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Archives for October 2018

At stake in Khashoggi affair: control of the Arab world’s narrative

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Taylor Luck Amman, Jordan | October 17, 2018 | The Christian Science Monitor The disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has done more than strike fear in the hearts of Arab journalists and intellectuals everywhere. The affair’s outcome, they say, holds in its balance the future of access to information across … [Read more...] about At stake in Khashoggi affair: control of the Arab world’s narrative

Gambia launches truth commission to shed light on Yahya Jammeh’s tortured rule

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Agency Staff | 16 October 2018 | Business Day The West African state of The Gambia on Monday launched an 11-member truth commission tasked with shedding light on summary executions, disappearances, torture, rape and other crimes under the regime of ousted Yahya Jammeh. "Today marks … the beginning of the much-anticipated mechanism that is expected to ensure healing, … [Read more...] about Gambia launches truth commission to shed light on Yahya Jammeh’s tortured rule

‘They have taken our beautiful sand from us and left nothing’

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Robert Shivambu, David Matsinhe | 17 Oct 2018 | Mail & Guardian It was with a heavy heart that Nassire Omar, a 60-year-old fisherman, moved away from his old home in the coastal village of Nagonha in northern Mozambique last year. He abandoned the village where he had lived since 2004, after it became prone to devastating floods. Altogether, 1 300 residents left … [Read more...] about ‘They have taken our beautiful sand from us and left nothing’

Venezuela’s Suicide: Lessons From a Failed State

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Moisés Naím and Francisco Toro | November/December 2018 Issue | Foreign Affairs Consider two Latin American countries. The first is one of the region’s oldest and strongest democracies. It boasts a stronger social safety net than any of its neighbors and is making progress on its promise to deliver free health care and higher education to all its citizens. It is a model … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s Suicide: Lessons From a Failed State

IPCC says limiting global warming to 1.5 °C will require drastic action

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Jeff Tollefson  | 08 October 2018 | Nature Humanity has a limited window in which it can hope to avoid the worst effects of climate change, according to climate report. Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels would be a herculean task, involving rapid, dramatic changes in how governments, industries and societies function, according to the … [Read more...] about IPCC says limiting global warming to 1.5 °C will require drastic action

Georgia’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System

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Rachel Aviv | October 1, 2018 Issue | The Newyorker A statewide network of schools for disabled students has trapped black children in neglect and isolation. Seth Murrell, a four-year-old boy with dreadlocks to his chin, moved with his family to Atlanta in the fall of 2015. On his first day at his new preschool, he cried the whole morning. He wouldn’t sit still in his … [Read more...] about Georgia’s Separate and Unequal Special-Education System