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Criticism of Netanyahu is not necessarily anti-Semitic

Nuanced assessments of Israel-Hamas conflict from the New York Times

Liberia

Well-meant is not necessarily well done

How Liberia plunged into chaos and why international policies fail due to lack of cultural awareness

Mass suffering

India’s disastrous second Covid-19 wave

Coronavirus is ravaging India’s cities and rural areas

Malawi

Democratic achievements, but insufficient growth

After a quite peaceful, democratic change of government, Malawi is on a good path

Blog

Why Xi Jinping’s government is weaker than it seems

If you think China is the irresistibly rising world power, spare a thought for Oscar winner Chloé Zhao

Minorities

The pros and cons of the Ol-chiki script

Why a special alphabet for a minority’s language is controversial in India

Minorities

An Indian Adivasi community is divided by scripts

Santal development is hindered by too many options to write in Santali

Covid-19

International NGO assesses pandemic impacts on human right

Human Rights Watch takes stock of Covid-19 pandemic

Access to public information

Top secret

Malawians looking for public information face a long and winding road to nowhere

Afghanistan

Afghans feel left alone in view of US withdrawal

President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan is likely to be followed by escalating civil war

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