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Janina Coal Mine

Małopolska

 It is in Libiąż in Lesser Poland. It has been operating since 1907 and started mining in 1910 on the initiative of French investors. British prisoners of war were sent to work in that mine during the occupation, but prisoners from the Auschwitz concentration camp finally replaced them. Today the mine belongs to Tauron Wydobycie.

An estimated 1,400 girls are not born every year in Armenia due to a rooted preference for male children. The son-bias combined with a lower birth rate, has led to an alarming number of sex-selective abortions. Community activities, various laws and television shows are addressing the issue - with positive results. But is the actual problem being tackled?