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Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn
Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’.


Liberia’s kush crisis: The hidden trade behind a generation at risk
As kush spreads across Liberia, families face the fallout while traffickers remain largely out of reach.


State Repression of Civil Society in Pakistan
State Repression of Civil Society and Protest Rights in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir July 2026 By Juliana Girotto Student activists protest in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday after unrest during the first phase of voting for the local legislature in the part of Kashmir it administers. Farooq Naeem / AFP via Getty Images Since early June 2026, authorities in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have carried out an escalating crackdown on protest movements
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