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A UN camp with no water for days, makeshift shelters in schools, and hospitals that are already overwhelmed... These are the conditions that residents from the northern part of the Gaza Strip find when they arrive in the south after fleeing the Israeli bombardment. The FRANCE 24 Observers team has been following two families who fled the north to s…
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Six months into the Sudan conflict, civilians find themselves at the forefront of hostilities between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. This militia faction stands accused of engaging in a series of grave offences, including rape, unlawful seizure of property, and various forms of humiliation inflicted upon civilians—many of which may constitu…
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On August 26, an evangelical pastor and his followers attempted to attack a gang in the north of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, armed with sticks and machetes. The gang retaliated with firearms, killing at least 21 people. What exactly happened that day? Why did ordinary churchgoers go to confront an armed gang? The FRANCE 24 Observers team i…
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On September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for wearing her hijab "improperly". Her death led to massive anti-regime protests, known by their now-iconic slogan: “Woman, Life, Freedom”. The Observers team has been in regular contact with dozens of women across Iran over the past 12 months. Many …
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The Bedouin communities living in the unforgiving Badia, or the Syrian desert, are facing a surge in armed attacks. The violence reaches a peak each year between February and April: the truffle season. As tribes go out to hunt truffles, they risk being ambushed by sleeper cells of the Islamic State group, which has taken refuge in the Badia since 2…
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Fed up with gang violence, Haitians are hunting down people they suspect of being connected to these infamous armed groups, not hesitating to kill them. The movement – called Bwa Kale – began on April 24 in Port-au-Prince and quickly spread around the country. Dozens of people have been killed by vigilante mobs, often after very brief questioning.…
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Syria has been torn apart by years of civil war, and while the country is still split into government and rebel-controlled zones, Western travel influencers are sharing videos of their "apolitical" trips to the country. But what is the truth behind their content? In this video, we uncover how these influencers are being shown around the country by …
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Hardly a week goes by in Cameroon without a video emerging that documents violence against gay or transgender people. Our Observers, LGBT rights activists, brought this worrying phenomenon to our attention. In this episode of The Observers Direct, we visited them on the ground to see how they help victims and fight to change public attitudes.…
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Since August, thousands of migrants have been trying to cross the Polish border from Belarus. They have come from Yemen, Syria, Iraq or the Democratic Republic of Congo, hoping to enter the European Union. Poland has accused Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko of instrumentalising migrants in a feud with the EU, and has opted to deport th…
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Major protests that broke out in Colombia on April 28 have been marked by numerous acts of violence perpetrated against demonstrators by security forces and armed civilians alike. In this special report, ‘Colombia: Silencing a Revolt,’ the FRANCE 24 Observers investigated these clashes using the testimonies of our Observers on the ground and the an…
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In southwestern Mali, people are still subject to “descent-based slavery”, a form of discrimination that persists long after slavery itself was abolished in the West African country. The France 24 Observers went to Mali to meet the villagers who are standing up and saying, “I am not your slave.”De către FRANCE 24 English
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In the Malian capital Bamako, one of our Observers is fighting sexual and domestic violence towards women. Another is raising awareness about the unhygienic transport of meat in the city. A third is working to provide educational opportunities for visually-impaired children. Our reporter Corentin Bainier went to meet these three activists.…
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There are an estimated 60,000 Nigerians stranded in detention centres in Libya after trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of a better life in Europe. Some are held for ransoms that they are unable to pay. We went to meet two individuals who managed to smuggle in a phone and send out a cry for help.…
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The Central African Republic has been in the grip of a conflict since 2013 that has turned two religious communities in the country - Christians and Muslims - against each other. But some locals in the capital are trying to change all that. Our journalist went to Bangui to meet the people leading initiatives to heal the rifts between Christians and…
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