Visualizing the European migration surge, Arab atheism, Tokyo Pride, and more in today’s Rounds…
Race, Ethnicity & Nationality
- Separatist Anglophone Cameroonians face continual crackdown by government. (AllAfrica)
- Germany commemorates liberation of Nazi camps 70 years ago. (AP)
- Sarajevan Jews experience post-war resurgence in Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Al Jazeera)
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty shares an ongoing documentary series highlighting the ethnic Kyrgyz community in Tajikistan. (RFE)
Immigrants, Refugees & Displaced Peoples
- From boat people to immigrants: Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants in Italy finding homes in abandoned buildings. (BBC)
- A look at the skyrocketing price immigrants pay for U.K. citizenship. (Economist)
- The Times looks at the data and infrastructure behind the European migration surge. (NYT)
- Russia experiences significant uptick in emigration according to 2014 statistics. (RFE)
- Afghan Turkmen in Baghdis Province of Afghanistan caught between Taliban and government fighting, leading to displacement and plummeting humanitarian conditions. (RFE)
- Brazilian president demarcates three protected areas for four indigenous ethnic groups in northern Brazil. (Rio Times)
Religion & Belief
- By 2050, India is expected to be home to world’s largest populations of Hindus and Muslims. (Pew)
- Greek Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi in Athens. (HuffPost)
- Arabs throughout the Middle East are inching out of the closet of nonbelief and irreligion, even as governments enforce strict blasphemy and apostasy laws. (TNR)
Gender
- Health survey finds 1 in 10 men, 4 in 10 women in Kenya are subject to domestic violence. (Nairobi News)
- Similarly, Ukrainian domestic violence hotline contends with uptick in calls, connects to eastern violence. (RFE)
- Kenyan woman Emma Nyambura Gichonge leads major IT project to move special servers from Germany to Kenya. (Daily Nation)
- Post-Arab Spring gains in women’s rights and participation in conflict resolution in Yemen in decline as political divisions and conflict intensifies. (World Politics Review)
- Interview with Iranian acid attack victim Ameneh Bahrami highlights question of appropriate justice in these cases. (Guardian)
- After significant delay, Loretta Lynch confirmed as first black female Attorney General in the U.S. (CS Monitor)
Gender & Sexual Minorities
- Inside Chile‘s private, unregulated “dehomosexualization” clinics. (NACLA)
- A concise breakdown of the legal situation and potential consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing of same-sex marriage cases on Tuesday. (AP)
- U.S.-based National Organization for Marriage looks to global stage as marriage equality expands in the U.S. (BuzzFeed)
- Upper house of Indian parliament passes trans rights bill, moving it to the lower house where it may face bureaucratic inertia. (BuzzFeed)
- Michael Berry, first special envoy for LGBT rights in the U.S. State Department, speaks on his role. (USA Today)
- Tokyo Rainbow Pride sees around 3,000 in attendance and welcomes changing attitudes in Japan. (Japan Times)