Communities are abandoning female genital cutting. And Africa hears them loud and clear
The Senegal-based NGO Tostan helps African communities empower themselves by renouncing harmful traditions such as female genital cutting and child marriage.
Pedro Reyes, the artist who melts down guns and turns them into shovels to plant trees
Pedro Reyes ha letteralmente fuso più di un migliaio di pistole e ne ha fatto dei badili per piantare alberi.
Religious intolerance grows in Indonesia
Discriminated against for propagating “deviant” religious teachings, Gafatar members are being forcibly evacuated and repatriated to their original homes.
The US presidential primaries explained
With the US presidential primaries under way, it’s time to find out what all the fuss is about. Why are they so important and how do they work?
Médecins Sans Frontières: the European Union has made the refugee crisis worse
Un rapporto di Medici senza frontiere punta il dito contro le politiche con le quali l’Ue ha risposto alla crisi dei migranti: “Un catastrofico fallimento”.
Adopt an elderly Dane. An ironic video welcomes them to Africa
Adopt a Dane, a needy elderly Dane. This video made by a Danish broadcaster puts a stop to the debate on whether too much money is being spent on international cooperation.
Nigeria, Boko Haram extremists commit another massacre: victims burnt alive
Almeno 86 persone sono state uccise dal gruppo integralista islamico Boko Haram. Tre donne kamikaze si sono fatte esplodere.
People are googling the word “vegan” more than ever
La ricerca su Google dei termini “vegan” e “vegano” è in costante crescita, a testimonianza di un fenomeno in ascesa.
Out of Tibet. An intimate portrait of a decade in the lives of Tibetan refugees
Albertina d’Urso has travelled the world photographing Tibetan refugees. Now she needs your support to publish the book Out of Tibet, which tells the story of their efforts to keep their culture alive.
Sweden adopts a hard line: 80,000 refugees will be repatriated
Il governo socialdemocratico della Svezia ha annunciato l’organizzazione di voli charter per rimpatriare decine di migliaia di richiedenti asilo.