For the first time in 27 years, Polish lawmakers have voted to send 4 bills to the committee stage in a big step towards liberalizing #abortion access.

If passed, they could pave the way for other rights victories.

Maxine Betteridge-Moes reports 👇

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Important trends are working in our favour, creating opportunities that could help pull the world back from the climate brink, and steer us towards a safer, fairer future.

To celebrate #EarthDay , here are 4 sources of climate hope 👇

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The notorious farmer-herder conflict that has long plagued northern #Nigeria can no longer be defined solely as a battle for resources. Promise Eze reports 👇

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New gov't data shows that in 2022 Peru’s annual rate of deforestation rose by 6%.

Changes to its Forest and Wildlife law, rushed through Congress in 15 minutes at the dead of night could make the situation worse.

But resistance is growing. 👇

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Alternative radical political leaders are rising across Africa’s troubled region with messages of redemption.

But so long as democracy is blocked, one thing remains clear: Senegal cannot be an outlier.

Read more from Obiora Ikoku 👇

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If you're at the Scottish TUC, visit our stall in Dundee's Caird Hall. You can find out more about our magazine and sign up for a free trial subscription. #STUC24

‘I remember when I first saw what was happening in Gaza in October I was reminded of what the Sahrawis went through.'

Digital editor Maxine Betteridge-Moes speaks to Sahrawi refugees in Algeria about the parallel struggles of Sahrawis and Palestinians. 👇

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'Sexual violence in Sudan is part and parcel of the wider state of lawlessness that has ensued since the latest outbreak of war, in which everything is to be bought, sold, and consumed – women's bodies included.'

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#KeepEyesonSudan

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‘We need to look at where the weapons are produced and disrupt the production and supply chain. L3Harris in Brighton is a critical part of that.'

Co-editor Amy Hall reports on the British company arming Israel and the gov'ts refusal to stop exports 👇

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'It’s from the opium trade that you get the idea that it’s okay for corporations to pursue profits at all costs, that it’s okay to destroy the world as long as you’re insulated from it.'

Read more of Graeme Green's interview with Amitav Ghosh in #NI548

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As South Koreans prepare to head to the polls tomorrow, get the background on the nation and its flourishing soft power and current star ratings on everything from LGBTQI+ rights to religion and politics in our Country Profile from #NI541 👇

#SouthKorea

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As #Rwanda marks 30 years since the genocide that killed over 800,000 people in 100 days, read Katie McQue's examination of how the global deregulation of the coffee trade helped to destabilize the country.

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‘People are being brutalized and are not allowed to live their lives to the fullest.'

In her Letter From Uganda, Sophie Neiman reports from Kampala where activists are waging a bitter legal battle to overturn Uganda’s harsh anti-gay law.

#NI548

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Since the dissolution of the USSR, successive Georgian presidents have attracted much-needed foreign aid and investment by acting as enthusiastic handmaidens to neoliberal reform. Emily Coatman reports.

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Our resident Agony Uncle offers reflections from their own student days and advises that political organizing is two-way street. 👇

#NI548

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With their dreams of competing at the Paris Paralympics shattered, the gazasunbirds have pivoted to a full blown aid operation. Maxine Betteridge-Moes reports 👇

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