Meet the Young Champion Soaring to the Top of the Chess World
22.07.21 - New York City - UNHCR
Tanitoluwa Adewumi, the young champion soaring to the top of the chess world (Image by Screenshot / Youtube)
Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family fled violence in Nigeria and ended up in a homeless shelter in New York, where he learned the game that changed their lives
By Andrea Mucino-Sanchez
Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family fled their native Nigeria in 2017, after jihadist group Boko Haram ordered his father, Kayode, to produce posters for their network at his print shop. Kayode refused and knew the family would be in danger if they stayed.
Cuban Chess Grand Master Arrested in Protests Launches Hunger Strike
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21 Jul 2021
Arián González Pérez, a grandmaster ranked by the International Chess Federation, has been on a hunger strike for three days as of Wednesday following his imprisonment for participating in peaceful protests in Cuba on July 11.
González, a Cuban who initially fled communism in his country and relocated to Spain, has been a vocal critic of the Castro regime for years. He is a Spanish citizen, but the Castro regime considers all persons born in Cuba – and ethnic Cubans abroad, regardless of them ever having been to Cuba – Cuban citizens only, meaning González will likely not have access to Spanish embassy services or protection. In addition to his status as a chess champion, González is an attorney and has used his position to advocate for freedom in Cuba. Reports indicate that he returned to Cuba this month, despite the threat presented by being in the cou
74-й Каннский кинофестиваль - событие историческое. Прошел он не как обычно, и это проявлялось во множестве деталей. Например, элитное СПА, где обычно приводили звезд в порядок перед красной дорожкой, закрыли на ремонт.
Но швейцарский бренд L.RAPHAEL не растерялся и представил эксклюзивные тревел-наборы, включающие все необходимое для заботы о коже во время поездки на одно из самых знаковых событий года.
Можно провести аналогию - фильмы Каннского кинофестиваля, показанные в условиях, когда многие границы были закрыты, также готовы к путешествия
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