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Protesters hold posters calling for protection of Indigenous lands amid growing number of development projects in the Philippines.
Environment
The Philippines is among the most dangerous places in the world for environmental activists
Climate activist Vanessa Nakate, of Uganda, delivers her speech during a Fridays for Future demonstration in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
Climate Change
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate: ‘We want climate action and our voices will not be silenced’
A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems
Books
Meet the Saudi woman who ignited a firestorm when she got behind the wheel
Nigerian pastor Esther Ibanga joined with Muslim leaders in the city of Jos to call for the return of Chibok girls who were kidnapped by the extremist group Boko Haram.
Justice
‘It’s not about you being a Muslim and me being a Christian,’ says one Nigerian activist
A Russian court ruled on Tuesday to give Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny (right) a suspended sentence for embezzling money, but jailed his brother Oleg (left) for three and a half years in a case seen as part of a campaign to stifle dissent.
Justice
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny avoids jail, but his brother becomes a bargaining chip
Rasha Abdulla overlooking Tahrir Square just hours before Hosni Mubarak stepped down from power.
Conflict
Egypt’s social media activists cannot depend solely on Twitter, Facebook