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Europe is tackling yet another migration crisis. This time, the media’s language toward refugees seems more humane than it was in 2015. What has changed? https://t.co/seOCqbhdnC #migration #Refugees #HateSpeech

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Three journalists from the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Greece have joined forces to uncover the reasons why the media dehumanizes diverse groups of refugees. Support their work, they need just a little help https://t.co/seOCqbhdnC

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We are at a turning point that will potentially decide the future of nuclear power in Europe for generations. ☢️Read about our nuclear fact-checking project➡️
https://t.co/3WeiiyANxW #NuclearEnergy #EU #EnergyCrisis

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🌍Support our journalists to unravel a modern form of slavery: the use of cheap labor from China in the “fast fashion” production in Italy. More about the project in Italian: https://t.co/1jAntl2nuj #cleanclothes #payyourworker #fashionindustry @AbitiPuliti
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[Olga Tokariuk @olgatokariuk]

Frankly I cannot tweet all the terrible news we are getting in Ukraine every day. Each day, more and more personal stories of people who were killed, raped, tortured. All normal people, looking like next-door neighbours. It makes me feel sick, fills me with so much anger and hate

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Prato, Italy 🌍European-based journalists working together to unravel a modern form of slavery: the use of cheap labor from China in the “fast fashion” production industries in Italy. #fastfashion #slavery #italy #fashionindustry #silkroad #migration
https://t.co/vokAbsfRF7

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Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic conditions, yet hardly anyone has heard about it. Two journalists in the UK and Kosovo aim to analyze why it is still taboo. #endometriosis #endotalk #diabetes #EndometriosisActionMonth Support their work: https://t.co/sFHeHLesq4

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Q: What is endometriosis?

A: #Endometriosis is a disease where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing pain and/or infertility

More: https://t.co/vi99iSjDuI

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In recent years, rewriting the past has become a favorite pastime of Romanian and Hungarian politicians as they seek to boost their credentials as true patriots. How successful have they been? Help our team of journalists to investigate: https://t.co/PXeSvST8KF

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Do you know how your home will be heated in the coming decades?☢️We are at a turning point that will potentially decide the future of nuclear power in Europe for generations. Read about our nuclear fact-checking project➡️
https://t.co/3WeiiyANxW #NuclearEnergy #EU #EnergyCrisis

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After Russia launched its assault on Ukraine, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban suddenly started expressing devotion to Western allies and #NATO. The past 12 years, however, tell a different story about his party’s relationship with Russia. https://t.co/UpfgDhnupi via @direkt36

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The PMs of #Poland, #Slovenia, and the #CzechRepublic are taking a train to #Kyiv today to meet with Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa, the first foreign leaders to visit the Ukrainian capital since the start of the Russian invasion last month. https://t.co/lTxxdfWBIk

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We just launched the Eastern European Independent Journalist Fund on @Kickstarter to help give financial support to Ukrainian journalists covering the war. These reporters have seen their income plummet as a result of living near a war zone. Donate here: https://t.co/9aGMwRnli2

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A group of European-based journalists working together to unravel a modern form of slavery: the use of cheap labor from China in the “fast fashion” production industries in Italy. Support their work: https://t.co/GndHC343Dk #fastfashion #slavery #italy #fashionindustry

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Does slavery still exists? Human trafficking, forced and early marriage, forced labor, debt bondage or bonded labor are forms of modern slavery. #HumanTrafficking #slavery #Italy #Fashionista #ModernSlavery #EndChildMarriage #fashion

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In recent years, rewriting the past has become a favorite pastime of Hungarian and Romanian politicians as they seek to boost their credentials as true patriots. How successful have they been? Help our team of journalists to investigate: https://t.co/za51wcLzZp #bekemenet

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☢️We are at a turning point that will potentially decide the future of nuclear power in Europe for generations. But have you ever heard about 'Green Taxonomy'? Support our fact-checking project now:
https://t.co/3WeiiyANxW #NuclearEnergy #nuclear #EU #EnergyCrisis

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Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic conditions, yet hardly anyone has heard about it. Two journalists in the UK and Kosovo aim to analyze why it is still taboo. #endometriosis #endotalk #diabetes #EndometriosisActionMonth Support their work: https://t.co/sFHeHLesq4

[Oliver Carroll @olliecarroll]

Some reports suggest Russian military may be staging a fake pro-Russian for TV protest to “greet” troops in occupied Kherson. But this, a pro-Ukrainian protest in occupied, militarised Melitopol, does not appear to be fake. “One. United. Free Ukraine,” the crowds are shouting

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Maryia Hryts was forced to leave #Belarus in 2021 because of the crackdown on independent journalists there. She settled in #Ukraine but now has been uprooted a second time. The following is her account of her trek from Brovary, a #Kyiv suburb, to the Polish border.

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A guide to the EU's 'green' taxonomy and our next campaign is coming soon. @Access2rec @thomasbrent678 @Crstn_Gherasim @CejkovaLucie @TransitionsMag
#green #NuclearEnergy #nuclear #EU #energycrisis
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