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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The EU Recovery Fund: uniting and dividing Europe
Demands from souverainists and anti-European movements have been suddenly silenced by the latest maneuver in... 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 lockdownThe first COVID-19 case was reported to WHO on December 31, 2019. Many governments around the world decided to impose... 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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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
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Explainer
The Covid-19 pandemic, and the
failure of European solidarityThe current coronavirus pandemic presents another crisis that again requires the European Union and its member states... Read more
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Mariposa
The butterfly does not count months, but moments.And it has enough... Read more
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For many Yazidi refugees, unbearable life
conditions lead to suicideIn the last three months, there has been an increase in the number of suicide cases among Yazidis in the refugee camps... Read more
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Wiruka: a Huichol tale
The Huichol communities are located in Mexico, in the Potosi desert. They are widely recognized for their wonderful... Read more
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A “we are in this together” episode for mental soothing
In the beginning, everyone from ordinary citizens to the competent medical professionals were responsible for helping... Read more
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President Bernie Sanders:
not this timeThis week, Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for US president. It now appears that Joe Biden will be the... Read more
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The effect of Coronavirus on my life
Today, the whole world is dealing with a crisis that could result in a massive economic downfall. With the pandemic,... Read more
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How the corona crisis has affected my life as an expat
I had been living in the Netherlands for three years, when the coronavirus finally reached Tilburg on the 27th of... Read more
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Australia in times of COVID-19: a collection of testimonies
Jia (Melbourne, Australia) Melbourne is currently in stage 3 lockdown where you're only allowed to leave the house... Read more