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Our coverage of COVID-19 shone a light on the impact of the pandemic on crisis zones, and our longform immersive diary of a Yemeni doctor’s efforts to fight coronavirus in his community won the One World Media Coronavirus Reporting Award. Our investigations uncovered sexual abuse allegations against Ebola aid workers in Congo, a data breach the UN tried to keep under wraps, and allegations of racism, abuse, and misconduct at a Catholic NGO. We launched new reporting series: from She Said, in which women offer glimpses of their lives from crisis situations, to Beyond the Bang Bang, offering reporting from the frontl
Australian held in China still hopes for a fair trial
ALLEGEDLY TORTURED: Canberra has made repeated requests for an explanation of the espionage charges against the blogger, who has been detained since early last year
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A Chinese-Australian writer has told family that he has been tortured during almost two years in detention in China, but that he remains confident of receiving justice in court.
Yang Hengjun (楊恆均) was taken into custody upon arriving in Guangzhou in southern China from New York in January last year with his wife, Yuan Xiaoliang (袁小靚), and his 14-year-old stepdaughter.
The 55-year-old spy novelist and pro-democracy blogger was formally charged with espionage in October, opening a path to him standing trial.
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Makassar’s Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2020-2021 – Indonesia
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Deadline: 31-Dec-20
The Australian Consulate-General’s Direct Aid Program (DAP) is now open for 2020-2021 project submissions and welcomes applications from South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Maluku, North Maluku and West Papua.
The program aims to support projects with a strong development focus that complement Australia’s broader aid program which contributes to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The DAP projects should promote a distinctive and positive image of Australia.
The DAP is a flexible small grants program funded from Australia’s aid budget and managed through the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s overseas posts, including the Australian Consulate-General in Makassar.