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The pros and cons of Chinese investment in Tajikistan's gold mining sector

The investments generate money for the government but harm local populations

Written by Shahida Yakub

24 July 2024

Chair of Hong Kong press union Selina Cheng fired by Wall Street Journal

Many media organizations are distancing themselves from journalist advocacy

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

18 July 2024

How immigrants from Russia manage to live in South Korea for years without proper registration

After the war in Ukraine began, some Russian citizens fled to South Korea

Written by Baikal People Journal

16 July 2024

Boycotting Xinjiang cotton: What does it mean for environmental and labor justice in Central Asia?

Are other cotton producers faring better on labor and environmental issues?

Written by Shahida Yakub, Global Climate Justice Fellowship

3 July 2024

Tensions at Colombia’s largest gold mine highlight climate justice quagmire

Local miners fight Chinese gold mining company amid lawsuit

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Alicia Chen

26 June 2024

With the reintroduction of import taxes on Chinese solar panels, Brazil hopes to develop its own industry

Experts say it is far from enough

Written by Laís Martins, Luo Jieqi

5 June 2024

Will Ecuador lift Amazon oil block despite a historic referendum?

Two Chinese oil companies are poised to begin extraction

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Alicia Chen

5 June 2024

Is China partly responsible for the destruction of Africa's Miombo woodlands?

China is the world's largest importer of timber

Written by Ruohan Xie, Desire Nimubona

4 June 2024

Africans remain largely invisible in Taiwan

There are probably less than 1,000 Africans living in Taiwan

Written by Filip Noubel

29 May 2024

Tea is a daily delight for Bangladeshis, yet plantation workers face immense hardships

Tea garden workers sustain by preparing meal with raw tea-leaves

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated by Rezwan

17 May 2024

The realities of older sex workers in Kenya

'Older sex workers are confronting two formidable challenges: technology and ageism'

Written by Minority Africa

16 May 2024

Romani diasporas are now more marginalised in Russia than in the late USSR

Now that Russia is a militaristic autocracy, discrimination is worsening

Written by Daria Dergacheva

6 April 2024

Poetry as therapy: Hong Kong’s domestic workers muse about love and sacrifice

'I want [our] messages to be read by the locals'

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

13 March 2024

Women in Moldova are better educated but earn less and marry earlier

Despite this, Moldova boasts a progressive female president

Written by GV Contributor, Daria Dergacheva

12 March 2024

A quest for fairness by fishermen in the western Sri Lankan city of Negombo

At the center of their grievances lies the Pitipana Fisheries Market

Written by GroundViews

8 March 2024

Climate crisis ruins Himalayan pastoralists

Nepal’s shepherds leave their ancestral occupation due to climate change

Written by Nepali Times

20 February 2024

Turkey's search for gold has a massive humanitarian and environmental impact

At least nine workers are still missing

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

20 February 2024

Teachers ignored: How the Venezuelan government overshadows the teacher’s protests with digital propaganda

Teachers protest continues in the middle of Venezuela’s election year

Written by ProBox

6 February 2024

Why are Afghans still seeking out the ‘weakest’ passport in the world?

Getting a passport requires going through bureacratic hell

Written by Hasht-e-Subh Daily

29 January 2024

Pensions are a trap of the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua

Two thirds of the population does not have a pension

Written by Connectas Translated by Ameya Nagarajan

19 January 2024

Creuza Oliveira: The first domestic worker celebrated with the honorary doctorate in Brazil

Creuza has been organizing communities of domestic workers for 40 years

Written by Afroféminas Translated by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

11 January 2024

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