How an EU-funded security force helped Senegal crush democracy protests | Investigation
Dakar, Senegal / Madrid, Spain – The Senegalese government deployed a special anti-terrorist unit, created, equipped and trained with funding…
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'I miss my crayons': 11-year-old boy in Gaza must find water for his family | Israel's war against Gaza
Gaza City, Gaza Strip — School is no longer the place where 11-year-old Karem Samra goes to study and play…
Why were Muslim prisoners in the United States pepper sprayed while praying? | Human rights
On February 28, 2021, shortly after nine p.m., nine Muslim men took off their shoes, lined up single file, and…
Brazil's Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News
Aveiro, Brazil – The flames grew to more than thirty meters and sent waves of smoke rising through the jungle.…
Ahead of elections, tension rises in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | indigenous rights
Tral, Indian-administered Kashmir – Like many people in his nomadic tribal community, Bashir Ahmed Gujjar, a 70-year-old shepherd, never went…
With lives torn apart by war, Ukrainian teenagers build new dreams | Russia-Ukraine War
Two years ago, Ukrainian teenagers were busy making friends, falling in love and trying new things, just like their peers…
'Our bodies know pain': Why Norway's reindeer herders support Gaza | indigenous rights
Fosen Peninsula, Norway – A herd of reindeer running through thick, white snow sounds a bit like thunder. It's a…
Can a 'Muslim' lion and a 'Hindu' lioness live together? An Indian Zoo Dilemma | Religion
The Calcutta High Court this week told the government of West Bengal state in eastern India to consider renaming two…
Debate on scrapping CFA begins as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forge new path | Characteristics
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Since the Niger coup on July 30, fissures within the Economic Community of West African States…
'Tired, not demoralized': Ukraine's tech workers fight growing war fatigue | Russia-Ukraine War
When Russian forces crossed the Ukrainian border and advanced towards Kharkiv, Serhiy Evdokimov got into his car and started driving.…