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12 Global Stories That Defined 2024
This year, Global Press Journal covered some of the most pressing issues of our time — civil liberties, global health, the environment and more. Here are key stories that defined our year, all reported by women journalists local to the places where these stories matter most.
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Environment
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Residents Lose Homes as Kathmandu Cleans Up River
With eviction looming — again — all they want is what Nepal’s constitution says they are due: a place to call home.
Civil Liberties
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Nepal’s Media Landscape Faces a ‘Watershed Moment’
Increased government censorship alongside unpaid wages doubles the challenges the country’s journalists encounter.
Global Health
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Serious Consequences as Private Medical Labs Skirt Regulations in DRC
Between 2020 and 2023, more than 60% of patients tested at private laboratories in DRC’s Tshopo province were misdiagnosed.