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Protesters demand immediate release of journalist Rozina Islam in Bangladesh, 2021.

Freedom of the press

Hundreds of journalists imprisoned

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by Jörg Döbereiner
Alphonia Zali, a household helper in South Africa, was one of millions of women who lost their jobs during lockdowns.

Debt problems

World Bank sounds alarm as debt problems worsen

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by Roli Mahajan
Work-place safety has improved: Nazma Akter (in red) taking part in a rally in Dhaka in 2019, commemorating the Rana Plaza disaster of 2013.

Bangladesh

The price garment workers paid for Covid-19 in Bangladesh

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by Nazma Akter
by Marianne Scholte
Screenshot – RSF - https://rsf.org/en/news/ghana-sees-disturbing-surge-press-freedom-violations

Press freedom

Ghanaian journalists face a crackdown on free speech

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by Dasmani Laary
Flood damage in Germany last summer.

Global environment

The climate crisis is escalating fast

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by Roli Mahajan
US Senator Elizabeth Warren is a critic of internet giants – would she have more than 3.3 million Facebook followers if she praised them instead?

Public discourse

Giving voice to the voiceless

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by Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
by Hans Dembowski
Community dialogue in Gulu, northern Uganda.

Media

Promoting pluralistic discourse

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by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

DW Akademie

Self-regulating Mongolian media industry

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by Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Gender relations

A brief history of rape law in Pakistan

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by Marva Khan
Marva Khan
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