As the number of workers taking international assignments increases, companies have more responsibility to look after their LGBTI employees who face persecution while on assignment say Jane Maley and Ruth Mc Phail. They examine how countries ranging from Russia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Brazil and Turkey are becoming some of the most challenging expatriate assignment destinations for multinational firms.
It’s not clear what the dramatic developments in Zimbabwe will mean for democracy now that Robert Mugabe has gone. There are those who want elections now, and those who say the polls should be postponed and a transitional government established. Nic Cheeseman examines the two options. And Enock Mudzamiri questions whether the military, which was behind Mugabe’s resignation, did
so for the good of all Zimbabweans or for its own interests.
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In Indonesia, severe public penalties are inflicted upon people found to be in same-sex relationships.
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Miriam Moeller, The University of Queensland; Jane Maley, Charles Sturt University; Ruth McPhail, Griffith University
LGBTI employees relocating for a foreign assignment are likely to experience additional hardships compared to the typical expatriate.
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Politics + Society
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Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
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Enock C. Mudzamiri, University of South Africa
Contrary to popular sentiment that the coup in Zimbabwe would usher in a new era of democracy, the military intervention is much more about a succession crisis in the ruling Zanu-PF.
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Rosa Freedman, University of Reading
Refugees' rights are protected by international law. Why are the Rohingya being returned home?
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Anna-Marie Brennan, University of Liverpool
Last of the big trials for UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, but what about high-ranking officials from the other side?
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Environment + Energy
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Eleanor Jew, University of Leeds
New research shows just how bad tobacco farming can be for the environment and for farmers.
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Health + Medicine
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Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town
Stigma stops people from getting tested for HIV, and staying on their treatment. Unless it's addressed, the AIDS epidemic will persist.
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Science + Technology
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Marc Norman, Australian National University; Penelope King, Australian National University
No human has been to the moon since 1972. But India, China and Russia would like to change that, and soon.
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