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Communication Towers Stir Outrage at Encroachment

Communities across Puerto Rico have lobbied government officials, filed lawsuits and even blockaded building sites, forcing construction to a halt.

By Coraly Cruz Mejías

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Mexico
How To Save a Pyramid That Doesn’t Look Like One

Activists in Puebla are campaigning to protect a millennia-old pyramid site from urban development. One problem: It looks like a hill.

By Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez
Uganda
Anti-Gay Legislation Sparks Controversy — and Fear

By Nakisanze Segawa
Nepal
Rohingya Families Fear Losing Their Homes — Again

After escaping violent persecution in Myanmar, a small Rohingya Muslim community found a toehold in Nepal. Half of those families must find a new place to live when their lease ends this fall. It won’t be easy.

By Shilu Manandhar

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Africa

Coverage from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Anti-Gay Legislation Sparks Controversy — and Fear

By Nakisanze Segawa

Indigenous Residents Could Be Forced From Land

By Linda Mujuru

Online TV Rattles Media Landscape, Politics

By Nakisanze Segawa

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Communication Towers Stir Outrage at Encroachment

By Coraly Cruz Mejías

How To Save a Pyramid That Doesn’t Look Like One

By Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Olympic Hopefuls Face New Hurdles Amid Pandemic

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Asia

Coverage from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Rohingya Families Fear Losing Their Homes — Again

By Shilu Manandhar

Female Students Revolt Against ‘Virginity Tests’

By Khorloo Khukhnohoi

To Curb Domestic Violence, City Enlists ‘Sisters of the Well’

By Myagmarsuren Battur

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