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Immigrants Make Up the Majority: What’s the Reality in the Gulf States?

Immigrants Make Up the Majority: What’s the Reality in the Gulf States?

by Naru Kanai | 2021年06月3日 | Coexistence/migration, Economics/poverty, Education, Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa

In May 2021, a Kenyan man working in Qatar as a...

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Is climate change linked to increased conflict? Africa: Central Sahel

Is climate change linked to increased conflict? Africa: Central Sahel

by Anna N. | 2021年04月15日 | Conflict/military, Environment, Global View, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa

Since the Industrial Revolution, Earth’s...

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The Challenges Facing Global Agriculture and International News Coverage

The Challenges Facing Global Agriculture and International News Coverage

by Akane Kusaba | 2021年04月8日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, World

Since September 2020, protests including road...

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Labor Rights and International Reporting

Labor Rights and International Reporting

by Rioka Tateishi | 2021年02月25日 | Economics/poverty, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, World

In November 2020, a massive strike took place in...

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Malaysia Is Not a Party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Malaysia Is Not a Party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

by Koki Morita | 2021年02月18日 | Asia, Coexistence/migration, Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights

In 2020, in September, during a speech in Kuala...

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The Changing Middle East (2011–2020): How Has It Been Covered?

The Changing Middle East (2011–2020): How Has It Been Covered?

by Minami Ono | 2021年02月4日 | Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics

Ten years have passed since the pro-democracy...

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El Salvador: Homicides halved in just one year

El Salvador: Homicides halved in just one year

by カトウヒカル Hikaru Kato | 2021年01月28日 | Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America, Politics

El Salvador is a small country in Central...

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Tax Havens and the Islands Around the Caribbean

Tax Havens and the Islands Around the Caribbean

by Mei Hatanaka | 2020年08月27日 | Economics/poverty, From the archives, Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America, South America

US$1.3 trillion. This is the total amount of...

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Sex and Reproduction: Can Women Make Their Own Choices?

Sex and Reproduction: Can Women Make Their Own Choices?

by Suzu Asai | 2020年05月28日 | From the archives, Gender/sex, Global View, Health/medicine, Law/human rights, World

Deciding for oneself whether to have children,...

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The First Country to Legalize Cannabis: Uruguay

The First Country to Legalize Cannabis: Uruguay

by Elisabet Vergara Velasco | 2020年04月2日 | Global View, Health/medicine, Law/human rights, South America

In December 2013, Uruguay legalized the use and...

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Cambodia: A Hotbed of Illicit Trade

Cambodia: A Hotbed of Illicit Trade

by Namie Wilson | 2020年03月5日 | Asia, Economics/poverty, Environment, Global View, Law/human rights

There are 230 licensed casinos in Southeast...

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Five Misleading Words in International Reporting (Part 1)

Five Misleading Words in International Reporting (Part 1)

by Virgil Hawkins | 2020年02月27日 | Conflict/military, Economics/poverty, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View

The amount of information news organizations can...

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Is the government upholding the rule of law?

Is the government upholding the rule of law?

by Maika Kajigaya | 2020年02月20日 | Conflict/military, Global View, Law/human rights

On February 4, 2019, a law was passed in Poland...

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Oman: Will the Beacon of Peace Keep Shining?

Oman: Will the Beacon of Peace Keep Shining?

by Taku Okada | 2020年01月23日 | Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, Politics

  On 2020/1/11, state media reported that Sultan...

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The Chagos Archipelago: A Territorial Dispute Without the Parties Involved

The Chagos Archipelago: A Territorial Dispute Without the Parties Involved

by Yuna Takatsuki | 2020年01月9日 | Conflict/military, Global View, Law/human rights

A major issue has emerged on the international...

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Global Inequality: Current State and Background

Global Inequality: Current State and Background

by Suzu Asai | 2019年12月26日 | Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

In 2019, worsening economic conditions and...

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How Does Media Coverage Differ from the Reality for Children Worldwide?

How Does Media Coverage Differ from the Reality for Children Worldwide?

by Ayaka Hino | 2019年11月28日 | Conflict/military, Education, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, World

November 20, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of...

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Abortion in Ecuador: Will Women’s Voices Be Heard?

Abortion in Ecuador: Will Women’s Voices Be Heard?

by Moe Minamoto | 2019年10月31日 | Gender/sex, Global View, Health/medicine, Law/human rights, South America

In September 2019, protests broke out in front...

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The Death Penalty Around the World

The Death Penalty Around the World

by Maika Kajigaya | 2019年08月1日 | Asia, Global View, Law/human rights

In June 2019, for the first time in 43 years,...

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From the Golden Triangle: Methamphetamine on the Rise

From the Golden Triangle: Methamphetamine on the Rise

by Yow Shuning | 2019年06月27日 | Asia, Global View, Law/human rights

In 2018, the production of 100 new types of...

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Mexico’s Avocado Problem: An Industry Fighting Back Against Drug Cartels

Mexico’s Avocado Problem: An Industry Fighting Back Against Drug Cartels

by Saki Takeuchi | 2019年06月6日 | Agriculture/resources, Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America

March 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump...

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Why Do People Avoid Eating Meat?

Why Do People Avoid Eating Meat?

by Mina Kosaka | 2019年04月25日 | Agriculture/resources, Environment, Global View, Law/human rights

There are people around the world who, as a...

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Haiti in Turmoil: An Overview

Haiti in Turmoil: An Overview

by Yuka Ikeda | 2019年04月18日 | Global View, Law/human rights, South America

One day in February 2019, a private plane...

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The Sharp Decline in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): What’s Behind It?

The Sharp Decline in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): What’s Behind It?

by Wakana Kishimoto | 2019年04月4日 | Gender/sex, Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa

Have you heard the term FGM (Female Genital...

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Iran: Social Media Boosts Women’s Status

Iran: Social Media Boosts Women’s Status

by Tahereh Mohammadi | 2019年03月28日 | Asia, Gender/sex, Global View, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa

In March 2019, the human rights lawyer Nasrin...

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Media Coverage of Racial Discrimination: What Lies Behind the Gap Between Global Reality and Perception

Media Coverage of Racial Discrimination: What Lies Behind the Gap Between Global Reality and Perception

by Yutaro Y. | 2019年03月7日 | Coexistence/migration, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, News View, North and Central America, Politics, South America

In recent years, racism in Europe and the United...

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A ‘Humanitarian Earthquake’: Venezuela’s Refugee and Migrant Crisis

A ‘Humanitarian Earthquake’: Venezuela’s Refugee and Migrant Crisis

by Yuka Komai | 2019年02月14日 | Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights, North and Central America, South America

"To buy a single hot dog, I have to pay a...

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Top 10 Under-the-Radar World News Stories of 2018

Top 10 Under-the-Radar World News Stories of 2018

by Saki Takeuchi | 2018年12月20日 | Asia, Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View, Politics, Sub-Saharan Africa, Technology, Top 10 news

Only a few days remain in 2018. At year’s end,...

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Suriname: Economic Crisis and a Bright Future…?

Suriname: Economic Crisis and a Bright Future…?

by Dennis Boor | 2018年11月1日 | Coexistence/migration, Economics/poverty, Global View, Law/human rights, South America

November 25, 2010. On Independence Square in...

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Reporting on Saudi Arabia Without Japan

Reporting on Saudi Arabia Without Japan

by Virgil Hawkins | 2018年10月25日 | Journalism/speech, Law/human rights, Middle East/North Africa, News View

On October 2, 2018, journalist Jamal Khashoggi...

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