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02/09/2026

The coercive land and labor transfer system that underpins the automated cotton and agricultural industry may cause irreparable harm to Uyghurs and other Indigenous peoples.

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The official documents China's new cotton-quality regulation show how cotton production is being integrated into a system of land transfer, labor mobilisation, political instruction, and digital surveillance.

02/09/2026

On a regular basis, the Lingua project's Translation Managers select one or two outstanding translations that deserve special recognition. In this latest round, we're celebrating translations that were published in the first several months of 2026.

On a regular basis, the Lingua project's Translation Managers select one or two outstanding translations that deserve special recognition.

02/09/2026

With the September , we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to delegitimize and suppress them, and the complex relationship between protest and democracy. Support us with a donation!

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Dear Reader, I was off for the last two Fridays, and while I enjoyed the much-needed break, it's great to check back in and read some of the amazing stories that have come out over the past week and a half, in particular the many articles and essays in this month's Indigenous Rights spotlight. There...

02/09/2026

Before the earthquake, food security among children in Venezuela was already dire, with child malnutrition beginning to accelerate in 2016.

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As families seek refuge, Venezuela’s youngest children grapple with fear, disrupted routines and the loss of basic nutritional security.

02/09/2026

The IOM established a relocation programme that allowed more than 350 displaced families to move from school-based sites to a new transit centre. In addition to more space and privacy, they have improved access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services.

Gangs continue to terrorise the population, but a combination of armed civilian groups, police, and armed forces are trying to keep them at bay.

02/09/2026

Over the two years, the Georgian government built a comprehensive face recognition enforcement system, procured by a Moscow-based company with ties to the FSB. The impact on demonstrators is appalling.

02/09/2026

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With this spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to delegitimize and suppress them, and the complex relationship between protest and democracy.

01/09/2026

The DRC is often hailed as a key player in the green energy transition. However, independent scientific studies on the scale of the contamination paint an alarming picture of the environmental cost in the Lualaba mining areas.

The slogan 'DRC, a solution country' to the energy transition is merely a facade, masking the mining pollution that destroys the environment and human lives alike.

01/09/2026

The women China now hopes will marry earlier and have more children are the same women it spent decades encouraging to pursue education, achievement, mobility, and independence.

China’s only daughters were raised to pursue education, independence and opportunity. Now, those same qualities are increasingly seen as obstacles to marriage and motherhood.

01/09/2026

The message from locals is clear: Croatia is open for business, but protecting communities and their quality of life is something they’re unwilling to compromise.

Backed by Ukrainian oligarchs, the projects would dramatically increase the country’s poultry output and place a significant burden on local lives and natural resources.