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The tide may be turning in Turkey

Top story
New – by Hans Dembowski
On Sunday, Ekrem Imamoglu won Istanbul's mayoral re-run election in a landslide. The right-wing populists of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party, the AKP, have lost their aura of invincibility. Even in a troubled democracy, voters' choice can still make a difference.
Stigma and shame
New – by Sandip Chattopadhyay, Hans Dembowski

Unacknowledged suffering

To a large extent, Indian society is simply not prepared to deal with mental-health problems
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A case study
New – by Solmaz Golsabahi-Broclawski

A family’s blessing

Psychologists’ own mental templates can distort their assessments of people from different backgrounds
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Psychiatric problems
New – by Samir Abi

Metaphysical explanations

In West Africa, traditional or religious practices are often the preferred method of treating mental disorders
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Vocational schools
New – by Verena Stamm

Anything is possible

Vocational schools are an important aspect of education and training in Burundi
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Public health
New – by Raphael Mweninguwe

Preventable diseases

Malawi’s health sector is doing a good job in combatting neglected tropical diseases
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New – by Hans Dembowski

Sudan is not China

Western media under-estimate the extent to which China opened up under authoritarian rule after the Tiananmen Square massacre
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Vocational training
New – by Judy Thuo, Hans Dembowski

Front-face customer care

Why vocational training matters in Nairobi’s public-transport industry, and why young women in particular deserve job opportunities
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