Stories: Repression
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Women Beyond the Veil in Mali
Women gathered in the streets of Timbuktu to celebrate a three-day wedding. Less than a year ago, these women would have been put in prison for such activity. There are no beds in the small concrete home Madame Gassamba shares with her four teenage daughters. When night falls, cushions pushed against the spotted walls serve as makeshift beds. Everyday...
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Risky Journalism: In Castro’s Cuba, Reporters Who Reject the Party Line Pay Dearly
They are a sullen bunch, smoking cigarette after cigarette as they wait their turn to use a single telephone in a small apartment. Suddenly, the doorbell rings and talk stops. Estrella Garcia, the apartment owner, heads to the porch to toss a door key down to yet another journalist, who slowly trudges up the stairs. As a self-described "member of...