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The Crimes and Victims of Italian Colonialism: A Story That Must Be Told, Beginning with Yekatit 12 የካቲት ፲፪

In much of Western Europe, the documentation of colonial history, including territorial and socio-economic ambitions, the consequences of imperialism, and the crimes committed by nation-states that emerged directly or indirectly from colonial empires and continue to grapple with these pasts…

Conscientious objection led to real persecution: the sad report of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eritrea

The situation that has affected Jehovah’s Witnesses in Eritrea for 30 years certainly deserves greater media coverage. The Eritrean government has in fact undertaken, unfortunately for decades now, the sad practice of imprisoning many faithful, including women and elderly people,…

From Eritrea to Tanzania, the world’s strictest – and most – relaxed lockdowns

Jennifer Bell A year into the coronavirus pandemic, and some remote parts of the world remain in some of the strictest lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus, according to the Government Response Stringency Index developed at Oxford University.…