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More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi

silverguide.site – As human rights advocate is treated in Tehran hospital after transfer from Zanjan prison, prize winners demand her freedom…
More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi

Seven-day weeks and ‘debt bondage’: China’s first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse

silverguide.site – The BYD factory being built in Szeged, Hungary, is facing scrutiny after reports of EU labour laws being violated among the Chinese migrant workforce…
Seven-day weeks and ‘debt bondage’: China’s first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse

‘It’s like a trans-Barbie world!’: the Indian festival where transgender women can celebrate without fear

silverguide.site – The annual gathering at Koovagam is rooted in an ancient poem. Five trans attendees talk about what the event means to them in light of a controversial change to the country’s gender recognition law…
‘It’s like a trans-Barbie world!’: the Indian festival where transgender women can celebrate without fear

Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

silverguide.site – Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison…
Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’

silverguide.site – In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the government…
 Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’

Cut borrowing costs for poorer countries to free up $900bn for development – report

silverguide.site – G77 nations spend $8tn a year servicing debts, but analysis shows how comprehensive relief could benefit social spending…
Cut borrowing costs for poorer countries to free up $900bn for development – report

Stitches in time: the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in tapestry

silverguide.site – Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamusekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the Congo…
Stitches in time: the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in tapestry

Could gold mining help Colombia’s armed groups to finally lay down their weapons?

silverguide.site – In Nariño, guerrilla groups are swapping arms for legal mining as part of the country’s peace accord. But as presidential elections loom, armed rivals and delays threaten to derail progress…
Could gold mining help Colombia’s armed groups to finally lay down their weapons?

They were hunted by the Taliban for helping the US. Now, Trump wants to send these families to the DRC

silverguide.site – Thousands of Afghans who assisted US forces are stuck in limbo in Qatar. Instead of promised resettlement in America, they face an uncertain future in another war-torn country…
They were hunted by the Taliban for helping the US. Now, Trump wants to send these families to the DRC

Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest

silverguide.site – Exclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has found…
Flaws in Kenya’s AI-driven health reforms driving up costs for the poorest

Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start

silverguide.site – Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not ‘align with national values’…
Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start

First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’

silverguide.site – WHO prequalification of Coartem Baby means newborns can be safely treated rather than using medication for older children…
First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’

Sabastian Sawe given hero’s welcome in Kenya after sub-two marathon feat

silverguide.site – Record-breaker says London Marathon win was ‘a victory for all of us’ as he is greeted by family and friends in Eldoret…
Sabastian Sawe given hero’s welcome in Kenya after sub-two marathon feat

‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp

silverguide.site – As aid cuts strip back food and supplies, the facility offers a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously faced frightening and risky conditions to give birth…
‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp

BAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft

silverguide.site – EnComm Aviation says the firm’s action has cut off vital support for crisis-hit countries including South Sudan and the DRC…
BAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft

Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence

silverguide.site – Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyers…
Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence

Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals

silverguide.site – The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records show…
Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals

‘It’s like a slow death’: a jailed mother and her daughter on why prison is a sentence for them both

silverguide.site – Valentina was seven when Ivonne first went to jail in Ecuador for selling drugs. Nine years later, as Ivonne faces another prison sentence, they discuss the trauma of living apart – and their lasting bond…
‘It’s like a slow death’: a jailed mother and her daughter on why prison is a sentence for them both

‘I should not have wished for war’: six ordinary Iranians on how the US-Israel conflict has changed them

silverguide.site – In Tehran, the Guardian spoke to people about how war is transforming their feelings toward the regime and their country’s future…
‘I should not have wished for war’: six ordinary Iranians on how the US-Israel conflict has changed them

How Bolivia’s cacao farmers took on the gold mining industry – and won

silverguide.site – As rising gold prices fuel environmental destruction, communities in the country’s biodiverse heartland are passing laws against mining…
How Bolivia’s cacao farmers took on the gold mining industry – and won
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