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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 13

From paying ransoms to helping victims who have jumped out of buildings; what it's like to rescue #cyber-scam victims.
Lin Taylor reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Q&A-'Scammers are winning': Rescuing trafficked cyber-scam victims | Context by TRF

From paying ransoms to helping victims who have jumped out of buildings; what it's like to rescue cyber-scam victims

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 13

Labour rights group calls for compensation scheme after overseas care workers in Britain left in debt and homeless.
Emma Batha reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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UK migrant carers 'owed huge sums' in visa scheme 'scandal' | Context by TRF

Labour rights group calls for compensation scheme after overseas care workers in Britain left in debt and homeless

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 13

As the U.S. halts #student visa interviews, applicants are censoring their #online presence for fear of being denied entry.
Bukola Adebayo reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Foreign students scrub social media as US expands visa vetting | Context by TRF

As the U.S. halts student visa interviews, applicants are censoring their online presence for fear of being denied entry

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 13

In #Mozambique, millions of children go hungry as #aid cuts, conflict exacerbate drought-fuelled hunger crisis.
Samuel Come reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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'No one supports the children' - Hunger plagues Mozambique | Context by TRF

In Mozambique, millions of children go hungry as aid cuts, conflict exacerbate drought-fuelled hunger crisis

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 9

More than 7.5 million Syrian children need aid with many chronically malnourished. But as needs soar, funding is drying up. Read this piece by Bujar Hoxha, country director for Save The Children #Syria on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Syria is changing but its children need international help now | Context by TRF

More than 7.5 million Syrian children need aid with many chronically malnourished. But as needs soar, funding is drying up

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 9

Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling. But what exactly is that? Beatrice Tridimas has the answers on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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What is bottom trawling and how does it harm oceans? | Context by TRF

Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 9

Indian #students are plunged into uncertainty after the US pauses #visa interviews.
Kunal Purohit reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Panic and Plan B: How the US visa pause impacts Indian students | Context by TRF

Indian students are plunged into uncertainty after the US pauses visa interviews

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 6

As global aid dwindles, support centres crucial to #Syrian refugees' return face closure, leaving many without critical assistance. Nazih Osseiran reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Aid cuts 'disaster' in Syria as services axed and refugees return | Context by TRF

As global aid dwindles, support centres crucial to Syrian refugees' return face closure, leaving many without critical assistance

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 2

As governments deploy #AI to manage borders, citizens should be wary of this tech too, says researcher.
Lin Taylor reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Q&A: Algorithms tested on migrants should worry citizens too | Context by TRF

As governments deploy AI to manage borders, citizens should be wary of this tech too, says researcher

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 2

Brazil's conservation mosaics seek to combine regional development with #forest conservation. Andre Cabette Fabio reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social #amazon
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Brazil bets on conservation "mosaics" to manage its vast forests | Context by TRF

Brazil's conservation mosaics seek to combine regional development with forest conservation

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 1

Girls in Kenya's #Kakuma refugee camp are particularly hard hit by U.S. aid cuts as period supplies run out, food is cut. Farai Shawn Matiashe reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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US aid cuts mean no period pads, no school in Kenyan refugee camp | Context by TRF

Girls in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp are particularly hard hit by U.S. aid cuts as period supplies run out, food is cut

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · Jun 1

The Trump administration plans to cut vital #LGBTQ+ services, calling it 'radical gender ideology'.
Lucy Middleton reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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LGBTQ+ suicide risk rises as Trump cuts mental health services | Context by TRF

The Trump administration plans to cut vital LGBTQ+ services, calling it 'radical gender ideology'

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 29

Rescued from cyber-scam centres in Southeast Asia, #trafficking survivors find themselves mired in process of getting back home. Rebecca L. Root reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Trafficked cyber scam victims in SE Asia freed but cannot get home | Context by TRF

Rescued from cyber-scam centres in Southeast Asia, trafficking survivors find themselves mired in process of getting back home

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 29

As seas rise, California coastal communities damaged by #wildfires debate if they should remain on the shoreline. Rachel Parsons reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Rising seas complicate Los Angeles wildfire rebuilding | Context by TRF

As seas rise, California coastal communities damaged by wildfires debate if they should remain on the shoreline.

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 23

Historic focus on #climate and inequality continuing at state, local levels despite #Trump attacks.
Carey Biron has the story for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Trump rollback on climate justice opens pockets of resistance | Context by TRF

Historic focus on climate and inequality continuing at state, local levels despite Trump attacks

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 22

New people-smuggling rules will worsen criminalisation of #migrants and NGOs trying to help them, rights groups warn.
Beatrice Tridimas reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Boat driver arrests intensify as EU set to tighten smuggling laws | Context by TRF

New people-smuggling rules will worsen criminalisation of migrants and NGOs trying to help them, rights groups warn

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 22

After fleeing sectarian violence at home, Syrian #Alawite refugees eke out a precarious existence in north #Lebanon.
Nazih Osseiran reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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In north Lebanon, Syrian Alawites shelter among graves | Context by TRF

After fleeing sectarian violence at home, Syrian Alawite refugees eke out a precarious existence in north Lebanon

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 21

Fires, dust storms, migration and conflict: the deadly chain of consequences from a shrinking #wetland in #Iran. Sanam Mahoozi reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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How dried-out wetlands on the Iran-Iraq border threaten the region | Context by TRF

Fires, dust storms, migration and conflict: the deadly chain of consequences from a shrinking wetland in Iran

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 19

From Sudan to Ukraine, key services for women and girls face closure or major disruption. For @contextnewsroom.bsky.social Lin Taylor spoke to @unwomen.bsky.social's Sofia Calltorp.

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Q&A: Women and girls pay the price for savage aid cuts - UN | Context by TRF

From Sudan to Ukraine, key services for women and girls face closure or major disruption

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 19

New #WHO #pandemic preparedness treaty aims to end stark vaccine and health disparities exposed during COVID.
Emma Batha reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social #wha78
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Can pandemic pact avert COVID chaos in next crisis? | Context by TRF

New WHO pandemic preparedness treaty aims to end stark vaccine and health disparities exposed during COVID

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 15

Global #hunger monitor FEWS NET funded by U.S. government is now operating at reduced capacity, undermining humanitarian efforts. Nelson Renteria and Nita Bhalla report for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Global hunger monitor faces 'large gap' after US aid cuts | Context by TRF

Global hunger monitor FEWS NET funded by U.S. government operating at reduced capacity, undermining humanitarian efforts

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 15

#Syria's small business owners stock up after Trump's #sanctions move, hoping for more customers and easier access to cash. Nazih Osseiran reports from Damascus for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Syrian businesses dare to dream after Trump vow on sanctions | Context by TRF

Syria's small business owners stock up after Trump's sanctions move, hoping for more customers and easier access to cash

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 15

Refugee advocates say it is indefensible to remove protections for #Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S.
Emma Batha and Orooj Hakimi report for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Afghans in US feel betrayed as Trump ends deportation protection | Context by TRF

Refugee advocates say it is indefensible to remove protections for Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S.

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 15

A projected 8 million #deepfakes will be shared worldwide in 2025, risking a romance scam explosion. Read one woman's story on @contextnewsroom.bsky.social Story by @kimharrisberg.bsky.social and @adamndsmith.com

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Deep love or deepfake? Dating in the time of AI | Context by TRF

A projected 8 million deepfakes will be shared worldwide in 2025, risking a romance scam explosion

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Clár Ní Chonghaile @clarnic.bsky.social · May 14

#Britain ends recruitment of foreign care workers as sector struggles to fill vacancies amid ageing population. #migration #careworkers Lin Taylor reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
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Why does Britain need migrant care workers? | Context by TRF

Britain ends recruitment of foreign care workers as sector struggles to fill vacancies amid ageing population

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