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  • 8. 5. 2013

    In December 2012, Journalist in Danger, a Congolese NGO that defends media freedom, issued its latest annual report. As well...

  • 7. 5. 2013

    And so it came to pass. After weeks of hate speech and ‘gay-bashing’ by homophobic politicians and religious leaders, two men have been arrested in Zambia for the ‘sin’ of...

  • 5. 5. 2013

    Three years ago, political pundits were confidently penning the ruling Botswana Democratic Party’s obituary. Having ruled Botswana since 1965, the BDP was undergoing a major...

  • 4. 5. 2013

    One thing is for sure. It is still not easy to be gay in Africa. Even against the background of growing acceptance and acknowledgement of human rights across the continent,...

  • 4. 5. 2013

    Money laundering and tax fraud have become particularly unpalatable, and sometimes embarrassing, to European governments struggling to reduce their deficits.


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