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Fatou Bensouda, are you a puppet of the West?
RNW recently spoke to Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). She is currently preparing the court's first trial of a head of state: Laurent Gbagbo, the former president
Chen Guangcheng: we must not wait for a “virtuous ruler”
Blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, made headlines around the world when he escaped house arrest and fled to New York with the help of U.S. officials. One year later, the media spotlight may have moved on,RNW on Facebook
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Video: "I would've been a rebel"
A former supporter of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, explains how he would’ve become a rebel had he remained in Ivory Coast. Moussa Sylla is a mechanic living in the Netherlands.
Article: Knowledge behind barriers
Across the continent Africans are fighting to break down pay walls to academic knowledge. Their fight for Open Access might prove fundamental in closing Africa’s knowledge gap with the developed world.
Video: 'Whenever I get death threats, I move'
Dennis Wamala is gay, but that’s illegal in Uganda, where he lives.
Video: It's OK to be gay for young Venezuelans
“I have a lot of gay friends. They do their thing, and I do mine”, says a tall young black man. “We’re all free to be ourselves”, according to another young person.
Article: Mugabe wields old weapons with Zimbabwe radio ban
Even 33 years after winning the fight for independence, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe remains a harsh critic of the white colonial government’s system.
Video: Mexican journalist refuses to be silenced
Sergio Haro is a reporter for the Zeta weekly in northern Mexico. He’s been working as a journalist for two decades in a country where 172 reporters have been murdered in the past 12 years.
Article: The Libyan media landscape: a creative chaos?
Monitoring Libya’s post-revolution media landscape has proved to be a nightmare.
Article: Controversial Cuban blogger answers tough questions
For over a decade, the Cuban government refused to allow one of the world’s best known bloggers, Yoani Sánchez, to travel abroad.
Article: Zimbabwe’s roller coaster to democracy: new ride, old track
Many Zimbabweans hoped the recent constitutional referendum would usher in a return to rule of law and democracy. But blogger Thomas Madhuku sees a different tale unfolding.
Video: Athletes fighting for gay rights
Two years ago, a prominent American wrestler set up Athlete Ally, a group that fights for gay rights.
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