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The mystery of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and a secret company in Slovakia

May 7, 2021 Sergio Held

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has a secret company in Slovakia with millions of dollars in turnover. The country has sunk deeper into crisis.

Social unrest in Myanmar
Social Unrest

Social unrest in Myanmar continues, 7-year-old killed in violence

March 26, 2021 Alfred Romann

Social unrest in Myanmar continues. A 7-year-old girl was killed. Activist charged in Hong Kong. Pots and pans in Brazil. Miami Beach crowds.

Social Unrest

More killings in Myanmar as military junta steps up violence

March 19, 2021 Sergio Held

More killings in Myanmar this week as violence intensified. Protesters continue to fight a repressive military government used slingshots and Molotov cocktails against the gas and bullets wielded by the authorities.

Protests and killings continue in Myanmar
Social Unrest

Protests and killings continue in Myanmar as military hires lobbyist

March 12, 2021 Sergio Held

Protests and killings continue in Myanmar, Hong Kong activists denied bail, Women’s Day violence in Colombia, peaceful protests in Thailand.

Bloody crackdown in Myanmar
Social Unrest

Bloody week in Myanmar, Hong Kong crackdowns

March 4, 2021 Alfred Romann

In a bloody week in Myanmar, demonstrators continue to take to the streets but are facing an increasingly violent response from security forces. Hong Kong protesters return, ever so briefly.

Violent protests in Guatemala
Geopolitics

Violent protests in Guatemala and Colombia lead to fires, vandalism

November 24, 2020 Sergio Held

Violent protests in Guatemala and Colombia continue to raise the social temperature across Latin America. The reality was underscored by a violent weekend after protests led to fires, pitched battles and multiple injuries.

Vaccine hesitancy and Antivaxxers
Vaccines

Vaccine hesitancy and antivaxxer sentiment on the rise around the world

November 18, 2020 Alfred Romann

Vaccine hesitancy and antivaxxer sentiments are on the rise. The podcast series Antivaxxers?! explores how they might impact the COVID-19 recovery. 

Protests and social unrest
Social Unrest

Protests and social unrest simmer around the world

October 20, 2020 Anticentric

The world is buttoned down and focused on fighting a pandemic but tensions are building in many places around the world. Protests and social unrest are simmering.

COVID-19

Mental health: COVID-19 claims millions of uninfected victims

September 12, 2020 Sergio Held

In the fight against COVID-19, infection is not the only danger. Uncertainty, months of lockdowns, and even the fear of death is affecting the mental health of billions of people. COVID-19 depression is a real and debilitating thing.

Anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories and hesitancy
Vaccines

Anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories and hesitancy: Interview

July 2, 2020 Sergio Held

Antivaxxers have become more vocal as Covid-19 spread. Their warnings about the perceived dangers of vaccines often ignore existing data and pick on single facts in isolation and without context.

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