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Martin Plaut

  • Writer and Senior Research Fellow, Freelance
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The Editorial Board, New York Times: The World Must Wake Up to the Horror in Sudan

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By Martin Plaut
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July 13, 2026 Credit…Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstandingvalues. It is separate from the newsroom. Five months after the United Nations reported acts of genocide in Sudan, another human rights catastrophe may be imminent.
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Ukraine publicizes names of 34 Ethiopian mercenaries as Lavrov visits Addis Ababa

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By Martin Plaut
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by The Reporter Magazine  July 8, 2026 As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Addis Ababa yesterday as part of his African tour, Ukraine’s I Want to Live project—an initiative operated by the country’s Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—published the names of 34 Ethiopian nationals it claims signed military contracts with Russia and took part in combat operations against Ukraine.
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Over 53,000 Africans have fled South Africa – thousands more are trapped on the country in terrible conditions

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By Martin Plaut, Peter Fabricius
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Source: Daily Maverick Amid anti-foreigner protests, South Africa has repatriated and deported more than 53,000 foreign nationals, primarily Malawians, Zimbabweans, and Mozambicans, highlighting a significant humanitarian crisis. By Peter Fabricius 9 Jul 2026 More than 1,000 Zimbabweans wait in the rain outside the Zimbabwean consulate in Cape Town on 28 June to be transported to a Home Affairs office before repatriation.
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