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Investigation reveals that police collusion fuels lucrative smuggling industry.
Bringing Kenyan Journalists and Activists Together
Event hears that collaboration is key in the fight against abuses.
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Women’s rights are a pathway to addressing social and political challenges around the world.
Nigeria: Police Officers Forced to Buy Their Own Uniforms
The force is failing to equip its ranks with even regulation materials.
Nigeria: Prisoners Forced to Buy Their Freedom
Police forces arbitrarily arrest and extort money from ordinary citizens.
Nigeria: Corruption Fuelling Drug Trade
State agencies accused of failing to fulfil their mandate.
Nigeria: Soldiers Forced To Buy Their Own Uniforms
Corruption and mismanagement leaves army ranks woefully under-resourced.
Nigeria: When Aid Goes Missing
Government agencies accused of diverting supplies meant for the six northeastern states.
Nigeria: Herders and Farmers Clash Over Land
Tensions are rising between Fulani pastoralists and villagers in the country’s southwest.
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Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
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Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline
The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.
Belarus: Life as a Political Prisoner
Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.
Turkmenistan’s Transition of Power
President Berdymukhamedov has for decades carefully been preparing for his son to take over.