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Observers who portrayed the elections as a battle between ‘reformists’ and ‘hardliners’ have tied themselves in knots – especially after reporting earlier that nearly all reformists had been disqualified by the watchdog Guardian Council
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While Majlis seats are likely to fill with familiar faces, voters may see some unconventional groupings on their ballots
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Tehran Bureau Point, counterpoint: does 'reformists versus hardliners' still cut it in Iranian politics?
Mahmoud Sadri and Gareth Smyth for Tehran Bureau
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Three specialists at BudgIT agreed to answer your questions about the complex and often murky world of public spending
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How did the president upset Twitter? Are Kenyans more adept at social media? A look at what’s been trending and why
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Journalist Yomi John Olomofe, who was severely attacked for doing his job, agreed to answer your questions about his experience
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Reporters Without Borders writes open letter to president demanding the release of dozens of jailed reporters. Mada Masr reports
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Candidates and voters are talking about the environment like never before, dispelling notions that no-one other than a few enlightened members of the upper classes care about the issue
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The musicians, politicians and personalities shaping Nigeria’s megacity – read the list and help us complete it
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Tehran Bureau 'Secret leadership': who will oversee Iran's overseers?
Amir Faress for Tehran BureauThe constitution of the Islamic Republic doesn’t allow for clerical supervision of the supreme leader. And that may be a good thing, argues Amir Faress
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Guardian Africa network Meryl Streep, if we're 'all African' why aren't we celebrating African cinema?
Lindiwe DoveyActor’s clumsy comment underlines lack of diversity at international festivals, but it’s a bigger issue than more black leads in Hollywood
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Prevented from exhibiting abroad by war and sanctions, project hopes to promote homegrown talent to the world
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Now considered state enemies, reporters say government is dismantling all independent outlets. Global voices reports
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Guardian Africa network Giulio Regeni’s death reminds us no one is safe from Egypt's brutal police
Yasmin El-RifaeFive years after custody killing triggered a revolution, our security services are as violent and unaccountable as ever -
Meduza speaks to a retailer who watched authorities bulldoze the kiosks she has been trading from for more than 20 years
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Tehran’s startup scene is a maze of interconnected people trying to come up with ideas to make it big quickly. To really rev up the sector, Iranian professionals living outside the country - especially Silicon Valley - need to move back
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Authorities fire tear gas on protesters after opposition candidate Kizza Besigye arrested at Kampala rally
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Women who avoided female genital mutilation as children are under increasing pressure to have procedure as adults
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New exhibition examines legacy of Soviet Cold War scheme offering Africans free study – and the children they left behind. The Calvert Journal reports
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Decree gets cautious approval but analysts fear former allies turned enemies are not yet ready to cooperate to end fighting
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With fierce protests outside and mutterings of discontent from within his party, leader appeared grim and wounded on the podium. Daily Maverick reports
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Former inmates who lead guided tours at this Pahlavi-era prison complex share memories of psychological pressure, broken teeth and mangled limbs - a brutal past Iran’s prisons have yet to leave behind
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Song recounts deportation of Tatars under Stalin, but supporters unable to vote because of Russian annexation. RFE/RL reports
New East network Life after Ukraine: the ‘invisible’ Russian fighters struggling to return to normal