'Music is my refuge' Zambian hit singer raises voice to help people with albinism in pandemic

R&B singer John Chiti's latest track, "Corona virus", is about the way people with disabilities have been forgotten during the crisis

Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast

Lebanese social enterprises step up to help Beirut blast victims


Fear, rumours lead to hundreds of attacks on COVID-19 responders

More than 600 incidents targeting healthcare workers, patients and facilities have been recorded as coronavirus rumours run wild


Coronavirus helps abandoned homes find new owners in Georgia

"Lost Eden" project to revive depopulated Georgian countryside gets boost from pandemic, says founder Lesko Charkviani


Arts leaders urge Europe to act on Polish LGBT+ rights

More than 70 leading figures from the arts world have called on Europe to intervene in the row over Poland's LGBT+ community


Caribbean indigenous people return to roots as COVID-19 shrinks tourism

Hard hit by loss of tourism revenue due to the pandemic, indigenous communities in the Caribbean return to traditional roots to survive


School closures and inequality: what do the numbers say?

From algorithms to a lack of laptops, statistics show Britain's school closures are disproportionately affecting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds


LGBT+ conversion therapy survivors share stories on TikTok

More young LGBT+ Americans are sharing their experiences of conversion therapy, discredited practices that tried to force them to become straight


Businesses working with slavery survivors in India seek ways to offset COVID

Social enterprises employing trafficking survivors in India rethink product lines to pay salaries


Millions in India face eviction amid coronavirus recovery push

In the last three years, 22 people were evicted every hour, with only about a fourth being resettled


Seeds of doubt: Amazon forest gatherers dread drought and fires

Residents of the Middle Juruá Extractive Reserve worry that less rain could decimate livelihoods and leave them at risk of forest fires


Opinion

OPINION: Attacks against humanitarian workers must stop

Unprecedented rates of attacks against aid workers, restrictions linked to COVID-19, and counter-terrorism laws are making delivering aid harder than ever.


OPINION: Why consumers’ data is more compromised than they think

Infringements on the right to privacy should be treated the same way as infringements on other rights



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