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Magdalena Rojo
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Magdalena Rojo is a Slovak freelance journalist, currently based in Mexico.
She covers human rights and global issues directly from the field, mostly in developing countries. She is a co-founder of the long-term, global project "Women Who Stay" that brings stories of women affected by migration of their male counterparts.

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September 19, 2024
Inside the Afro-Mexican struggle for inclusion
topic:Discrimination
by:Magdalena Rojo
After centuries of discrimination, Afro-Mexican women are driving the fight for equality, and seeing promising results.
Story
July 11, 2024
Inside Slovakia's crackdown on free media
topic:Freedom of Expression
by:Magdalena Rojo
"The need for pluralistic and independent public media, which can facilitate debate across the political spectrum, has never been greater."
Story
January 03, 2023
Inside the fight for Mexico's home workers
topic:Women’s rights
by:Magdalena Rojo
The mistreatment of home workers in Mexico reflects deep socio-economic inequities. This activist tackles these issues at the core.
Story
October 19, 2022
Giving a voice to the voicless: activist fights for Rohingya women
topic:Women’s rights
by:Magdalena Rojo
FairPlanet spoke to Razia Sultana - a lawyer and teacher empowering female Rohingya refugees and making their case heard on the world stage.
Story
June 30, 2022
"Change is possible": Ramping up Kazakhstan's climate response
topic:Climate action
by:Magdalena Rojo
A new international initiative strives to help Kazakhstan, a major polluter, meet its ambitious emissions reduction goals.
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March 28, 2022
Reimagining sustainable development
topic:Sustainable Development
by:Magdalena Rojo
A Colombia-based NGO is giving new meaning to Sustainable Development. Here's how.
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December 29, 2021
Cause for hope as Thailand tackles statelessness
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Magdalena Rojo
Thailand plans to accelerate the process of granting citizenship to its massive stateless population. But challenges remain.
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November 17, 2021
Poland is clear: asylum seekers are not welcome
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Magdalena Rojo
Activist Anna Alboth spoke to FairPlanet about her experience helping migrants at the Poland-Belarus border, where a humanitarian crisis is escalating.
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August 06, 2021
Green-Books.org promotes environmental education in schools across Indonesia
topic:Conservation
by:Magdalena Rojo
Green-Books.org is an Indonesia-based NGO that fuses environmental issues into school curriculums. FairPlanet spoke to its founder about their mission.
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June 16, 2021
German NGO saves migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Magdalena Rojo
In the face of harassment and prosecutions, the NGO Sea Eye carries out rescue missions to save migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean Sea.
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May 14, 2021
The Spanish say ‘no’ to macro cattle farms
topic:Sustainable Agriculture
by:Magdalena Rojo
Greenpeace Spain and Association Hacendera launched a campaign to stop the construction of what would be Europe's largest industrial cow farm.
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May 05, 2021
With four journalists in prison, Democratic Voice of Burma keeps reporting on Myanmar coup
topic:Freedom of Expression
by:Magdalena Rojo
FairPlanet spoke to Toe Zaw Latt of the Democratic Voice of Burma about the danger and challenges of reporting on the ongoing military coup in Myanmar.
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March 26, 2021
Mental health issues rise among refugees and migrants in Greece
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Magdalena Rojo
With the Coronavirus pandemic, refugees and migrants living in fear and isolation in Greece find themselves amongst the most vulnerable groups.
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February 24, 2021
The Archipelago: refugees in Indonesia are raising their voices
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Magdalena Rojo
Warsan Weedhsan, an African refugee in Indonesia, has founded The Archipelago - an artist collective amplifying voices of asylum seekers living in limbo.
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Editors' Pick
May 26, 2020
EU top court stopped transit zones for asylum seekers in Hungary
topic:Refugees and Asylum
editor:Magdalena Rojo
Starving adults and children, lack of medical care, in an overcrowded border camp – such was the image of the transit zone Roszke.
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Editors' Pick
May 13, 2020
Reproductive rights of women under threat during lockdown
topic:Abortion
editor:Magdalena Rojo
Poland already has one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. Yet, during the pandemic, another controversial proposal was brought to the parliament.
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