Siddharth Kara
@siddharthkara
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Pulitzer Prize finalist (2024) and NY Times Bestselling Author of "Cobalt Red: How The Blood of The Congo Powers Our Lives” IG: siddharth.kara
Joined January 2010
As automakers gather at #CES2023 to proudly announce their newest models of EVs, I wonder how much time they will spend discussing that this is the kind of hellscape from which the cobalt in their batteries is mined? @StMartinsPress @Freedom_Fund @CNNFreedom
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Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Guardian
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RT @CatalunyaRadio: El 70% del cobalt procedent de la República Democràtica del Congo ha tingut algun vincle amb el treball infantil, segon…
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DR Congo conflict: Mobile phones, coltan and the fighting
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DR Congo conflict: At least 700 killed since Sunday, says UN
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Rwanda Creates Nearly a Million Refugees Since Signing Asylum Deal with UK Government – Byline Times
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Conditions are deteriorating rapidly in the eastern Congo. Goma might fall to M23 rebels backed by Rwanda. Minerals used in mobile phones, laptops, and EVs are a driving force of this ceaseless violence. The international community must intervene.
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Wonderful to see Cobalt Red being released in South Korea:
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It is a great honor to learn that "Cobalt Red" was a finalist for the 2024 PEN America Literary Awards for Nonfiction: @StMartinsPress
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RT @africansinnews: DR Congo 🇨🇩: Huge amounts of copper discovered after mountain collapse in Katanga.
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As I complete another journey around the Sun with deepest gratitude for my life and blessings, my thoughts turn to those who were taken far too soon. May you be at peace, knowing that you shall forever live in our hearts.
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RT @WorldResources: 🧵📚 From the hidden costs of our tech-powered by @siddharthkara to lives to the evolution of environmental movements, ex…
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RT @AfricanHub_: Congo 🇨🇩 is bleeding, It has not ended over 5 million people are dead already and millions especially children are in labo…
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RT @HarperCollinsDE: "Blutrotes Kobalt" von @siddharthkara ist auf Platz 2 der Sachbuch-Bestenliste für Juli/August von @zeitonline ... Wir…
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It is an enormous triumph for the people of the DR Congo that "Cobalt Red" has been named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in non-fiction. As their voices are heard around the world, justice becomes inevitable. @StMartinsPress @pulitzercenter
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