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Article: World's cartoonists thrash Dutch...
Article: Censorship combated with wordplay
Bulletin: RNW launches Egyptian election compass
Article: Access for all: top universities go online
Want a top-notch university education but unable to commute the thousands of kilometers to one of the world’s best universities—including Stanford, Brown, Columbia and Princeton in the United States and Scotland’s...
Article: Anti-Islam film continues to make waves around the world
The speaker of the European parliament has strongly condemned the recent anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims. But he in his turn has been roundly criticised for giving in to extremists. The film continues to provoke fierce reactions in...
Article: Breaking the silence
Mexico’s provincial journalists are a largely neglected and unprotected group, with the problems of the capital Mexico City dominating the media and public notice. Those working in the provinces struggle to get access to the...
Article: The lack of understanding is mutual
The Islamic World is in an uproar over an anti-Islam film made in America. People have died in violent protests in Cairo, Benghazi and Sana’a, including the US Ambassador to Libya. The protests are spreading to other Muslim countries...
Article: Courting the youth vote as Dutch head to the polls
In an effort to attract the almost 1.5 million young people (ages 18-24) in the Netherlands to vote, dozens of apps have cropped up over the current campaign season, which ends today as Dutch voters go to the polls to elect a new...
Article: Angolan journalists fight on
If anyone thought that the end of Angola’s long civil war in 2002 would bring an improvement in civil rights then think again. Just take a look at the media situation - nothing has improved at all. Two major free speech organisations...
Article: The Netherlands could do more to combat bribery
While the number of prosecutions in foreign bribery cases is on the rise worldwide, the Netherlands has been only “moderately” successful in bringing corporations and individuals to account according to a new report by the anti...
Article: ‘Young Ivorians, be aware’
Armed with nothing more than his creativity, multi-talented Ivorian artist Pokou has embraced a mission as ‘conscience raiser for the youth’. He claims this role with an absolute sincerity and humour that are his defining...
Article: Moroccan journalist wears his heart on his sleeve
Journalist Omar Radi was front page news himself when he dared to challenge Minister of Justice Mustafa Ramid’s views on sexual freedom. Radi told the minister he lived with his girlfriend without being married and didn’t see...
Article: Singing for the Syrian revolution in the Netherlands
Singer ‘Gharib’ may have fled to the Netherlands long ago, but his heart is still in his homeland Syria. Soon after the revolution broke out last year he posted a protest song on YouTube which quickly became a hit. Now he...
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