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Youth bulge: A public billboard in Uganda urges young people to have smaller families.

1 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Africa needs to drop the ‘youth bulge’ discourse

Wangui Kimari makes the case that the youth discourse in Africa has patronizing,...

Musa Fata's social media feed shows a life of ease and abundance.

8 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Kids at work: a migrant in Italy

Sophia Seymour and Daisy Squires shine a light on Musa...

‘People are intolerant towards Dalits speaking up,’ says Ravali Medari, a student activist at the University of Hyderabad.

9 Jan 2018 4 minute read

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Kids at work: a Dalit activist

Ravali Medari was moved to take up political activism alongside her academic work. Meena Kandasamy...

Jake Edwards is a YouTube vlogger: a uniquely millennial career

3 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Kids at work: a YouTube vlogger

Jake Edwards, a transgender YouTube vlogger, has a uniquely millennial career. Edward Siddons...

FeesMustFall: Protesters celebrate the removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes from the University of Cape Town.

10 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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Over the rainbow: South Africa’s young radicals

South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation has come of age. And they’re not happy with the way the ANC...

Young girls in Malaysia are finding a safe space in social media networks.

3 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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A group of one’s own

For young girls across the Muslim world, social media has become a therapeutic medium. Hussein Kesvani ...

1 Jan 2018 13 minute read

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Arrested Development

What’s left for young people today? Yohann Koshy examines the emergence of ‘millennials’ and the political...

19 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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Laughing and crying online

Social media use is correlated with mental health problems. But is it simply cause and effect? Marcus Gilroy-Ware...

2 Jan 2018 1 minute read

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‘Curing’ homosexuality in China

LGBT+ people are subjected to forced confinement, medication and electric shocks to try to change their sexual orientation,...

13 Feb 2018 1 minute read

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Mozambican men tackle domestic violence

Meet the non-profit art group trying to end violence against women in Mozambique. By Rebecca Cooke.

1 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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The weighted scales of justice

Amy Booth visits a Bolivian prison and meets those let down by patchy law enforcement.

Sign pointing to the village of Hope, Derbyshire UK. Photo by: Flickr user pol sifter

22 Dec 2017 3 minute read

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2017: looking for something to cheer about

As we bid farewell to 2017, Mari Marcel Thekaekara looks back at the year that was.

EU border towns: Migrants sleeping under Via Europa, the bridge linking Italy and France in the border town of Ventimiglia. Photo by Fotomovimiento

18 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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(Dead) end of the journey: when migrants reach border towns

Europe’s response to migration: more police, more walls – for no reason. Alex Fusco writes.

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18 Dec 2017 4 minute read

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What we learned from Argentina’s WTO alternative

Buenos Aires welcomed the WTO with a week of action. By Paula Serafini and Martín...

Marie-Josee, 78, has been a potter all her life. Despite being visually impaired, she has a permanent twinkle in her eye. At the mention of kunyaza, Marie-Josee’s eyes shine even brighter and she roars with laughter. Photo by Thomas Lewton

16 Dec 2017 10 minute read

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The joy of kunyaza: women’s pleasure comes first in Rwanda

Rwanda tops global gender equality tables. Can a traditional sexual practice help explain why? Alice McCool...

15 Dec 2017 3 minute read

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A tale of two murders

India witnesses more attacks to minorities and the public seems not to care. By Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

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