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Marc Español
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Marc Español is a Cairo-based journalist from Barcelona. He covers North Africa and the Middle East, with a special focus on Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Gaza, primarily for EL PAÍS and AL MONITOR.

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February 15, 2024
Sudan’s rapid descent into hunger and the local efforts to stop it
topic:Food Security
by:Marc Español
The raging civil war has affected some of the country's most critical agricultural hubs, pushing food insecurity levels to historic highs.
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July 01, 2023
The untold story of missing migrants in Europe's waters
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Marc Español
"The families of the missing are often the invisible victims of migration."
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April 26, 2023
Inside Egypt's illusory committee to pardon political prisoners
topic:Political violence
by:Marc Español
A year after the committee's reactivation, Egypt remains a dangerous place for dissidents.
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March 08, 2023
Inside Tunisia's open fight for democracy
topic:Democracy
by:Marc Español
As President Saïed's crackdown on dissent intensifies, civilians in Tunisia mobilise to oppose his tyrannical drift.
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December 27, 2022
The dilemmas around holding COP28 in the UAE
topic:Climate action
by:Marc Español
The wealthy Gulf petrostate, with its poor environmental record, has ramped up its lobbying activity as it prepares to host the next UN climate summit.
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October 27, 2022
COP27 sheds light on Egypt's abysmal human rights record
topic:Human Rights
by:Marc Español
The climate movement faces a moral dilemma with Egypt - a nation hostile to free speech - set to host the world's top climate summit.
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October 12, 2022
Inside Sudan's new independent journalists’ union
topic:Freedom of Expression
by:Marc Español
FairPlanet spoke to the union's newly elected head about the fight to restore press freedoms and the broader struggle for democracy in the country.
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September 19, 2022
How Egypt's arbitrary travel bans quash dissent
topic:Political violence
by:Marc Español
Egypt has morphed into a de facto prison for government critics and human rights advocates.
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