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New documentary explores community-based peace initiatives in South Sudan

South Sudan's independence in 2011 was supposed to bring hope for a better future after decades of conflict. Instead, the world's youngest nation descended into civil war, with violence continuing despite a 2018 peace deal. As hope in the government's ability to end the conflict dwindles, civil society is stepping…

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The Holocaust in Latvia: Author Linda Kinstler on her family's role and collective memory

Journalist and author Linda Kinstler's new book, "Come to This Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends", combines a deeply personal family history during World War II with the universal themes of collective memory, justice and national identity. The topics are all the more relevant as Europe grapples with its…

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Is it too late to avoid the worst of the climate crisis?

In what was largely seen as a final warning, the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate report cautioned that it's "now or never" if the world wants to prevent an irreversible climate disaster. As global leaders struggle to make meaningful changes, some of the world's most vulnerable nations…

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'The Lazarus Heist': The rise and threat of hacking networks in North Korea

North Korea is one of the world's poorest and most isolated countries, and yet it still has one of the most formidable – and dangerous – hacking networks on the planet. The Lazarus Group has targeted major international companies, stolen millions from banks and even shut down hospital departments. Investigative…

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Brazil's Pedro Cesarino on deconstructing stereotypes about anthropology

After studying philosophy, Brazilian national Pedro Cesarino grew tired of Western systems of knowledge and decided to study other ways of thinking and living. He is now a renowned anthropologist and has published articles and books based on his field research with the Amazon's Marubo community. His first novel tells…

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FICINT: How modern technology could affect the future of conflict

Writer August Cole is at the forefront of a push to explore how emerging technologies will affect the future of warfare and defence. Through an approach he calls FICINT, he combines fiction writing and intelligence to imagine future possibilities based on technological innovations. His latest book "Burn-In", co-written with P.…

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Pageantry, pomp and ceremony as UK marks Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Although the royal family has been rocked by tragedy and scandal over the years, 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has enjoyed an enduring popularity with the British public throughout her 70 years on the throne. The monarch is marking her Platinum Jubilee without her beloved husband Philip, who passed away in…

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The spy inside Auschwitz: The true story of Polish resistance fighter Witold Pilecki

Witold Pilecki was a Polish resistance fighter who volunteered to go to Auschwitz, from where he sent secret messages to warn the world about the true nature of Nazi Germany's largest concentration camp. After the war, Pilecki was tried and executed. For years, he was described as a traitor and…

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Life in Afghanistan 'has become a prison for most women and girls'

Afghanistan is heading back to the pre-2001 dark days of the Taliban, and Western powers were naive if they ever thought this wouldn't be the case. That's the view of Heather Barr, associate women's rights director at Human Rights Watch. As women are told to cover their faces in public…

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Texas school shooting: Senate minority 'holding America hostage' over gun control

Police in the US town of Uvalde, Texas are facing questions over why it took an hour to neutralise the gunman who murdered 19 small children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. The tragedy comes amid increasing calls for greater gun control measures. Among the demands of campaigners are…

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'Partygate' scandal: 'No clear alternative' in Conservative Party to PM Johnson

Excessive drinking, cleaners and security staff being mistreated, as well as widespread disregard for Covid rules: those are just some of the details highlighted by senior British civil servant Sue Gray in her report on illegal lockdown parties at Downing Street. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he's "humbled", but going…

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The Nigerian activist trying to get safe drinking water to all

A Nigerian activist who as a child walked for miles in the search for water has spoken to FRANCE 24 about that injustice and how it inspired him to take action. As a young adult, Wilson Atumeyi set up the NGO WaterWide, which aims to provide clean water supplies to…

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'Russia uses education as a weapon': Schooling in Ukraine in times of war

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has upended its education system. Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have shelled over 1,000 schools, fully destroying nearly 100 of them. Not even educational facilities serving as emergency shelters have been spared. Still, teachers across the country are doing what they can to continue to offer…

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'In the mind of a hero': Biographers of Ukraine's Zelensky explore his rise and appeal

They say life imitates art. But in the case of Volodymyr Zelensky, art seemingly predicted life. He went from an acting role as Ukranian leader to a highly admired, real-life wartime president. How to explain such widespread appeal? What does he have that other leaders seem to lack? Régis Genté…

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US abortion rights under threat: 'This is going to lead to a lot more deaths'

Earlier this month, a leaked draft majority opinion suggested that the US Supreme Court was set to strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which affirmed the legality of a woman's right to an abortion under the US Constitution. The news sparked protests in cities across the United…

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'Thiaroye 44': New documentary explores 1944 massacre of West African soldiers

Thousands of West African soldiers fought for France against the Nazis in World War II. But on December 1, 1944, as many as 400 of them were murdered in cold blood: not by the Germans, but by the very French forces they fought alongside. The massacre near the Senegalese capital…

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France's national day of the abolition of slavery: 'No reparation has been done'

Since 2006, France has commemorated the national day of the abolition of slavery on May 10. France is the only country to have a national day dedicated to remembering the horrors of slavery and the first and only country to have declared slavery a crime against humanity. However, the way…

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French priest and Holocaust researcher gathers accounts of atrocities in Ukraine

A Roman Catholic priest has begun documenting the stories of those whose lives have been devastated by the war in Ukraine. Father Patrick Desbois is a former head of the Church's Commission for Relations with Judaism and spent years documenting the murder of 1.5 million Jews by the Nazis in…

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Losing the herd mentality about sheep

Sheep are often seen as an animal that's stupid, noisy and cowardly, albeit cute. We even use the expression "lambs to the slaughter". But is this assessment really fair? British author and farmer John Lewis-Stempel, an expert on farming and the environment, has written a book entitled "The Sheep’s Tale:…

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The intersectionality of 'Afro-feminisms' with professor Rama Salla Dieng

It's a controversial question, especially in France: do feminist, anti-racist and LGBTQ+ movements fall under the general scope of universalism? Or should they be broken down into smaller sub-movements to better address the intersectional nature of oppression? In her latest book "African Feminisms", University of Edinburgh professor Rama Salla Dieng…

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'There is no independent journalism left in Russia': Exiled journalist Denis Kataev

One by one, Russia's independent media outlets have been forced to shut down since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, effectively banning all but the official state narrative on the war. The crackdown has sparked a mass exodus of Russian journalists, who fear not only for their jobs but…

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Healing trauma: The NGO providing psychosocial support to refugees

Fleeing war means leaving one's home and taking only the bare minimum of belongings; leaving one's community, school or workplace and often embarking on a dangerous journey to get to safety. The world's nearly 30 million refugees have gone through these ordeals, which often create both short and long-term trauma.…

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Case of US death row prisoner Melissa Lucio 'an egregious miscarriage of justice'

A Franco-American journalist and filmmaker has told FRANCE 24 of the campaign launched to try to save the life of a Hispanic mother on death row in Texas. Melissa Lucio, 53, is due to be executed later this month after being found guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2007.…

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From Kabul to Europe: One journalist's experience of the migrant route

In 2016, Matthieu Aikins was a journalist living in the Afghan capital Kabul. When the war finally pushed his Afghan friend Omar to flee his homeland and leave everything he knew in a bid to reach Europe, Aikins decided to join him. "The Naked Don’t Fear the Water" is the…

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'No Simple Way Home': New film portrays South Sudan's 'mother of the nation'

A new film paints a portrait of the woman known in South Sudan as the "mother of the nation". The film follows Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, who is the widow of revolutionary leader and national hero John Garang de Mabior, in her role as the country's vice president amid a…

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