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Truth in Fiction: Understanding India’s Class Struggle Through “The White Tiger”

November 21, 2025

The 2008 Booker Prize recipient, Aravind Adiga, and his book “The White Tiger” highlight and critique the reality of social disparity in India. 

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In Asia, Human Rights, India, News and Social Action, Booklist Tags Asia, Human Rights, india, Booklist

Police Brutality Undermines Free Speech in Kenya

November 4, 2025

As Kenya protests proposed Finance Bills, police respond with violent force, threatening freedom of speech.

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In Africa, Human Rights, Kenya, News and Social Action Tags Africa, kenya, Human Rights

Architecture That Targets the Unhoused in Japan

November 3, 2025

Japan’s unhoused crisis is masked by urban design called hostile architecture, a tool used to alienate those experiencing homelessness, affecting the public in the process.

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In Asia, Human Rights, News and Social Action, Japan Tags Asia, Japan, Human Rights

Mexican Citizens Take Up Arms Against Drug Cartels

October 27, 2025

When the Mexican government failed to protect its citizens, community militias rose to fight back against powerful drug cartels.

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In Mexico, News and Social Action, North America, Human Rights Tags Human Rights, Mexico, North America

The Fight to End Sexual Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

October 21, 2025

 A variety of organizations work with young women in sub-Saharan Africa to fight sexual violence. 

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In Africa, News and Social Action, Human Rights Tags Africa, Human Rights

The Fight to Preserve Cantonese Language and Culture

October 7, 2025

Despite pressure from the Chinese government, the will to preserve the Cantonese language remains strong in China and around the world. 

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In Asia, China, Human Rights, News and Social Action Tags Asia, China, Human Rights

The Searching Mothers of Mexico: Fighting for the Disappeared

September 4, 2025

Mothers in Mexico search for their missing children with little to no help from authorities, risking their lives against the oppressors: cartels.

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In Human Rights, Mexico, News and Social Action, North America Tags Human Rights, Mexico, North America

U.N. Warns of Rising Sexual Violence in War as Aid Declines

August 26, 2025

Envoy Pramilla Patten warns that prioritizing military funding over survivor aid is an act of gender-based violence itself, reinforcing a global cycle of sexism.

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In Africa, Human Rights, News and Social Action Tags Human Rights, Africa

How Women in Turkey Stitch Resistance Into Fabric

August 25, 2025

Across Turkey, textile art bridges cultural heritage with feminist activism in the face of authoritarianism.

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In Asia, Human Rights, Europe, News and Social Action, Turkey Tags Turkey, Asia, Europe, Activism

Then and Now: The Role of Women in Afghanistan

August 18, 2025

From the 1920s to today, women's roles and rights have evolved across a century of Afghan history.

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In Afghanistan, Asia, Human Rights, News and Social Action Tags Afghanistan, Asia, Human Rights

Alcohol Abuse and Consumption in Latvia

August 12, 2025

Latvia ranks fourth in countries with the highest alcohol consumption, raising concerns regarding alcohol abuse and challenges to rehabilitation. 

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In Europe, Latvia, News and Social Action, Human Rights Tags Europe, Latvia, Human Rights

Digital Disrespect: The Social Media “Holocaust Challenge”

August 12, 2025

2025 marks 80 years since the end of the Holocaust; harmful social media trends around Poland's memorial sites greatly disrespect the 6 million Jewish victims. 

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In Europe, Human Rights, Poland, News and Social Action Tags Human Rights, Europe, Poland

The Right to Rest: The Global Push for Nap Rights

August 1, 2025

Around the world, workers and activists are challenging the systems that equate exhaustion with success, fighting to make rest a protected right, not a privilege. 

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In Global, Human Rights, News and Social Action Tags Global, Human Rights

Will Recognizing the Taliban Ultimately Help The Afghan People?

August 1, 2025

Although Russia’s official decision to recognize the Taliban came as a surprise, many countries already unofficially acknowledge the de facto government, and some argue that Western recognition may be the best way to help the Afghan people.

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In Afghanistan, Asia, Human Rights, News and Social Action Tags Asia, Afghanistan, Human Rights

The Human Cost of Illegal Fishing in Thailand

July 31, 2025

The global seafood industry’s demand has fueled illegal fishing practices, like forced labor and human trafficking, with Thailand being a hotspot of these illicit affairs.

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In Asia, Human Rights, News and Social Action, Thailand Tags Asia, thailand, Human Rights

Cameroon: A Neglected Refugee Crisis

July 21, 2025

As both external and internal conflicts rage across Cameroon, the country’s refugee struggle has been overlooked, worsening without adequate aid or media attention. 

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In Africa, Cameroon, News and Social Action, Human Rights Tags Africa, Cameroon, Refugees

Zapatista Radio: Indigenous Broadcasts Resist Erasure in Mexico

July 21, 2025

In Chiapas, Mexico, Zapatista-run community radio stations preserve Mayan languages, report local issues and bypass state-controlled narratives.

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In Human Rights, Mexico, News and Social Action, North America Tags Indigenous Peoples, Mexico, South America

Femicides in Honduras

July 15, 2025

Honduras has one of the highest rates of femicides in the world, with more than 4,000 women killed between 2013 and 2025.

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In Human Rights, Honduras, News and Social Action, South America Tags South America, Honduras, Human Rights, Feature

Trump Pushes for Deportation to an Active War Zone

July 13, 2025

The recent Supreme Court-approved U.S. deportation of eight men to war-torn South Sudan led to legal, ethical and human rights debates.

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In Africa, Human Rights, News and Social Action, North America, Sudan, USA Tags Africa, Sudan, North America, USA, Human Rights

Dissent in the Digital Age

July 9, 2025

How authoritarian regimes are weaponizing Internet use and the global resistance fighting back.

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In Global, Human Rights, News and Social Action Tags Global, Activism
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