Sex worker turned congresswoman opens new horizons
Jacqueline Montero became the first sex worker in the Dominican Republic to earn a seat in Congress in 2016. She reflects on facing discrimination and campaigning for women’s rights.
Stories by: Jaclynn Ashly
Long Read | Life on the banks of the Rio Ozama
Hundreds of thousands of people living in impoverished settlements along one of the Dominican Republic’s most polluted rivers are struggling to survive.
Sheikh Jarrah Palestinians at mercy of Israeli court
Palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood face court-sanctioned eviction in what rights groups say is a continuation of Israel’s decades-long plan to ‘ethnically cleanse’ the city.
Long Read | Part two: A Black Panther love story
Charlotte and Pete O’Neal fled the United States when he was targeted as a member of the Black Panther Party. Part two of their extraordinary story tells of their escape and long life in Tanzania.
Part one | A Black Panther love story
Charlotte and Pete O’Neal fled the United States when he was targeted as a member of the Black Panther Party. Part one of their extraordinary story tells of their origins.
‘Walled Citizen’, diary of a Palestinian backpacker
In his new film, Palestinian filmmaker Sameer Qumsiyeh documents his three-year journey exploring freedom of movement in a global system of inequality and borders.
Fears grow for Eritrean refugees’ safety in Tigray
Fighting in the north of Ethiopia has resulted in nearly 100 000 Eritrean refugees being caught in the crossfire and their access to humanitarian aid cut off.
Burundian refugees fear a hostile Tanzania
They face increasing ill-treatment in their host country, including restrictions on their livelihoods, and many have disappeared, allegedly abducted from the camps.
Long Read | Where is Ermias Tekie?
An Eritrean-born Swedish citizen and activist went missing in Ethiopia in 2018, allegedly snatched by Ethiopian intelligence. Two years later, his family is still searching for him.
A glimpse into the uprising in America’s ‘black mecca’
From police killings and gentrification to Covid-19, activists in Atlanta, Georgia, discuss the frustrations of being black in America amid mass protests triggered by the killing of George Floyd.
Kenyans desperate after mass shack evictions
Struggling with hunger, Covid-19 and death threats, the residents of Nairobi’s Kariobangi shack settlement are speaking out against state demolitions that left thousands homeless.
Call to release Eritrean political prisoners
Families and rights groups urge the Eritrean regime to release political detainees held in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tanzania’s firebrand Tundu Lissu
Sixteen bullets weren’t enough to shut up this activist-turned-MP. Tundu Lissu speaks about surviving an assassination attempt and his concerns for the future of his country.
Covid-19 boosts police power and brutality in Kenya
Kenyans fear the securitisation of the government’s coronavirus policies as impoverished citizens bear the brunt of widespread police violence and the loss of their livelihoods.
Tanzania’s state response to Covid-19 under fire
As the president urges citizens to gather in churches to pray, Tanzanians fear the coronavirus pandemic will overwhelm the country’s ill-equipped hospitals.
Eritreans hopeful after ‘historic’ Canadian ruling
The door to justice has finally opened for Eritrean refugees who say they were subjected to inhumane treatment while working at a Canadian mine in their home country.
Long Read | Eritrean refugees fight Afwerki’s regime
Exiles from the northeast African country are using social media and TV satellites as weapons to resist the brutal government of Isaias Afwerki.