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  1. article

    Five killed in Myanmar as troops open fire on protesters

    Wed, 7 Apr 2021 08:24 AM

    More than 580 people have been killed, according to an activist group, in the turmoil in Myanmar since a Feb. 1 coup

  2. article

    SOS call to local Indian paper saves 81 Rohingya at sea, but no country says welcome

    Thu, 4 Mar 2021 08:34 AM

    The Rohingya are a minority group, most of whom are denied citizenship by Myanmar, which considers them illegal immigrants from Bangladesh

  3. article

    Teed off: As COVID fuels S. Africa's housing crisis, golf courses feel the heat

    Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:32 PM

    Housing uncertainty in South Africa is triggering activists to hone in on the country's 450 golf courses

  4. article

    Stolen but not silent: Indigenous Australians protest national celebrations

    Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:44 AM

    Holding national celebrations on the highly sensitive date reinforces a legacy of mistreatment of Indigenous people, Aboriginal activists say

  5. article

    U.S. homeowners fight deeds that exclude buyers based on race

    Tue, 5 Jan 2021 14:37 PM

    States are making it easier to remove illegal restrictive covenants, which were used to deny buyers of a certain race or religion

  6. blog

    OPINION: The promise and reality of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

    Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:51 AM

    How can the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Peasants address the exclusion of – and discrimination against – rural communities worldwide?

  7. article

    As COVID-hit Brits escape to the country, minorities face rural racism

    Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:54 PM

    Though interest in the British countryside has surged during the pandemic, why are so few Black, Asian and ethnic minorities enjoying the great outdoors?

  8. article

    'One and Free': prominent Australian lawmaker urges change to national anthem

    Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:12 AM

    The national anthem should change the line 'we are young and free' to 'we are one and free' to recognise that Indigenous Australians are the oldest continued civilization in the world

  9. article

    Lower-caste Indian villagers given cremation ground after funeral stopped

    Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:51 AM

    Lower-caste Indians often struggle to find burial or cremation sites, especially in rural areas where bias runs deep

  10. article

    Zimbabwe agrees to pay $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers

    Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:49 AM

    Two decades ago Robert Mugabe's government evicted 4,500 white farmers and redistributed the land to around 300,000 Black families