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Article: Coping inside: a psychiatric patient in Nigeria tells her story
Some, mostly young, Nigerians are fighting the stigma of mental illness head-on. They are boldly talking about their conditions.
Article: Student films on show in Beijing festival
Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Django Unchained was dramatically pulled from Chinese cinemas when it opened recently. No one knows for sure why – although full-frontal nudity may be the reason.
Article: Hunger strike in Guantánamo
There´s still no end in sight to the hunger strike being staged by prisoners at the US detention facility in Guantánamo Bay.
Article: Zimbabwe Independence Day: what's there to celebrate?
Today Zimbabwe celebrates 33 years of independence. But to many the day has ceased to mean anything, finds our blogger. By Mwana wevhu, Harare
Article: ‘Angry Breasts’ Stop violence against women!
Belly dance your way to emancipation. Dutch-Tunisian Kaouthur Darmoni believes this ancient Egyptian art form can be a powerful tool for modern women.
Article: "Everybody wants to be a mudir"
Huge unemployment but a lack of skilled workers. That’s what happens when the only education considered important is an academic one. It’s like betting on the wrong horse and that’s just what Yemen did.
Video: “When I think of Ntaganda, it’s the end of the world for me”
The arrival of alleged Congolese war criminal, Bosco Ntaganda, in the Dutch city of The Hague has re-awakened terrifying memories for some people in the Congolese diaspora. Sylvestre Bwira is one of them.
Article: CinemAsia turns an eye on young Uyghurs
In a darkened cinema, a trendily-dressed young Asian man uses chopsticks to pick popcorn out of a bucket. The eye-catching poster is publicising the 6th edition of CinemAsia Film Festival which came to a close recently in Amsterdam.
Article: The power of indigenous languages
Nearly 100 Indian languages i8n Mexico and Central America are facing extinction. In an attempt to keep them alive, teachers are coming up with new means of documenting the languages and passing them on to the younger generation.
Article: Mr Putin, it’s good to talk
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is in the Netherlands for talks with the Dutch prime minister and the official opening of Russia-Netherlands Year of Friendship.
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