The U.S. was one of 33 countries to experience election-related violence in 2020 – the worst year for peaceful elections ever.
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Elections are getting less safe in democracies and nondemocracies alike. Last year was the bloodiest year for elections in decades, with 54% of all national votes marred by some kind of violence.
Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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If the new U.S. administration can show that it's taking action to address widespread grievances, it should be able to move forward from this period of sustained mass protest.
Infrastructure, such as power lines and poles, is of no use if households can’t afford electricity and aren’t connected to the grid.
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Forest rangers were subjected to occupational violence by their employers. This in turn can provoke a violent reaction to illegal activities, resulting in violent policing tendencies.
Rural communities are dynamic and complex. Imposing innovations that don't speak to the needs of these communities will inhibit rural development.
Demonstrators in Zimbabwe chant slogans and wave flags during a rally to denounce EU and US sanctions against the country on October 25, 2019.
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Countries or international organizations regularly enact sanctions against individual states. But how can the effectiveness of these measures be evaluated?
The most effective means of controlling locusts is to prevent the swarms from forming.
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The story map reveals that like any part of society, street youth are both subject to and willing to conform to rules and conventions, in this case for their own and others' safety.
Zimbabwe’s amended education act seeks to protect, respect and fulfil the right to education for all children.
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Zimbabwe's Education Amendment Act of 2020 is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done.
A younger Dennis Brutus, president of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee in Montreal, Canada in 1976.
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Study finds that Victoria Falls, a nature-based tourism resort town, is a significant contributor to carbon emissions throughout the tourism value chain in the area.
Her new book "This Mournable Body" was announced as a Booker Prize contender just days before her arrest for protesting against a government clampdown.
The best interests of the child require detention to be used as a last resort.
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Zimbabwe wants to issue a sovereign bond to raise $3.5 billion it has agreed to pay as compensation to white farmers, but the economic and political conditions aren't conducive to such an issuance.
A scene from a play about the Gukurahundi genocide, 1983 The Dark Years, performed in Harare in 2018.
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