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Protesters attending a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Bristol last weekend stand accused of vandalism for tearing down a statue of local figure Edward Colston and throwing it into a river. Their actions follow years of local debate about what should be done with the monument, given that Colston made his fortune from the slave trade. Claudine van Hensbergen proposes that rather than viewing it as a grizzly end, the act of dismantling this sculpture marks a natural next step in Colston’s history. By drawing attention to the activities that landed him on a plinth in the first place, the protesters have opened the potential for a more truthful
discussion of the man and his legacy.
In other news, South Africa needs to adopt a more localised and differentiated approach in the next phase of its management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Doing this will be made a little easier by the fact that the country has extensive lessons to draw from three decades of managing HIV/AIDS. Kaymarlin Govender, Ayesha BM Kharsany, Gavin George and Sean Beckett outline crucial steps that need to be taken for a localised approach to work.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Protesters throw statue of Edward Colston into Bristol harbour.
PA/Ben Birchall
Claudine van Hensbergen, Northumbria University, Newcastle
After years of inaction by authorities, protesters have forced the point – opening a new chapter in this monument's history.
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South Africa moved into level three of a five-tier lockdown on June 1, 2020.
Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty Images
Kaymarlin Govender, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Ayesha BM Kharsany, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Gavin George, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Sean Beckett, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Local participation and ownership of the response to COVID-19 is the only sustainable option.
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Politics + Society
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Dianne Bystrom, Iowa State University; Karen M. Kedrowski, Iowa State University
On the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, women's historic struggles to vote continue to resonate as the country debates who should vote and how.
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Douglas Lucas Kivoi, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
The level of accountability within police agencies in Kenya is very low. They operate with impunity, because they know they will get away with it.
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COVID-19
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Jenna L Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University; C. Susana Caxaj, Western University; Janet McLaughlin, Wilfrid Laurier University; Stephanie Mayell, University of Toronto
Migrant workers are not inherently more vulnerable to COVID-19, nor more likely to be carrying it than Canadians. Yet our treatment of them this year stigmatizes them and puts them at risk.
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Annette Idler, University of Oxford; Markus Hochmüller, University of Oxford
The coronavirus-related closure of the Colombian border hasn't stopped desperate Venezuelans from entering – but it has made the trip more dangerous.
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Marçal Vilar, CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Imaginémonos que las carreteras estuvieran llenas de obstáculos. O que los camiones se estropearan cada dos por tres y las taponaran. Caótico, ¿verdad? Algo así le puede pasar a nuestras neuronas.
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Michael Baker, University of Otago; Nick Wilson, University of Otago
Dos de los principales epidemiólogos que diseñaron la estrategia de eliminación del virus en Nueva Zelanda explican los detalles de la noticia y los retos que se le presentan al país en el futuro.
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Jean-Michel Servet, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
Au-delà des craintes d’attraper le virus par les billets et les pièces, les aspects hiérarchique et éthique sont mis à mal.
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Zacharie Duputel, Université de Strasbourg
Prévenir à l’avance de l’arrivée d’un séisme ou d’un tsunami peut permettre de se mettre à l’abri et d’organiser les secours. Comment détecte-t-on rapidement ces évènements si imprévisibles ?
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