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Young people of Haitian descent hang out in the Batey La Lima community, surrounded by a massive sugarcane plantation in the coastal city of La Romana, Dominican Republic. AP Photo/Matias Delacroix

Push for Creole courses in schools stokes historic anti‑Haitian feeling in Dominican Republic

Haitians have moved to the neighboring Dominican Republic in large numbers over the last century, which has made Creole the second-most widely spoken language there.
Champa Kingdom, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, Vajrapani and Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, 9th­­–11th century, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Acquired 2011, deaccessioned 2021, repatriated 2023, On loan from the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023–2026.

Repatriation or political theatre? How the return of stolen artefacts can distort history

A recent repatriation from Australia to Cambodia shows how this process can reinforce oppressive powers, and further marginalize the historically oppressed.
Kashmiri Muslims watch from a window of their house in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, as a procession below celebrates the birthday of the Hindu god Krishna. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

How some South Asian countries are embracing colonialism by moving citizens to disputed areas

Population resettlement has become a part of South Asia’s post-colonialism playbook. The practice causes real harms to ethnic cohesion, solidarity and collective rights.
Members of the feminist group Las Tesis participate in Chile’s national protest movement in Santiago, Chile, in December 2019. Elvis Gonzales/EPA-EFE

Crowdsourcing new constitutions: How 2 Latin American countries increased participation and empowered groups excluded from politics – podcast

People across Latin America are demanding greater political participation. Some countries, including Colombia and Chile, have responded by involving citizens in the making of their constitutions.

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