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From New York to Sierra Leone: the search for a missing sister

silverguide.site – Oluwaseun Babalola’s film Fighting Giants is an exploration of the misogyny and racism encountered by her family as they attempted to uncover the truth behind her sibling’s disappearance seven years ago…
From New York to Sierra Leone: the search for a missing sister
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‘This is my mission, my destiny’: a treacherous Amazon journey tracing the steps of our murdered colleagues

silverguide.site – Three years after the deaths of the British journalist and Brazilian activist, the Guardian joined the Indigenous peoples continuing their dangerous and often gruelling work to protect the rainforest…
‘This is my mission, my destiny’: a treacherous Amazon journey tracing the steps of our murdered colleagues
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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’

silverguide.site – Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body…
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
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BBC staff in London say their families are being ‘terrorised and punished’ by Iranian regime

silverguide.site – BBC says ‘sharp and deeply troubling escalation’ this year of Iran targeting families of UK-based BBC Persian journalists…
BBC staff in London say their families are being ‘terrorised and punished’ by Iranian regime
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Women behind the lens: ‘The bridal dress is meant to present her as a queen … but to me it always felt like a cage’

silverguide.site – The work of the Moroccan photographer Sara Benabdallah explores ritual and repression in her country’s marriage traditions…
Women behind the lens: ‘The bridal dress is meant to present her as a queen … but to me it always felt like a cage’
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Can a 15th-century Indian singing tradition help stop wildfires?

silverguide.site – Sankirtan mandali troupes are usually male singers and dancers. But in Odisha, women are joining in to spread safety messages as the climate crisis turns their region into a tinderbox…
Can a 15th-century Indian singing tradition help stop wildfires?
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On the right track: the record label reaching out to Cameroon’s street talent

silverguide.site – Born in Douala prison and hailed for helping young people stay out of trouble, the success of Jail Time Records has persuaded Burkina Faso to let the label branch out there…
On the right track: the record label reaching out to Cameroon’s street talent
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Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as ‘hotspotting’ takes hold in Lesotho

silverguide.site – Women campaign against needle-sharing and ‘hotspotting’ in African state with one of the world’s highest rates of HIV…
Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as ‘hotspotting’ takes hold in Lesotho
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Trump takes ‘wrecking ball’ to workers’ rights amid global ‘freefall’, new report says

silverguide.site – International Trade Union Confederation issued report showing conditions for workers’ rights across the globe have worsened…
Trump takes ‘wrecking ball’ to workers’ rights amid global ‘freefall’, new report says
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‘People think prison is for rehabilitation. It is all lies’: could community service work better than jail?

silverguide.site – Colombia has seen a surge in the number of female inmates – many poor, from rural areas and convicted of drug offences. Now a radical scheme could release thousands to support their families…
‘People think prison is for rehabilitation. It is all lies’: could community service work better than jail?
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Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ as Darfur suffers surge in sexual violence

silverguide.site – Médecins Sans Frontières report sparks calls for Sudan’s warring parties to be held to account for rapes and attacks…
Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ as Darfur suffers surge in sexual violence
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Exclusive: Somaliland president says recognition of state ‘on the horizon’ following Trump talks

silverguide.site – The breakaway territory’s independence has never been internationally recognised. Insiders say recent US overtures are encouraging – but the consequences could be inflammatory in the tinderbox region…
Exclusive: Somaliland president says recognition of state ‘on the horizon’ following Trump talks
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Sidi Ould Tah named African Development Bank president

silverguide.site – Mauritanian economist who led Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa will succeed Akinwunmi Adesina…
Sidi Ould Tah named African Development Bank president
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‘I don’t want freebies’: outgoing AfDB head on why investment, not aid, will shape Africa’s future

silverguide.site – After a decade helming the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina hands over to his successor this week. He explains his optimism despite the continent’s challenges…
‘I don’t want freebies’: outgoing AfDB head on why investment, not aid, will shape Africa’s future
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‘Scratch the earth, there’s gold!’: Small miners, big firms and armed gangs fight over Peru’s mineral wealth

silverguide.site – As the price of the precious metal soars to record levels, underground gunfights have erupted in the Andean region of Pataz as the mines’ riches draw in brutal crime cartels…
‘Scratch the earth, there’s gold!’: Small miners, big firms and armed gangs fight over Peru’s mineral wealth
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Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty

silverguide.site – Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation…
Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
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On World Hunger Day, make maternal nutrition a government priority | Letter

silverguide.site – Letter: Former development ministers Valerie Amos, Lynne Featherstone and Liz Sugg call on leaders to commit to ensuring that women and children have access to good nutrition…
On World Hunger Day, make maternal nutrition a government priority | Letter
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Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s secretive rehabilitation ‘prisons’ for disobedient women

silverguide.site – Girls and young women describe facing flogging and abuse in so-called ‘care homes’ after arguing with their fathers or husbands…
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s secretive rehabilitation ‘prisons’ for disobedient women
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‘They told me that they’d hunt me down’: journalists on how they survive working in war zones

silverguide.site – With a record number of journalists killed over the past year, four reporters covering conflicts across the world reveal how they dodge death…
‘They told me that they’d hunt me down’: journalists on how they survive working in war zones
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Uganda accused of ‘state bigotry’ and attacks on LGBTQ+ people

silverguide.site – Report from Human Rights Watch criticises Museveni regime for arbitrary arrests and detentions, violence and extortion since draconian new law enacted…
Uganda accused of ‘state bigotry’ and attacks on LGBTQ+ people
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