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Africa
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Migrants in Ceuta: 'When I knew I had to go back to Morocco, I felt pain and grief'

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Violence between farmers and herders in Nigeria's Middle Belt escalates

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Palestinians living in Lod, Israel fear they are being pushed out

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Video of street drug use illustrates Iran’s growing addiction problem

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No, Hindus aren’t abandoning their religion en masse as Covid-19 grips India

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Truth or Fake

Covid-19 vaccine: does the ‘magnet challenge’ work?

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Syria: TikTok videos show the daily challenges of living in Idlib refugee camp

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Ivory Coast residents deplore dust, pollution from Abidjan cement plants

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Video shows illegal gold miners attacking indigenous village in Brazil

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Investigation
Several images shared in WhatsApp group in Senegal over the past few months show large numbers of young people leaving Senegal to make a dangerous attempt to reach the Canary Islands by pirogue (Screengrab of videos sent to the France 24 Observers team).
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How young Senegalese are making desperate journeys to Spain’s Canary Islands

Nearly every day, crowds gather in front of currency exchange offices in Iran.

Violence, suicide and addiction: an unprecedented economic crisis plunges Iranian society into chaos

Syrian mercenaries exchange fire with Armenian soldiers in Nagorno-Karabakh at the beginning of October. In the centre, a young Syrian films himself on the frontline during a bombardment near Horadiz. (Screengrabs.)

Videos shared on social media show Syrians sent to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh

The image on the left shows a scorched home in Cabo Delgado. The image on the right shows people fleeing Mocimboa da Praia, which was attacked by insurgents on June 27. These photos were published by the collaborative media site Pinnacle News.

Thousands flee Islamist insurgents in northern Mozambique

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Migrants in Spain's Canary Islands report deplorable living conditions

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Morocco: Migrants take challenging journey to Spain's Ceuta by sea, facing harsh weather conditions

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A video of forced conversions to Islam by Boko Haram?

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DR Congo: Uvira, a city devastated by the rising waters of Lake Tanganyika

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Venezuelan refugees in Colombia afraid to return home after brutal conflict, army abuses

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Park rangers in Benin kill an aggressive elephant and distribute its meat

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Video of zebras being mistreated during journey to Iranian zoo sparks outrage

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Iran forces Baha’i minority to bury their dead on top of decades-old mass grave

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