Politics & environs articles 2021

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From the archive: Latin America’s Schindler: a forgotten hero of the 20th century – podcast

 

We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

 

This week, from 2016:Under General Pinochet’s rule of terror in Chile, one man saved thousands of people from the dictator’s brutal secret police. How did Roberto Kozak do it – and escape death?

 

Written by Ewen MacAskill & Jonathan Franklin, read by Alice Arnold and produced by Simon Barnard with additions by Esther Opoku-Gyeni

Wed 29 Dec 2021 05.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/dec/29/from-the-archive-latin-americas-schindler-a-forgotten-hero-of-the-20th-century-podcast

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‘She stood in silence, remembering’: photographing Gaza under airstrikes

 

Fatima Shbair’s photo of a girl in her ruined home is an indelible image of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s resurgence in May

 

Sarah Johnson

Wed 29 Dec 2021 15.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/29/photographing-gaza-under-airstrikes

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Jamal Khashoggi killers living in luxury villas in Riyadh, say witnesses

 

Exclusive: Reports of hit squad members living freely casts further doubt on Saudi claims that justice has been served

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Thu 30 Dec 2021 13.17 GMT

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/30/jamal-khashoggi-killers-living-in-luxury-villas-in-riyadh-say-witnesses

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The Guardian view on Africa rising: the continent must develop in its own way

 

African nations have huddled together in face of climate and Covid storms. They must make that unity pay off for their citizens

 

Tue 28 Dec 2021 18.30 GMTLast modified on Wed 29 Dec

Editorial

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/28/the-guardian-view-on-africa-rising-the-continent-must-develop-in-its-own-way

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When Desmond Tutu stood up for the rights of Palestinians, he could not be ignored

 

After visits to Israel and Palestine, Tutu used his moral authority to speak out and, despite abuse, refused to back down. He wanted liberation for everyone

 

Thu 30 Dec 2021 09.00 GMT

Chris McGreal

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/30/desmond-tutu-palestinians-israel