After Pistorius, South African media won’t be the same again
With cameras in court, new 24/7 news channels and no-holds-barred commentary on social media, the trial of Oscar Pistorius has…
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The #SaveAnne campaign: trying to stop a lesbian asylum seeker being deported to Uganda
Anne Nassozi, who is currently detained in the Yarl's Wood Immigration Centre, will be deported to Uganda this evening despite…
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If a genocide on the scale of Rwanda happened in Europe, would we stand idly by?
Twenty years after the genocide, Rwandans are finding ways to reconciliation. But it’s too soon for the nations and institutions…
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Meet the three Eritrean women who are taking on the regime
Feruz Werede, Selam Kidane and Meron Estefanos are finding ways of challenging one of the most repressive states in Africa.
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“If homosexuality is ever legalised in Uganda I’ll be on the next flight home”
Edwin S is an LGBT refugee from Uganda, now living in South London. Here, he describes how he left behind…
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Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni signs anti-gay bill
The new law will make it virtually impossible to be openly gay in Uganda, and follows the stricter anti-gay laws…
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Public opinion on benefits is not a one-way street
Voters believe the welfare system is too generous but also remain committed to fairness and to tackling "causes not symptoms".
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Underground epidemic: the tuberculosis crisis in South Africa’s gold mines
South Africa’s gold mining industry has suffered a number of setbacks in recent years. Repeated union strikes have resulted in…
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