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Brazil: 2017 one of ‘bloodiest years’ for land conflicts
New data shows at least 70 people were killed last year as land conflicts in country's Amazon intensified.

Pakistan watchdog slams ‘grim’ state of human rights
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reports rising forced disappearances, rape and attacks on religious minorities.

Yemenis resort to burning firewood and rubbish to cook food
Saudi blockade has caused a chronic shortage of propane gas, forcing Yemenis to find alternatives to prepare food.

Anti-sexual harassment message resounds in Africa
As women around the world stand up to harassing and abusing men, the struggle is alive and well in Africa.

Living in the shadow of Nepal’s Rara National Park
Al Jazeera revisits a remote village in Mugu district only to find that it remains abandoned by the state.

Egypt’s jailed journalists: In numbers
On World Press Freedom Day, jailed journalists continue to pay the price for media crackdowns in Egypt.

Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Hussein spends 500th day in Egyptian jail
Qatar-based network calls on Egypt to release its journalist, who has spent 500 days in jail without charge.

Guantanamo prison survivor Sami al-Hajj shares his story
Al Jazeera journalist faced torture and interrogations while being held without any charges at the US-run prison camp.

My life in crisis: Diary of a Venezuelan journalist
How Venezuela's economic crisis has turned basic tasks like food shopping and commuting into feats of endurance.

Pakistani convicts teach inmates their legal rights
In an experimental approach, convicts lead a legal awareness programme in overcrowded Pakistani jails.

Manus Island’s refugee babies: Q&A with Father Clement Taulam
Children fathered by refugees on Manus Island could be marginalised by patrilineal clan structures, says Father Taulam.

Azerbaijan’s displaced eye return to Armenian-controlled lands
Decades after Nagorno-Karabakh war, more than a million Azerbaijanis live as refugees and internally displaced persons.