More and more young people in Mongolia are becoming disillusioned with politics. But a minority of engaged young Mongolians, refusing to accept this state of affairs, are treading on the toes of the ruling class.
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A dream comes true: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir will start shooting for her first feature film in autumn this year. The Mongolian director also has the Open Doors section at the Locarno Film Festival to thank for this. The film festival is an initiative supported by the SDC and it has been backing independent cinema in countries in Eastern Europe and the Global South.
Nachdem in den 2000er-Jahren wilde Minen in der Mongolei aufkamen, haben die mongolischen Behörden mit Unterstützung der Schweiz die Bedingungen der Minenarbeiter verbessert – die Einkommen konnten erhöht und der Sektor legalisiert werden.