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‘This is a big chance for all of us’: Germany’s freedom hotel where exiled journalists take refuge

As attacks on the press rise, the House of Critical Voices offers sanctuary for media workers exposing abusesWith its nuclear bunker, textured walls and Bauhaus furniture, the former training school for combat troops might not look like a hotel, but fo…

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From Colombia to Syria justice is possible for survivors of sexual violence in war – but we need the right ‘ecosystem’ | Clara Sandoval

For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as rape and sexual slavery. What would it take to replicate this globally?Across the world, women and girls continue to be plagued by gross human …

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Italian court jails people smuggler over shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants

Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shoreAn Italian court has sentenced a people smuggler to 20 years in prison for involvement in a shipwreck last year that killed at least 94 migrants.The court …

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Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned

Thousands more women will be forced into unsafe abortions and die in pregnancy and childbirth, ministers toldHundreds of thousands more women will face unsafe abortions and thousands will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of UK aid cuts in 20…

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The Observer view on the Greek migrant boat tragedy: the west must admit responsibility | Observer editorial

Horrors at sea will continue until the west faces up to its responsibilities and recognises its part in the plight of refugeesThe nationalities of the several hundred people assumed to have drowned in the latest, terrible migrant boat tragedy in the Me…

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Portraits of hope: the fight to protect girls from conflict – in pictures

The International Rescue Committee, in partnership with Gagosian, has put together an exhibition called Protecting Milestones: Portraits of Girls in Conflict, which is on display at the Gagosian shop in Burlington Arcade, London, until 7 May. For every…

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The Guardian view on Putin and the world: it’s not just about China | Editorial

The Russian president may look isolated over Ukraine, but important players are hedging their betsWhen Vladimir Putin recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics, days before his invasion of Ukraine, one of the most powerful denunciations c…

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Greta stands with Sami and Navalny on trial again: human rights this fortnight – in pictures

A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Myanmar to Mexico Continue reading…

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Migrant caravan and Qatar’s tarnished World Cup: human rights this fortnight – in pictures

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The disappeared in Mexico, Afghan female footballers and a giant puppet: human rights this fortnight in pictures

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