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AJ+ is a unique digital news and storytelling project promoting human rights and equality, holding power to account, and amplifying the voices of the powerless.

Washington, DC

Joined February 2010

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While World Cup teams arriving in the U.S. have faced controversial searches, hourslong detentions and visa restrictions … Mexico is being praised for its hospitality and warm atmosphere.
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In early June, a video circulated online of masked gunmen breaking into the home of a Mexican journalist in the state of Veracruz. She has been missing ever since. Over 170 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000.
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Masked men attacked people in Scotland because of the color of their skin. People sought safety in Glasgow’s largest mosque when it appeared that people were marching toward the building.
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Anti-immigrant riots in Northern Ireland left many cars and homes burned after masked protesters went through mostly immigrant parts of Belfast. “I'm afraid maybe I might be the next to be attacked on the street. So I don't know where to take my family,” said a Congolese
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North Korea arrived at the 1966 World Cup while Britain and its allies were still technically at war with it. FIFA insisted the team be treated fairly. @annakook looks at how that compares to Iran's situation today.
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Thousands are marching across Argentina after the killing of 14-year-old Agostina Vega. In Argentina, a femicide occurs every 35 hours on average. But the government has slashed funding to gender violence prevention programs.
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Hundreds of young Kenyans are protesting U.S. plans to send Americans who have been exposed to Ebola to a quarantine center in their country. There are no reported cases of Ebola in Kenya yet.
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Ayoub Junaid broke his medical glasses after falling down. After a video went viral, he received a replacement – but his mother says he still needs surgery, which he can’t get under Israeli blockade.
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Anti-migrant protests and xenophobic violence have rocked South Africa. But why has there been an uptick in tensions against migrants in the country? Here's a video we published in December, looking at how South Africa might be closing its doors to the rest of the continent ...
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“Ireland didn’t qualify for the World Cup, but you know who did? The Ivory Coast.” This Irish pub flipped its flag to support Ivory Coast at the World Cup.
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Americans who signed up to donate their bodies to science after death are now backing out after learning they could end up on an operating table in front of Israeli military surgeons. @Dena explains.
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“The first thing anyone noticed in Theodosia was her smile. We’d always see her laughing.” This Lebanese student was killed by Israel just after finishing her final exams. Theodosia Karam is one of over 3,500 people killed by Israel’s attacks on Lebanon since March.
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Some teams are having trouble even being let into this World Cup, but FIFA insists it doesn't do politics 🤔. All that to say that even if Shakira's hips don't lie, FIFA definitely does.
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