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Are war crimes being committed in Ukraine? | The Stream
Reports of civilian casualties are growing as Russian troops continue their military offensive in Ukraine, with the UN recording at least 726 civilian deaths, including 52 children, and 1,174 people injured. Since fighting began in late February, Ukrainian hospitals, schools and residential neighbourhoods have been shelled and Russian troops have been accused of shooting at fleeing civilians. On Wednesday, Russian bombs hit a theatre and…
🇺🇬 Uganda: Do government critics have a future in the country? | The Stream
Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija and poet Stella Nyanzi have both experienced the consequences of being outspoken critics of the Ugandan government. They have been jailed, tortured, charged with communications offences and made to flee their country. Rukirabashaija is best known for his 2020 satirical novel “The Greedy Barbarian”. In December, he posted a series of tweets critical of President Yoweri Museveni and his son, a military…
Why are Tanzania’s Maasai being forced off their ancestral land? | The Stream
Tanzania has renewed efforts to evict thousands of indigenous people from their ancestral land in the north of the country. It’s a move that the government claims will help bolster the country’s tourism industry through big game hunting. The land in question is in Loliondo and is home to 70,000 Masaai people, a semi-nomadic ethnic group. The plan is to move the Maasai into the…
🇮🇳 What does India's hijab ban row mean for the Muslim community? | The Stream
A recent hijab ban at some schools in southern India has reignited a debate over religious freedom in the world’s largest democracy. Citing new government restrictions, schools across Karnataka are prohibiting students from wearing religious symbols such as headscarves in class. Videos of young Muslim women and girls being forced to remove their hijabs before entering school have gone viral and sparked widespread protests in…
Why has #WhereIsPengShuai reignited online? | The Stream
Peng Shuai Last year #WhereIsPengShuai went viral after the safety and whereabouts of the tennis star came under question. She had accused former vice premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault in a since deleted Weibo post. On Sunday Peng Shuai spoke to French sports outlet L’Équipe in the Beijing Olympic Village and announced her retirement. She thanked international athletes and Women’s Tennis Association players for…
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Filmmaker Gary Hustwit has created a documentary which can rewrite itself before every screening. So, how does the technology work? This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology [...]
A well-known Iraqi social media influencer has reportedly been shot dead in her car by a gunman on a motorbike. [...]
Farmers protest in Naggal village against Banto Kataria, questioning barricades at Shambhu border. Gurmeet Singh Majri leads protesters demanding legal guarantee on minimum support price. Aseem Goyal, Ambala City MLA, [...]
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