Kin Cheung AP Hong Kong July protesters flood the streets as they take part in an annual rally in Hong Kong.
Louisa Lim’s ‘haunting testimonial’ to Hong Kong reveals a politically engaged and dynamic civil society beneath the surface of an unrelenting reign of terror.
A choir performs during independence day celebrations in Kenya.
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Music has often been used as a political tool to urge Kenyans to forget the sins of colonial and post-colonial regimes.
UN peacekeepers on patrol.
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Peacekeeping missions grab the headlines when they’re associated with tragedy and death – but that isn’t their full story.
A Commonwealth summit in Kigali enables Kagame to position himself at the centre of international diplomatic networks.
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Summit provides opportunity to showcase modernity of Kigali and government achievements.
Tracing our ancestors’ connections to colonialism and industrialisation can help us personally connect with the climate crisis.
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Understanding how our ancestors may have benefited from industrialisation and colonialism could help us become more climate-friendly citizens.
Drought in Navajo Nation. Indigenous people around the world are dealing with many environmental problems, such as access to water.
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An Anglican Aboriginal pastor who attended the COP26 climate conference shares his perspective on Indigenous knowledge in dealing with climate change.
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From the tax we pay to the wine we drink, many policies in Britain today have their roots in imperialism.
With the new name comes a model for other renaming processes in the realm of reconciliation.
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Incorporating lessons from Ryerson University’s renaming process could help Canadian institutions address colonization.
Canada’s residential school system has had a lasting effect on First Nations communities.
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When a patriarchal society is combined with a history of colonialism, women in that country are at heightened risk of gender-based violence.
Campaigners have long argued for recognising colonialism as a climate-shaping force.
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The IPCC’s latest climate report discusses how colonialism has shaped climate, a breakthrough for the climate justice movement.
A woman examines a diamond she is in the process of cutting and polishing in Yellowknife, N.W.T. in a photo from 2003.
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While marketing has made diamond rings a symbol of heteronormative happy endings, women from the Northwest Territories tell a different story about their experiences with the diamond mines.
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Kate Grenville suggests we read Elizabeth Macarthur’s letters as ‘a wonderful piece of fiction, sustained over sixty years’. They were exercises in doubleness, concealment, and delicious irony.
Former Senegalise President Leopold Senghor (1974).
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Considering its decolonised diplomatic journey, Senegal has defined what it means to achieve sustainable independence in 62 years of nationhood.
Protagonist Mirabel is able to help heal her family because she doesn’t have to live through the trauma of displacement like her grandmother did.
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Critics who are irritated by a lack of an apparent villain in ‘Encanto’ need to take a closer look at the effects of colonial displacement.
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An expert on the royal family’s finances explains how they still benefit from historical connections to slavery and empire.
Knowledge production in Global South countries is often centered on Western theories and colonial perspectives.
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The decolonisation of science is an essential step for the academic community in Indonesia to find their voice.
Nathan Chen competes during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 10, 2022.
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When Asian lives are reduced to negative stereotypes, those caricatures shape social interactions, deny Asian humanity and create the myth of the model minority.
Demonstration for the rights of the Uyghurs in Berlin, 2020.
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Is history really a triumphant march of progress? It depends on your point of view.
Prince Misuzulu, second from the left, attends the provincial memorial service for his mother, the late Mantfombi Dlamini, at the Khangelakamankegane Royal Palace in Nongoma, in May 2021.
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When judges, legislators, and policymakers neglect the foundational dynamics of indigenous customs, they worsen conflict between indigenous laws and state laws.
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, speaks during a special session of the General Assembly on March 02, 2022.
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The resolution is not legally binding, but is an expression of the views of the UN membership.