Despite tumultuous months of uncertainties, Chalachew Tadesse writes that Kenyans believe in a “hard-won flame of democracy [that] can’t be easily extinguished.”
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Elizabeth Rodriguez Fielder interviews Helena Maria Viramontes, who has been telling stories of economic inequality and civil rights in marginalized communities for the last four decades.
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Columnist Tarik Gunersel writes with updates from Turkey, including a discussion of “banned words” by both the Trump and Erdogan administrations.
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A free and independent media is the first line of resistance.
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Faced with the fraudulent re-election of US-backed Juan Orlando Hernández, the youth of Honduras lead the nation into the streets, and are met with deadly violence.
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Contrary to the colonialist perspective, democracy is not a foreign concept in Africa. Chalachew Tadesse describes the successful election of Somaliland’s new president.
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The US Federal Communication Commission voted today to dismantle so-called net-neutrality regulations which prevent broadband providers from blocking certain websites or charging for certain web content.
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