The Gambia is still healing its wounds, five years after the departure of Yahya Jammeh, who led the country for 22 years by instilling fear and repression of the opposition. Last May, the government of Adama Barrow agreed to implement the recommendations of the commission which investigated crimes committed during the dictatorship. Objective: to launch … Read more
In the large room adjacent to the Iranian pastry kitchen Miraas Cafe & Pastry, located in Vaughan, north of Toronto, about 60 women are sitting on their yoga mats. The room is so full that many have to sit on chairs leaning against the walls. A few sobs pierce the silence. A woman tilts her … Read more
Members of the “Candlelight Party”, the only opposition body to have fielded candidates in the majority of Cambodian communes, during the last day of campaigning for the June 5 local elections in Phnom Penh, June 3, 2022. TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Hun Sen dominated the local … Read more