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The Philippines’ ‘Heroes’ Trafficked to War-Torn Syria

Manila's Abandoned ‘Heroes’

The government of the Philippines continues to encourage overseas work, but there is little redress for victims of trafficking. After years in Syria, Lucy Cayamba took shelter at her country’s embassy in Damascus during the pandemic. Her pursuit of justice has consumed every single day of the life she has had to rebuild.

The Oil Kingmaker

The Oil Kingmaker

Across more than 20 years and dozens of countries, one Canadian lawyer helped draft oil laws in some of the world’s most lucrative petrochemical nations. Documents uncovered in a New Lines investigation show that he also advises businesses, including ones in which he holds interests, on how to profit from those laws.

Kenyan Descendants of Slaves Struggle To Belong

Kenyan Descendants of Slaves Struggle To Belong

For the descendants of slaves living in Frere Town today, their demands to be recognized as a tribe in their own right, to have control over their church and to secure ownership over their land are an existential matter. If they lose this settlement, they fear they will lose themselves.

The Cost of Leaving Gaza

The Cost of Leaving Gaza

Palestinians desperate to leave Gaza have one way out, through the Rafah crossing. But Egyptian brokers require a bribe of up to $10,000 per person, while Israeli authorities demand astronomical fees from registered citizens for their legal right to repatriation. The bureaucracy takes weeks, the bombs fall and hunger rages.

Georgia’s Proposed Ban Could Change the Landscape for Hired Pregnancies

Georgia’s Proposed Ban Could Change the Landscape for Hired Pregnancies

If a ban on international surrogacy comes into force in the Black Sea country, swelling demand across the globe means it will simply move elsewhere: Clinics in Albania are already looking into how to capitalize on the potential gap in the market. Just as panicked couples once moved their embryos from war-stricken Kyiv to Tbilisi, family lawyers say they are now shipping embryos from Georgia to Albania, hoping to find a surrogate there instead.

Fires Threaten Africa’s Rainforest. Elephants Might Help To Save It

Fires Threaten Africa’s Rainforest. Elephants Might Help To Save It

After decades of poaching pushed the Central African Republic’s forest elephant populations to critically endangered status, scientists are starting to understand the crucial role they play in keeping the rainforest safe from fires. But can the species be brought back from the brink?

In Georgia, a Standoff Between Leftists and Authorities

In Georgia, a Standoff Between Leftists and Authorities

A solemn crowd gathered as daylight faded — a mix of anarchists, prison abolitionists, anti-fascists and environmentalists. They had been trying to stop construction of a police training facility known as Cop City, but the bloodshed seemed to be changing the movement into something broader and more unpredictable.