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Darfur vote is Omar al-Bashir’s attempt to come in from the coldThe Sudanese government is selling the current referendum as a step on the road to peace. Don’t be fooled, argues the Daily Maverick
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Meet Yosif Stalin, a child of the USSR living in Kremlin, VirginiaA new film explores the history of the first child born to African-American parents who left the US for the Soviet Union to find a better life. RFE/RL reports
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Herbal life: traditional medicine gets a modern twist in IranIranians have long used traditional remedies to cure all kinds of ailments - pennyroyal to soothe, chicory to purify, marjoram to lift the spirits. But a rapid recent growth in traditional medicine has led to problems with regulation
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On the shoulder of giants in southwest Iran – in picturesPhotographer Sabyl Ghoussoub always wanted to take pictures of the country, but he was’t interested in veiled women, clerics or the underground scene in Tehran. The road less traveled led to Dezful
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First love, friendship and family under Boko Haram in NigeriaAn exclusive extract from award-winning satirist Elnathan John tells the story of a young man caught up in religious extremism
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South Africa's 'Teflon president' survives another day, but scandal will stick eventuallyJacob Zuma may have faced down an impeachment vote but don’t be fooled by the ANC’s decision to support their leader
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Investigating the Panama Papers: post your questions for Guardian journalistsPost your questions for our investigations team about the ‘biggest leak’ in journalism history, and what it revealed about tax havens
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Panama Papers: how do you feel about the hidden fortunes of the global elite?We want to hear your views on the revelations that hundreds of politicians, celebrities and businesses are using offshore havens to protect their money
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Darfuris reject controversial referendum as fierce fighting continues President Omar al-Bashir says he is holding the ballot to honour the peace agreement, but residents argue it will inflame tensions further
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North Korea announces blocks on Facebook, Twitter and YouTubeRegime bans social media and ‘sex and adult websites’ in latest attempt to control the flow of digital information
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Anonymous hacks Angolan government after activists jailedCollective says it attacked official websites in retaliation to sentences given to 17 activists in Luanda
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The 'new Ukraine' is failing us, LGBT activists sayGay rights advocate tells Coda Story his community is being ignored by the Ukrainian government as homophobic attacks continue
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The Ghanaian turning thousands of discarded plastic bottles into artA new exhibition showcases the local artist using jerry cans to draw attention to the country’s pollution crisis
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Iranian group gets help from Islam to save juveniles from executionAs 160 under-18s wait on death row in the Islamic Republic, an NGO is raising blood money and public awareness to halt executions of juvenile offenders
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Sanctions, western misunderstanding and religion: 100 Iranians share their viewsHow does it feel to live in the Islamic Republic, long-maligned by the world? Are its people misrepresented, and if so how do we remedy that? Here 100 people living in the country and across the diaspora share their views
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No place like home? The people caught between Germany and Russia – in picturesPhotographer Ira Thiessen’s new series captures the peculiar community of ‘Volga’ Germans whose complex place in Russian history has left them in cultural limbo. She speaks to The Calvert Journal
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A sanctuary for stray dogs grows in Iran thanks to social mediaAnimal lover Maryam Sanei has set up a hospice for unwanted pooches. A draft law penalising those who harass stray animals was referred to the President’s office last month
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Removing the statues of Lenin won't de-communise UkraineA city like Zaporizhia is so tied up with Stalin and the Soviets you’d have to raze it all to the ground to really erase its history
New East network I walked 2,000km to trace my grandfather's escape from a Russian gulag