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7 October 2019
Filipino teachers hold protest as presidential promise of salary increase remains unfulfilled
"It is now more than three years that Duterte is
the President and still the promise of salary increase for teachers is
illusive."
5 October 2019
Video: Two months of lockdown in Kashmir
It has been 60 days since public transportation
was suspended, mobile services blocked, schools and colleges shut in
Kashmir. Community correspondent for Video Volunteers Basharat Amin
reports from Shopian.
4 October 2019
Climate activists in the Netherlands: “We need hope through action”
“I asked myself, how can we make sure that there is a just and healthy planet in the end for us to live our liberated lives?”
From Syria to the world: Notes on tyranny, war and despair
Based on actual events and stories, these Notes
send the message that Syrians deserve to live in peace, dignity and
freedom—just like everyone else in the world.
An Exiled Nation: Saharawi advocates call on the world to support self-determination for Western Sahara
The Saharawi people have lived in exile since
1975, when, following Spain’s withdrawal from Africa, the Moroccan and
Mauritanian armies occupied the resource-rich territory in Western
Sahara where the Saharawi...
Netizen Report: Human rights groups demand justice for Jamal Khashoggi, one year after his murder
The journalist's killing sparked widespread
condemnation of the Saudi government and brought increased international
scrutiny to the treatment of journalists and rights activists by the
regime.
Can the 2019 presidential election alleviate rampant poverty in Afghanistan?
“I have had already this powerless feeling, and there was nothing to do, except voting."
2 October 2019
As real bullets fly and hit in Hong Kong, the police start a new cycle of unprecedented violence
Hong Kong sees its first victim of live gunshot as the city is once again marred in a vicious circle of violence
Bearing witness to Putin's rise to power
Interview with Vitaly Mansky, a former film
director with Russia's state TV, about his latest documentary — on
Putin's rise to power, exactly 20 years ago.
No land, no fish: Mekong community in northeast Thailand struggles against a double-threat
"I don’t understand but I’m very stressed. How
can they demolish it? I don’t have anywhere to live. We aren’t rich
investors. We’re poor people."
The Caribbean speaks out on the climate crisis
Caribbean activists are joining the global
movement to demand action on climate change; after all, island nations
are on the frontline of the crisis with the most adverse effects.
The fault lines in Cameroon's national peace talks
National peace dialogues in Cameroon have left
some citizens filled with doubt and fear. “I don’t see anything coming
out of that meeting in Yaoundé," said Martin, a carpenter.
Youth gather in China to halt biodiversity loss and promote harmony with nature
At the MAB Youth Forum, 176 young people from 82
countries gathered in China, to discuss the urgent biodiversity crisis
caused by climate change and declare their commitment to all...
1 October 2019
While El Salvador's security improves, the country loses ground in press freedom
While there are fewer murders in El Salvador,
the government appears to show censorship tendencies towards the media
and critical voices.
29 September 2019
Undercover journalist exposes harsh working conditions at Amazon warehouse in Japan
A new book by a Japanese investigative reporter
exposes deadly working conditions at a giant Amazon facility just
outside of Tokyo.
Censorship and online threats against the press spell trouble for the future of Pakistani journalism
The Committee to Protect Journalists says as
many as 61 journalists have been killed in Pakistan since 1992; in most
cases, the perpetrators could not be identified.
Press freedom watchdog dismisses China’s '70 Years of Progress on Human Rights’ as ‘smokescreen’
Reporters Without Borders slams China's white
paper on human rights as "a smokescreen" to mask the country's
"horrendous record" with regard to human rights and press freedom.
28 September 2019
Global rally to urge U.S. congress to vote for the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
'This is a plea for universal human rights, for democracy and for the freedom to choose…'
Cameroon’s amputee football team set to miss first international debut
The Cameroon amputee team was formed in March
last year and needs international participation to get recognized by the
World Amputee Football Federation. Their journey has been daunting.
27 September 2019
The little-known beauty of rice sheaf artistry from India and Nepal
The tradition of decorating houses with rice sheaves woven into beautiful forms is slowly disappearing.
