Human and animal exploitation. Circuses accused of facilitating illegal immigration
L’operazione “Golden Circus” ha portato all’arresto di oltre 40 impresari circensi in tutta Italia, accusati di favoreggiamento dell’immigrazione clandestina.
Questions migrants have for Italians
I’m Rumanian, why do you call me Rom? Why are you a very Catholic country and still so blasphemous? These are just some of the questions that some migrants of the Gruppo Laici Terzo Mondo and the Centro di Accoglienza per Richiedenti Asilo of Marechiaro, Italy, asked to Italians. Their questions are many, but all earnest.
Ken Saro-Wiwa, the environmental martyr killed 20 years ago. The Niger Delta is still hell on Earth
Ken Saro-Wiwa, militante ecologista, si batté contro la multinazionale petrolifera Shell. La storia gli ha dato ragione: la sua terra, oggi, è devastata.
Sierra Leone dances to the rhythm of the news that it is Ebola free
Sierra Leone is an Ebola-free zone. The World Health Organisation (WHO) made the announcement on the 7th of November, 42 days since the last person was tested positive for the disease. The Sierra Leone based Social Mobilisation Action Consortium (SMAC), which works to fight Ebola through community engagement, celebrated the news by posting a video that
The first woman to be appointed ambassador in Iran since 1979
Per la prima volta dal 1979 una donna, la diplomatica Marzieh Afkham, è stata nominata ambasciatrice: rappresenterà la Repubblica Islamica iraniana in Malesia.
Myanmar has held landmark elections. And Aung San Suu Kyi is ahead of the race
A day after Myanmar’s elections, held on the 8th of November, the Union Election Commission (UEC) is slowly announcing the preliminary results as they are being counted. So far Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has seen a strong start, winning 35 out of the first 36 seats declared
Financially insecure but rich in ingenuity. These are the faces of the working poor
Every year for a decade the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has organised a photography competition that highlights the lives and struggles of the world’s poor. This edition’s winner, announced on the 27th of October, is Indian primary school teacher Sujan Sarka. His photo Paddy Cultivation captures the livelihood of rice paddy field
Emma Watson’s interview with Malala Yousafzai. Feminism is another word for equality
The eighteen-year-old activist and Nobel peace prize laureate was interviewed by one of the most popular young actresses and UN global goodwill ambassador for gender equality and women empowerment (UN Women). We’re talking about Malala Yousafzai who, at the premiere of a documentary about her, spoke with Emma Watson. It’s Malala’s last day of school! She says,
Aguas de Oro. The documentary about a Peruvian woman standing alone against the giants of mining
Máxima Acuña Chaupe has deep wrinkles, a small stature and an unshakable will. She lives at 4,200 metres in the Peruvian Andes and in the heart of Conga, a project aimed at expanding Latin America’s largest gold mine, Yanacocha, owned by the US company Newmont. Máxima has a dream: she wants to continue living
From 21 to 29 November is the European Week for Waste Reduction
Il tema della settimana, volta a promuovere la realizzazione di azioni di sensibilizzazione sulla corretta riduzione dei rifiuti, è la dematerializzazione.