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FUF-correspondents, Interview
Youth challenge conservative norms in southern Kyrgyzstan
— We are trying to create change, to make our country and our lives better, says Inobatkhon Sultanova. For a decade, the youth organization Noviy Ritm has worked for equality and human rights in southern Kyrgyzstan. This despite opposition from the authorities and the local population.
November 7
Guest analysis
Aid can learn this from this year's Nobel laureate in economics
Has this year's Nobel laureate in economics found an answer to one of the world's biggest problems – that countries are stuck in poverty? Maybe not fully, but certainly their research should be important to everyone who deals with development issues and poverty alleviation, writes Karl-Anders Larsson, retired development economist and freelance writer.
November 4
FUF-correspondents, Reportage
Key decision on death penalty in Taiwan
This year, a legal process has created discussions about whether or not the death penalty should be used in Taiwan. In September, the Constitutional Court's verdict finally came. The death penalty is maintained, but its exercise is limited. The reactions were not long in coming.
31 October 2024
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