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Argentina’s Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo make sure the victims of military dictatorship are not forgotten.
Our view
– by Hans Dembowski

Belonging together

Nations are nothing natural, but human-made “imagined communities”
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Land restitution
– by Henning Melber

Righting a wrong

To make amends for colonial-era crimes, Germany should fund Namibian land restitution
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Social psychology
– by Sheila Mysorekar

Collective trauma

Every crisis leaves deep scars in the memory of the affected society
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Failed state
– by Nawid Paigham

A slide into war and chaos

Afghanistan’s dire conditions of poverty, conflict and lawlessness trace their roots to the Soviet occupation that began 40 years ago
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Recurring trauma
– by Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Hans Dembowski

Feelings of aggravation

The history of anti-Muslim violence in India
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Collective memories
– by Miriam Modalal, Dalilah Reuben-Shemia

Legacy of wounds

Peace-work contributes to a healing process of collective trauma in Lebanon
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Idi Amin photo exhibition
– by Isabella Bauer

Facets of a despot

A photo exhibition marks a first tentative attempt by Ugandans to come to terms with the past under Idi Amin
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Study
– by Mira Enders, Caterina Rohde-Abuba

Comforted by talking to God

World Vision study: Faith helps children to cope better with trauma of flight
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Rohingya
– by Mohammad Ehsanul Kabir, Palash Kamruzzaman

Frozen repatriation

Rohingya are afraid to return to Myanmar while tensions with host communities in Bangladesh are rising
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Chile’s new constitution
– by Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Citizens speak up

Chileans are preparing to vote in a constitutional referendum that will determine their future
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Community media
– by Geraldine Fobang, Rosaline Akah Obah, et al.

Carefully chosen words

Church maintains network for peace- and conflict-sensitive journalism in Cameroon
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Conflict transformation
– by Miriam Modalal, Dalilah Reuben-Shemia

Collective trauma

Violent conflicts can lead to the traumatisation of entire communities
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– by Hans Dembowski

Preventing poverty

How development circles are currently discussing social protection
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