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Sleepy the poet: Restless Questions
The Wor(l)d is a series of short videos featuring spoken-word artists from around the world. Each week, RNW provides a space for young poets and rappers to share their take on our themes. In this series, ourRNW on Facebook
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Article: OPINION: Down but not out
Last month the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down the second verdict in its 10-year history: not guilty to Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, who had been charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes relating
Article: 360 Degrees - women’s rights after the revolution
Did the Egyptian revolution help or hinder women’s rights? That was the latest question in RNW Arabic’s 360 Degrees project, organised in partnership with Cartoon Movement and media partners in the Arab region.
Article: “Million Man March against the ‘Brotherhoodisation’ of Egypt”
“What’s going to happen on January 25th?”, “Will there be a second revolution against the Brotherhood ?” These questions are being asked by many Egyptians as the country prepares for the second anniversa
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.
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