Corruption in Iraq:
Barzani family needs to come clean
Despite the many issues facing our planet right now — including global warming, the Covid-19 pandemic, war in many... Read more
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CCM and the opposition: Tanzania general election
Tanzanian politics is led by several political parties from both the ruling party and the opposition side. The ruling... Read more
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Interview: Belgian Network for Black Lives
The recent case of police brutality by white police officers that resulted in the murder of George Floyd, a... Read more
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American sports leagues lost
the game of human rightsWhat do Colin Kaepernick, Enes Kanter and Bubba Wallace — three professional athletes at the top of their game —... Read more
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Explainer
Connecting the dots: climate change and the pandemic
With the emergence of the Coronavirus, highly restrictive measures had to be taken from the beginning of this year. In... Read more
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Explainer
The right to be named and counted: indigenous peoples being excluded from COVID-19 statistics
By Bia'ni Madsa' Juárez López and Jess Cherofsky We have a great diversity of indigenous peoples in the world —... Read more
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Feature
The fight for education: after the Battle of Mosul
Primary school represents what may be the most important stage for students, preparing them with knowledge, skills... Read more
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News Minute
Are Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar just part of the Yazidi genocide, or is this Turkey’s new political tactic?
Last night was a tough night for Sinjar City and the Yazidi community that lives there. Turkish warplanes bombed the... Read more
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Explainer
Donald Trump, and the dark legacy
of states’ rights and GOP racismOn Christmas Eve in 1860, the U.S. House of Representatives received a letter that would forever change the history of... Read more
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Walking on eggshells: Yazidis clearing ISIS landmines
Healing yourself from a nightmare takes courage, but to heal yourself from a never-ending funeral takes real bravery.... Read more
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Lockdown in theory. Protest in practice.
The government of Iraqi Kurdistan imposed a “strict” lockdown on the region, which was to start last Monday. But... Read more
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Culture Vitamins: powerful medicine for mental health
Mental ill-health around the world seems to be downright epidemic, with more than 263 million people globally... Read more
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Trump’s War on Science
Suggesting that people drink bleach is obviously an outrageous thing for the President of the United States to have... Read more
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Domestic violence in Iraq worsening
in COVID-19 lockdownAccording to Human Rights Watch, Iraq has the highest rate of domestic violence in the world. Women are regularly... Read more
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Iraqi Kurdistan: Yazidi refugees fight
to survive amid lockdownWhile citizens in many Western countries mourn the loss of their freedoms, with some still refusing to follow lockdown... Read more
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GOP Pushes Voting By Mail – Trump Calls it “Corrupt”?
This week President Trump referred to voting by mail as "corrupt." However, the Republican National Committee — his... Read more