Can Jacob Zuma emerge as kingmaker in South Africa’s election?

[ad_1] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a divisive figure. For some South Africans, the controversial former president is a liberator and saviour for millions of poor people. For others, he is corrupt and ill-fit to lead. Despite...

Slum to stardom: Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is riding high

[ad_1] Medan, Indonesia – Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is a busy man. He is on location in the city of Bandung, shooting “a new project”, the details of which he refuses to divulge, while also wrapping up post-production on...

‘No to the Russian law!’ Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’

[ad_1] Tbilisi, Georgia – Crowds of protesters have been braving tear gas and plastic bullets for more than two weeks in protest against the Georgian government’s draft law targeting civil society. The new law would require non-profit entities (NGOs and...

Photos: Sustainable living gives Hungarian families hope for the future

[ad_1] Laszlo Kemencei lives as sustainably as possible on his small farm in eastern Hungary. He believes the land is effectively borrowed from his daughter, so he must do all he can to preserve it for the future. Kemencei, 28,...

‘No turning back’: Carnation Revolution divides Portugal again, 50 years on

[ad_1] Lisbon, Portugal – The olive-green military vehicles are the same, as are the uniforms of the personnel riding them. It’s even the same day of the week on this April 25 – a Thursday. This is when it all...

‘Don’t be afraid for the marshes’: The battle to save Iraq’s waterways

[ad_1] Abu Abbas knew more about the Iraqi Marshes than most, having lived there his entire life. So when the Iraqi government of former dictator Saddam Hussein drained the wetlands of southern Iraq in the early 1990s, Abu Abbas witnessed...

In Texas, pro-Palestine university protesters clash with state leaders

[ad_1] Austin, Texas – “It didn’t feel real.” That’s how Alishba Javaid, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, describes the moment when she saw roughly 30 state troopers walk onto the campus lawn. Javaid and hundreds of...

Palestinian employee of German development agency ‘abused’ in Israeli jail

[ad_1] Berlin, Germany – A Palestinian employee of Germany’s state-funded development agency has been imprisoned in Israel for more than a month, where she has been beaten and subject to abusive and humiliating treatment, her family members and lawyer say....

How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech

[ad_1] The sun was casting shadows onto the green grass of Dunn Meadow at Indiana University Bloomington, as a line of police carrying batons and shields moved forward. Across from the police stood a daisy chain of protesters, their arms...

A sanctioned strongman and the ‘fall’ of Myanmar’s Myawaddy

[ad_1] Mae Sot, Thailand –  On April 11, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of Myanmar’s Karen National Union (KNU) a staunch opponent of the military coup, captured the 275 Light Infantry Battalion base about 5km (3.1...
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