Act Against ACTA

Act Against ACTA

26 April World Intellectual Property Day

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012
Dirty work: a digger at
the Marange diamond
fields in Zimbabwe.Robin Hammond/ Panos

Kimberley Process 'whitewashes' blood diamonds

Aoife Allen describes how The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is not doing enough to clean up the gems trade.

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012
A devastated landscape: Suncor
Canada’s oilsands upgrader facility on
the banks of the Athabasca River.Larry MacDougal/CP Photo

Putting the 'I' in ecocide

22 April is Earth Day. Should punishment be made to those personally responsible for destroying our planet?

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012
Women gather outside Cairo’s
State Council court to protest
against virginity tests.Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

Blue bras and mettle: Egypt's women stand their ground

Libby Powell reflects on last year's International Womens Day when women took to the streets of Egypt to fight for their rights.

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NI 450 - Time for a fair economy - March, 2012
An Occupy Wall Street demonstrator
is arrested by New York City police.Mike Segar / Reuters

Brute forces: a year of rough injustice

On the International Day Against Police Brutality, Nick Harvey looks back on a busy year for out-of-control officers.

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NI 450 - Time for a fair economy - March, 2012
A community under
siege: Bedouin face
threats of evacuation,
house demolition, travel
restrictions and harassment
on a daily basis.Ammar Awad/Reuters

Israel evicts Bedouin villagers

More than 30,000 Bedouin, which the Israeli government call 'squatters', face eviction to make way for settlements, reports Libby Powell.

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NI 449 - Haiti two years on - January, 2012
Why cross-border electrics are not such a bright idea Indi Samarajiva under a CC Licence

Why cross-border electrics are not such a bright idea

Renewable energy mega-projects are causing environmental damage and mass displacement says Joyce Nelson.

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NI 449 - Haiti two years on - January, 2012
Split society: shack dwellers
in Cape Town are dwarfed by
a huge billboard promoting a
‘brighter’ future.Eric Miller/Panos

Has the ANC ushered in neo-apartheid?

As the African National Congress turns 100, Brett Scott criticises its failure to share South Africa's prosperity with the poor.

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NI 449 - Haiti two years on - January, 2012
A sign of hope? US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Burma – and Aung San Suu Kyi – in November 2011.Saul Loeb / Pool / Reuters

Are Burma’s reforms for real?

Changes in Burma over the past year have been astounding, but as the country celebrates 64 years of independence, its people remain far from free.

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NI 449 - Haiti two years on - January, 2012
Fighting for freedom: in 2005, journalists
felt able to voice their concerns – here,
at a gathering to celebrate World Press
Freedom Day. Now, fear of reprisals is
silencing many of them.Stringer/Reuters

Malawi battles for press freedom

In Malawi fear of reprisals silences journalists over press freedom.

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NI 449 - Haiti two years on - January, 2012
Making the miners pay: Zambian copper miners are fighting to improve labour conditions.Reuters

Can Zambia stand up to China?

Many Zambians feel that the flood of money from China has done nothing to improve their lives, as Andrew Bowman reports.

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NI 448 - The arms trade - December, 2011
Too little, too late? Children walk past an African Union Mission soldier from Uganda at a food distribution centre in Mogadishu.Ho New / Reuters

Who is to blame for the Somali famine?

Is it the US government? Is it Al Shabab? Is it the UN? Sally Healy argues it is the result of a collective failure.

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NI 446 - Nature's defenders - October, 2011
Tajik women rally after divorce-by-text

Tajik women rally after divorce-by-text

Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan is experiencing a strange new disintegration of its own. Angela Robson reports.

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NI 445 - Pakistan - daring to hope - September, 2011
I am the first to divorce for Guatemala

I am the first to divorce for Guatemala

Guatemalans go to the polls on 11 September - but despite an embarrassment of candidates, many fear it's a case of simply hoping that the least bad option wins.

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NI 445 - Pakistan - daring to hope - September, 2011
Canadian soldiers are reflected in a mirror hanging on a mud wall inside Canada’s Strong Point West base in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan.Reuters / Tim McKulka / UNMIS Handout

Canada quits Afghanistan, almost

Canadian troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan this month. In theory, at least, reports Wayne Ellwood.

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NI 444 - The changing face of masculinity - July, 2011

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Adapt or die April, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
Haiti two years on January, 2012
Haiti two years on January, 2012
Haiti two years on January, 2012
Haiti two years on January, 2012
Haiti two years on January, 2012
Haiti two years on January, 2012
The arms trade December, 2011
Nature's defenders October, 2011
Pakistan - daring to hope September, 2011
Pakistan - daring to hope September, 2011
The changing face of masculinity July, 2011
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