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Stories about COVID-19 from June, 2020

Has COVID-19 provoked a crisis of faith in Georgia's Orthodox church?

Despite restrictions, the church insisted on holding easter services

Written by Teona Kakhiani

30 June 2020

Rift over Solomon Islands’ new ‘One China’ policy makes chaos of COVID-19 response

A Taiwanese aid shipment destined for Malaita province got snaffled by police

Written by Mong Palatino

30 June 2020

In Brazil, COVID-19 death rate for black community is higher than for other populations

The results of an analysis by Agência Pública

Written by Agencia Pública

Translated by Liam Anderson

29 June 2020

India's digital ID system deepens exclusion of vulnerable communities amid pandemic

The use of Aadhaar-based authentication makes exclusions more likely

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

29 June 2020

Students arrested for demanding internet facilities in Balochistan

3G/4G services are not available in many places in Pakistan

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

29 June 2020

Nationalists in North Macedonia use border closures to sow confusion and mistrust

Factcheckers disproved the claims but the damage was already done

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 June 2020

Thailand's ‘youthquake': Activism in the time of COVID-19

Twitter has been an important medium for activism but trust in the platform is plummeting

Written by EngageMedia

25 June 2020

WHO urges Pakistan to reimpose lockdown after surge in cases

"Smart lockdown" to target, track, trace, test and quarantine

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

25 June 2020

People with disabilities left stranded during national lockdown in Uganda

During curfew, people with disabilities were harassed, shot and trapped

Written by Brian Oduti

23 June 2020

Beach destinations in Albania face an unusual summer tourist season

Massive hotel cancellations leave businesses leaning on domestic tourists

Written by Ardi Pulaj

23 June 2020

Sri Lanka prepares for twice-delayed poll amid militarized COVID-19 response

"The danger of holding an election in such an atmosphere is obvious."

Written by Rezwan

21 June 2020

Fish prices spike as Cameroon’s mangroves face total depletion

Cameroon's mangroves could 'vanish without action'

Written by Boris-Karloff Batata

20 June 2020

The Kano COVID-19 deaths: Forced relocations and disinformation creates widespread confusion (Part II)

Kano State government was ‘evidently unprepared’ and acted ‘reactively’

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

19 June 2020

The Kano COVID-19 deaths: Stories untold (Part I)

Kano State government used 'its power to hide these deaths'

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

19 June 2020

No medicine, no healing: Sudan’s pharmaceutical crisis

‘We'll reach a stage where we may not find Panadol’

Written by Khattab Hamad

18 June 2020

Serbian parliamentary vote campaign taps Greek beaches, Chinese robots

She opened her pendant, and there was President Vučić

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

18 June 2020

Migrant workers face racism and rampant human rights violations across the Gulf

Migrant workers face COVID-19 with no medical care or unions

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

17 June 2020

How Trump's ‘game-changer’ drug is boosting nationalism in Brazil and India

Politicians, not scientists, lead the hydroxychloroquine discussion

Written by Taisa Sganzerla, Devika Sakhadeo

17 June 2020

A new game plays with ideas about how disinformation works in East Africa

How can all internet users become more discerning online?

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

16 June 2020

Going far together: The East African diaspora steps up to address COVID-19 in their home region

To tackle the lack of information about COVID-19 and a shortage of PPE, members of East Africa’s diaspora in the US are taking action to help their homelands from afar.

Written by Azan Virji

15 June 2020

Part II: Roadblocks to health care for women during COVID-19 in East Africa

Travel bans and curfews create dangerous barriers for pregnant women

Written by Nelly Warega, Lydia Muthiani

15 June 2020

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