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The Criminalization of Journalism? The Persecution of WikiLeaks

The Criminalization of Journalism? The Persecution of WikiLeaks

by Virgil Hawkins | 28 April 2022 | Conflict/military, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, Politics, World

"If wars can be started by lies, peace can be...

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Sending an Army of White Coats to the World: Cuba’s Medical Internationalism

Sending an Army of White Coats to the World: Cuba’s Medical Internationalism

by Maika Ito | 21 April 2022 | Global View, Health/medicine

Currently, a variety of COVID-19 vaccines are...

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The Dark Side of Swiss Banks

by Mayuko Hanafusa | 14 April 2022 | Europe, Global View, Law/human rights

In February 2022, a major whistleblowing...

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West Africa: Why so many coups?

by タナカショウ Sho Tanaka | 7 April 2022 | Conflict/military, Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

In West Africa, there were as many as six coups...

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Questioning Japan’s Humanitarian Reporting as Seen in Armed Conflicts

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by Virgil Hawkins | 31 March 2022 | Conflict/military, Europe, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

Armed conflicts are constantly unfolding in...

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Labor Issues in Indonesia and the Omnibus Law

Labor Issues in Indonesia and the Omnibus Law

by Aoi Yagi | 24 March 2022 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights, Politics

On 2021/11/25, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court...

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How Have the SDGs Been Covered?

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by Kaoru Kataoka | 17 March 2022 | Economics/poverty, Education, Journalism/speech, News View, World

These days, there is hardly a day when you don’t...

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Unfair Trade Rife Across the World

Unfair Trade Rife Across the World

by Nao Morimoto | 10 March 2022 | Agriculture/resources, Asia, Economics/poverty, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa

In recent years, products certified as...

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The Expansion of the Feminist Movement in Latin America

The Expansion of the Feminist Movement in Latin America

by Martin Parle | 3 March 2022 | Coexistence/migration, Gender/sex, Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America, Politics, South America

February 21, 2022, the Constitutional Court of...

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Why don’t the media cover the rapidly growing global inequality?

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by Virgil Hawkins | 24 February 2022 | Economics/poverty, Journalism/speech, News View, World

The rapid widening of global inequality during...

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Eritrea: A dictatorship growing its regional influence

Eritrea: A dictatorship growing its regional influence

by シオツキアヤノ Ayano Shiotsuki | 17 February 2022 | Coexistence/migration, Conflict/military, Global View, Sub-Saharan Africa

In Eritrea, located in the Horn of Africa,...

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Hezbollah: A State Within a State

Hezbollah: A State Within a State

by Takumi Kuriyama | 10 February 2022 | Conflict/military, Global View, Middle East/North Africa, Politics

Hezbollah is a Lebanese organization that wields...

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Questioning Japan’s Conflict Reporting

Questioning Japan’s Conflict Reporting

by Yosuke Asada | 3 February 2022 | Conflict/military, Journalism/speech, News View, World

Columns of tanks churning up sand along gravel...

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“The war is over.” On 2021年8月15日, a spokesperson...

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Mental Health: What’s the Global Reality?

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by Madoka Konishi | 20 January 2022 | Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Gender/sex, Global View

【This article deals with mental health.Please...

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Twenty Years After 9/11: Questioning Anniversary Journalism

Twenty Years After 9/11: Questioning Anniversary Journalism

by Seiya Iwata | 13 January 2022 | Conflict/military, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View

On September 11, 2021, 20 years had passed since...

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The Baltic States: Can Immigration Solve the Demographic Problem?

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by ハセガワマナミ Manami Hasegawa | 6 January 2022 | Coexistence/migration, Europe, Global View

Since around June 2021, migrants and refugees,...

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Video: Top 10 Underreported World News Stories of 2021

Video: Top 10 Underreported World News Stories of 2021

by GNV | 27 December 2021 | Journalism/speech, News View, Top 10 news, World

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Zambia’s Volatile Economy

Zambia’s Volatile Economy

by Mei Hatanaka | 23 December 2021 | Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights, Sub-Saharan Africa

In August 2021, a dramatic change of government...

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Top 10 Underreported Global News Stories of 2021

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by Rioka Tateishi | 16 December 2021 | Economics/poverty, Environment, Health/medicine, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, Top 10 news, World

As in 2020, coverage of the novel coronavirus...

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Vietnam’s Ethnic Minorities: Why Are They Socially Disadvantaged?

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by Yuna Takatsuki | 9 December 2021 | Asia, Coexistence/migration, Economics/poverty, Education, Global View, Law/human rights

In Vietnam, the number of arrests for political...

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The Dark World of Human Trafficking Entrenched in Nepal

The Dark World of Human Trafficking Entrenched in Nepal

by Kyoka Maeda | 2 December 2021 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Gender/sex, Global View, Law/human rights

In 8/2021, the Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau of...

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Pandora Papers: The Box the Media Never Opened

Pandora Papers: The Box the Media Never Opened

by Anna N. | 25 November 2021 | Economics/poverty, Journalism/speech, News View, World

On October 3, 2021, about 5 years after...

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A Country Without a Military: Costa Rica and Peace

A Country Without a Military: Costa Rica and Peace

by Maika Ito | 18 November 2021 | Conflict/military, Global View, North and Central America

In a ranking that measures the level of peace in...

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North Macedonia Weighed Down by History

North Macedonia Weighed Down by History

by Yosif Ayanski | 11 November 2021 | Europe, Global View, Politics

It has been 2 years since the Former Yugoslav...

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Illegal logging is encroaching on the Amazon’s pristine heart, alarming study finds

Illegal logging is encroaching on the Amazon’s pristine heart, alarming study finds

by Juliana Ennes | 5 November 2021 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Global View, South America

《Translation of a MONGABAY article (※1)》...

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From What Perspectives Is Climate Change Covered?

From What Perspectives Is Climate Change Covered?

by Hisahiro Furukawa | 4 November 2021 | Environment, Journalism/speech, News View, World

On October 31, 2021, the 26th Conference of the...

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As Climate Change Closes In, What Is the Media’s Role?

As Climate Change Closes In, What Is the Media’s Role?

by Mayuko Hanafusa | 31 October 2021 | English, Environment, Journalism/speech, News View, World

(This is a translation of a GNV article...

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How Do We Interpret the State of Global Poverty?

How Do We Interpret the State of Global Poverty?

by Virgil Hawkins | 28 October 2021 | Economics/poverty, Global View, World

In February 2021, the socioeconomic situations...

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The History and Current Situation of the Māori in New Zealand

The History and Current Situation of the Māori in New Zealand

by Koki Morita | 21 October 2021 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Education, Global View, Law/human rights, Oceania

On 2021/9/14, New Zealand’s Māori Party launched...

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