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Fatou Bensouda
RNW recently spoke to Fatou Bensouda, the Gambian 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
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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Article: World's only gay bar for Muslims is closing
Habibi Ana is a place where you can forget about feeling ashamed of your homosexuality. Where you can flirt or date with people like you. For years this bar in Amsterdam has been the place to be for gay Muslims.
Article: 360 Degrees: cartoons for thought
Sex, money, violence and religion. Just some of the issues that prompted lively debate – and striking cartoons - in our 360 Degrees project.
Article: When a Zimbabwean farmer gets shot in the face
Farmer Piet Zwanikken was shot in the face while standing outside his home on the tobacco farm in Mashonaland West that he’s owned for the last 11 years.
Video: The president and the mechanic
This is the first episode in the story of Moussa Sylla. The Ivorian mechanic lives in The Netherlands, the same country as Laurent Gbagbo, his former president.
Video: Mexican sex abuse victims: “We don’t believe in any pope”
On the eve of Pope Benedict's resignation Mexican sexual abuse victims say they have no hope that the pontiff’s successor will provide justice for the thousands of children abused by priests.
Article: Venezuela: classes behind bars
“I’m really enjoying teaching in prisons,” says Alexander De La Hoz, a young Venezuelan educator, who devotes his time to the inmates of the Cárcel Nacional de Maracaibo, the National Prison in western Venezuela.
Article: From breakdancing to fighting corruption
Moroccan rapper Yasser La Flèche says that in the Arab world, rap music has a distinctive regional flavour, with content critical of the existing political and social order.
Article: "The majority of Ugandans are not homophobic"
Uganda's decision to deport David Cecil, the Kampala-based British producer of the play ‘The River and the Mountain', prompted our blogger to address what he believes is a spreading misconception about anti-gay attitudes in
Article: Venezuela’s criminals don’t even fear God
In Venezuela, crime lurks on the streets, sidewalks, houses and now even in churches. Priests, who are supposed to be representatives of peace, have become the enemies of criminals. by Pablo Hernández
Video: "I thought they were going to kill me"
Singer Mahely Ba was deeply traumatised when she returned to her home country, Ivory Coast, to shoot a video clip and civil war broke out.
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