographer on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 . Caribbean nations have, one by on…