Dunkirk refugee camp is hell on earth, in the heart of Europe
Nel comune di Grande-Synthe, nel nord della Francia, migliaia di profughi vivono in condizioni disumane. Al gelo, nel fango. Tra loro centinaia di bambini.
Syrian refugees are the protagonists of the World Press Photo of the Year
A father and his kid trying to cross the barbed wire that serves as material border between two countries, Hungary and Serbia. This is Hope for a New Life, photo taken on 28 August 2015 and winner of the 2016 World Press Photo Contest. Considering that the protagonists of the picture are Syrian, we understand the added
Museo Atlantico, Europe’s first underwater museum is dedicated to refugees crossing the Mediterranean
A submarine work of art, made of sculptures of refugees – portrayed as shipwrecked people – trying to reach Europe, now lies off the coasts of Lanzarote, one of the Spanish islands of the Canaries. The sculptures by the artist Jason deCaires Taylor make up Europe’s first underwater museum set to be open to public as of
Médecins Sans Frontières: the bombs dropped on hospitals are a strategy of terror
Fabrice Weissman, di Medici senza frontiere, attacca dopo l’ennesimo bombardamento subito dalle strutture dell’organizzazione umanitaria.
The Cat Ripper of Croydon. A serial killer of felines terrorises South London
The past two years have been grim for pet owners in the southern part of the UK capital of London. A killer nicknamed the Cat Ripper of Croydon, the most targeted neighbourhood, has been roaming the streets at night in search for feline prey, and residents and the police have now joined forces to catch
Severe water scarcity affects two thirds of humanity
Secondo uno studio dell’università olandese di Twente circa quattro miliardi di persone nel mondo non hanno acqua a sufficienza per almeno un mese all’anno.
The story behind street art icon Shepard Fairey, creator of Obey
“The real message behind most of my work is ‘question everything’”. This is how Frank Shepard Fairey, one of the world’s most well-known contemporary street artists, describes his work, which is currently being exhibited at the ONO Arte Contemporanea gallery in Bologna, Italy. Obey’s ascent: André the Giant Born in California in 1970, Fairey began his career in 1989 with
The Barefeet Theatre. Zambian street children regain their right to play
The Barefeet Theatre group organises outreach events and workshops to help vulnerable children participate in creative activities through art, dance, music and storytelling. They are designed to help youths express themselves, gain valuable information and ultimately prevent them from living on the streets. This is how children’s lives are changed in the Zambian capital of
Mexican Supreme Court: legalise marijuana because the free development of personality is a right
The Mexican Supreme Court ruled in favour of the legalisation of marijuana on the grounds that prohibiting personal use and possession violates the “right to the free development of personality”. This is yet another demonstration that the emotional debate regarding legalisation has been shifting from issues of national security to the benefits of state regulation,
On 12 February we celebrate evolution and science. It’s Darwin Day
La giornata, in ricordo del padre dell’evoluzione, evidenzia l’importanza dei valori della ricerca scientifica e del pensiero razionale.