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Can hashtag activism solve the World Cup’s human rights fiasco in Qatar?

Sometimes the problem is too big for social media.

On May 23, 2014 by [email protected]

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Republicans’ fight against ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ isn’t just misguided—it’s dangerous

If Twitter can make people more aware of the world they live in, then it is doing some good.

On May 13, 2014 by [email protected]

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Chilling video released by Boko Harem claims to show missing schoolgirls

It might be the first footage of the Nigerian schoolgirls since they were abducted from their boarding school on Apr. 14.

On May 12, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski

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#BringBackOurGirls raises the profile of 200 missing Nigerian students

Are we paying attention yet? 

On May 1, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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This Nigerian porn star is ditching Facebook and starting her own social network

An underground porn market emerges in Nigeria.

On Dec 23, 2013 by EJ Dickson

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The old Nigerian scam gets a Syrian reboot

Places of conflict, like the Niger delta and Syria, are perfect for this scam.

On Oct 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Twitter campaign tells Supreme Court that #MurderIsBad in Shell case

In a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Nigerian victims of human rights abuses can sue Royal Dutch Petroleum (known in the U.S. as Shell) in a U.S. court.

On Oct 2, 2012 by Jennifer Abel

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Update: Nigeria blast ripples through Twitter

People worldwide are talking about an apparent bombing of a United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria.

On Aug 26, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III