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Communism is a social, political and economic ideology and movement with the ultimate goal of replacing private property with public ownership.

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Black and white photo of protesters marching and waving flags in Timisoara, during the Romanian Revolution in 1989

Romania marks 35 years since the 1989 revolution

Romania marks 35 years since the 1989 revolution

Thirty-five years have passed since the Romanian revolution. What happened in 1989 and how is the uprising viewed today?
PoliticsDecember 19, 202403:38 min
A smiling woman points her photo camera at a LGBTQI+ flag.

Spotlighting Botswana's LGBTQI+ community

Spotlighting Botswana's LGBTQI+ community

Kefilwe Monosi is using her lens to highlight issues surrounding the LGBTQI+ community in Botswana.
DiversityDecember 17, 202406:03 min
Close-up of Wafa Bathish Shaer, resident of Masada in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

How Golan Heights Druze community views post-Assad Syria

How Golan Heights Druze community views post-Assad Syria

With the end of the Assad regime, Druze in the Golan Heights are worried about the future for their families in Syria.
SocietyDecember 11, 202403:26 min
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Street Debate: The power of Nigerian influencers

Street Debate: The power of Nigerian influencers

We caught up with Nigeria's leading social media influencers for a rooftop street debate on social responsibility.
SocietyDecember 11, 202409:16 min
Syrians celebrating the fall of the Assad regime near Kottbusser Tor in Berlin

Germany's Syrian community — facts and figures

Germany's Syrian community — facts and figures

Germany is home to almost one million Syrians, many of whom fled the country's civil war.
PoliticsDecember 10, 2024
Chittagong police fire tear gas and wave battons

Bangladesh communal tensions grow amid Hindu protests

Bangladesh communal tensions grow amid Hindu protests

Religious minorities in Bangladesh fear a crackdown amid unrest sparked by the arrest of a Hindu religious leader.
SocietyNovember 29, 2024
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Two elderly men with gray hair and beards, Jiri Gruntorad and John Bok, stand talking to each other beside a small green tent outside a government building in Prague, Czech Republic

Communist-era Czech dissidents get pension bump

Thirty-five years after the Velvet Revolution, the government has increased the pensions of former dissidents.
PoliticsNovember 23, 2024
A peaceful view of the Danube River bank, with a row of boats lined up along the shore and trees in the background.

Bulgaria's slow path to commemorating victims of communism

Actors of civil society hope to raise awareness about Bulgaria's communist past and commemorate its victims.
HistoryNovember 10, 2024
Brain Maze Cerebral Behavior Concept, 3D illustration, brain shaped maze. Concept image of study and brain behavior., 3D

Depression remaps people's 'attention brain networks'

A brain network involved in motivation and attention is larger in people with depression.
ScienceOctober 17, 2024
A member of the Indigenous Penan community in Sarawak, Malaysia, standing in a forest

Malaysia's Indigenous Penan struggle against deforestation

Logging, palm oil plantations and dam building have threatened the way of life for Malaysia's nomadic Penan community
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 22, 202402:50 min
People stand in the central space of the new synagogue

Potsdam's new synagogue a 'milestone' for Jewish community

After a lengthy construction process, Potsdam is the last of Germany's 16 state capitals to open a synagogue.
ReligionJuly 4, 2024
An African woman carries the flag with the rainbow colors with the slogan: Support Namibian LGBTQ Rights.

Namibia: Major win for LGTBQ+ community

A Namibian court has overturned an anti-gay law. But members of the LGTBQ+ community still live in danger.
Human RightsJune 21, 2024
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