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Thousands of Rohingya left homeless after yet another fire breaks out in Bangladesh refugee camp

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A moment of grace in war-torn Yemen: Tribal chief forgives man involved in son’s killing

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12-year-old Russian girl released after interrogation over anti-war drawing

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Mob attacks two Tunis shelters for LGBTQ people from sub-Saharan Africa

Western travel influencers who come to Syria (left) use the services of tour guides authorised by, or even close to, Bashar Al-Assad's government (right, Giath Al Farrah, Deputy Minister of Tourism). The FRANCE 24 Observers team was able to identify several of these guides.

How 'apolitical' Western Youtubers help push Syrian propaganda

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Black Tunisian women speak out amid wave of anti-migrant actions

Images shared on social networks show students outside of girls’ schools in Tehran, Iran on March 1, 2023 after a series of reported poisonings in the capital.

Poison attacks hit at least 26 girls' schools in Iran on Wednesday

A number of examples of fake news include massive advertisements that try to convince the public that Westerners do not support their governments' support of Ukraine.
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Here's how we debunked these fake anti-Ukraine advertisements

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Who are the ‘dalalas’? The middlemen preying on trapped domestic staff in Saudi Arabia

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How Russian propaganda units are broadcasting fake Polish TV reports

Several videos said to show the recent plane crash in Nepal are actually old footage of different crashes.

No, these two videos don’t show the recent deadly plane crash in Nepal

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Fake videos circulate after police arrest El Chapo’s son

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No, this image doesn't show that all-time low temperatures were recorded in Russia

Our Observer Veronika Tikhonyuk had to flee her home in Mariupol as Russian bombardments came closer and closer. She has since taken refuge in North Macedonia.
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Two Ukrainians tell us how a year of war has changed their lives

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How one year of disinformation has shaped the narrative of the Ukraine war online

The image on the left shows graffiti calling for violence against Black people, written in French. The image on the right shows a family from sub-Saharan Africa who were arrested and taken to a police station in a suburb of Tunis. Our Observer, who is friends with the victims, told us they were arrested while their infant children were left at home alone.

Xenophobia grows amidst raids and repeated attacks on sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia

A service station in the town of Cibitoke on February 11, 2023. Burundi petrol shortage

‘There’s not a drop left’: Petrol shortage has ground Burundi to a halt

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EU-made ammunition used in Iran repression: Iranians demand answers

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How EU-made shotgun cartridges ended up being used to repress protests in Iran

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Haiti: In the grip of the gangs

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How Iran’s security forces are shooting to kill with ‘non-combat’ shotgun shells

Images shared on Twitter appear to show a Ukrainian soldier wearing Islamic State organisation insignia.
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What do we know about the Ukrainian soldier accused of wearing an 'Islamic State badge'?

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‘I never wear a headscarf anymore’: Iranian women continue to defy Islamic regime

Since the Chinese government wrapped up its so-called zero-Covid public health policy in December 2022, dozens of Covid testing booths have been put up for sale on the Chinese site Taobao.

Want to buy a repurposed Covid testing booth? In China, you can

In this surveillance footage, a tiger is seen walking around the yard of a business in Edenvale, north-east of Johannesburg, on January 30.
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South Africa: Footage of tigers roaming the streets highlights boom in big cat farming

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On social media, the supposed company "Sonnedix Gabon" touted its charity work and community focus in order to convince Gabonese people to invest.
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How the 'Sonnedix Gabon' Ponzi scheme reeled in and scammed investors

These pig heads were placed in front of the Daegu Muslim student community's temporary prayer site in late 2022 and are still there. Photo taken on January 11, 2023.

Islamophobia: Pig heads left outside a mosque in South Korea

On January 2, a crowd with batons descended on the Sacred Heart Catholic church in a village in the Narayanpur region of central India.

India: Mob attacks church in a wave of anti-Christian violence

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Pollution, development and negligence: Dakar coastline victim of urbanisation

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Woman, Life, Freedom’ revolution: Ongoing protests in Iran five months after Amini’s death

A screenshot from a video shared on Twitter on February 15, 2023 that shows protesters damaging ATMs outside First Bank in Benin City, Nigeria.

Nigeria: Protests at banks and ATMs amid ‘cash scarcity’ concerns

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Doctors concerned about TikTok-viral 'cheek removal' surgeries

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In Syria, rescue workers are digging mass graves for earthquake victims

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