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Article: Giving Goma a voice, words not needed
Meschack Kadima’s aim is to give voice to the voiceless.
Article: 'Marry in haste repent at leisure' for young Dutch Moroccans
Abdel Shakur no longer sees any meaning in life. Since he and his wife divorced four months ago, she has moved to another city and refuses to let him see his children, in what he says is an attempt to blackmail him.
Article: Student by day,Voodoo priest by night
Voodoo remains an integral part of African culture. Although the traditional religion has its critics, it also has fervent followers in Benin – some of whom are as young as they are devoted. By Razzack Saïzonou, Porto-Novo
Article: Social media helps free kidnapped Chinese writer
Independent Chinese commentator and writer Ruan Yuanhua has for some time been campaigning for greater transparency about the salaries of senior Communist Party officials.
Article: Saudi ex-diplomat: “The Netherlands is responsible”
A former attaché at the Saudi embassy in The Hague risks imprisonment and torture if he is deported back to Saudi Arabia from his current home in Qatar.
Article: 360 Degrees – Employment is a human right
“Is employment a human right?” was the question posted on social media for the latest round of our 360 Degrees project.
Article: Freedom of expression "under attack" in Venezuela
A political battle is raging in Venezuela following President Hugo Chávez’s failure to appear for his re-inauguration on January 10.
Article: What – or who – killed Ugandan MP Cerinah Nebanda?
She became a member of parliament while still at university. The day before her sudden death last month, she had a public spat with President Museveni. Twenty-four-year-old Cerinah Nebanda’s passing has gripped Uganda.
Article: Pink taxis for Yemen - ready or not
In Yemen, women and men live largely separate lives. Weddings are strictly segregated affairs, restaurants have special sections for women and women have their own Internet cafes. Women do not mingle with men in public.
Video: Older employees "too expensive"
A major Dutch IT company has presented plans to cut the salary of its older employees by up to 10%. Capgemini is going to ask 7% of its workforce - that's 400 people - to accept a voluntary pay cut.
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