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 Illustration by Sarah John.

Letter from Bangui: Our trespasses

A hold-up at the airport sets Ruby Diamonde to thinking about the state of siege under which Central Africans have to live.

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Many of the stories you hear about abortion in Chile involve women who meet horrible ends. ‘I imagined some little girl dead in a field. The stuff they show on TV is always so harsh and judgmental’ Photo: Robin Beckham / BEEPstock / Alamy

Valeria's story

Anne Hoffman hears about the struggle for reproductive rights in Chile.

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Gleaners recover tonnes of pumpkins such as these at a farm near Southampton, England. Photo: Gleaning Network UK

From bins to bellies

Lydia James uncovers some novel ways to divert food from landfill.

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A Moken child eyes his lunch. The Mergui archipelago, where he lives, is rich in marine biodiversity. With 116 languages, Burma is also a language hotspot.
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Of speech and species

Saving languages is good for the environment and for tackling poverty. Suzanne Romaine explains why.

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 Darla Schoenrock

Up and down

Language survival is a rollercoaster ride. The fate of the world’s mother tongues is often dependent on a combination of factors, including grassroots activism, political will and simple chance.

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More than just words, ‘our language is linked to our land,’ say Kaurna Elders. Photo: National Geographic / Robert Harding

Marni naa pudni Kaurna yarta-ana (Welcome to Kaurna country)

Half of the 200 indigenous languages spoken in Australia before the British arrived have died and fewer than 20 are being taught to the next generation. But Katrina Power is one of those busy bucking the trend.

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Languages - THE FACTS

Languages - THE FACTS

There are between 5,000 and 7,000 languages in use today, but every fortnight one of them goes extinct.

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Denied a voice: Kurds such as these women, who fled their village when it was attacked by the Turkish army, have long faced linguistic, as well as cultural, oppression. Roger Hutchings/Alamy

'They nicknamed me Terrorist'

For decades Kurds in Turkey were banned from using their own language. Do recent government concessions reflect a genuine change of heart? Naila Bozo investigates.

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Family and kinship are an important part of Tlingit art and culture. Robert Harding World Imagery/Alamy

Voices under the ice

Nora Marks Dauenhauer was born in 1927 into the Tlingit aboriginal nation of Alaska. A poet, short-story writer and scholar, she has dedicated much of her life to preserving and promoting the Tlingit language.

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Talking about a revolution

Jo Lateu explains why the world's minority languages matter for all of us - and why we should be fighting for their survival.

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And finally: Uri Fruchtmann

The filmmaker and director tells Jo Lateu why he supports activists who expose wrongdoing through video.

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 Tsvangirayi Mukwashi

Southern Exposure: Tsvangirayi Mukwashi

Tsvangirayi Mukwashi offers an unusual view of Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe.

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Only Planet - Dreams

Only Planet - Dreams

Marc Roberts’ Only Planet cartoon.

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Big Bad World - Frack Head

Big Bad World - Frack Head

P J Polyp's cartoon for this month looks at the similarities between drug and oil addiction.

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Letter from Bangui: Our trespasses

A hold-up at the airport sets Ruby Diamonde to thinking about the state of siege under which Central Africans have to live.

Ruby Diamonde June, 2014 473 Read
Valeria's story

Anne Hoffman hears about the struggle for reproductive rights in Chile.

Anne Hoffman June, 2014 473 Read
From bins to bellies

Lydia James uncovers some novel ways to divert food from landfill.

Lydia James June, 2014 473 Read
Of speech and species

Saving languages is good for the environment and for tackling poverty. Suzanne Romaine explains why.

Suzanne Romaine June, 2014 473 Read
Up and down

Language survival is a rollercoaster ride. The fate of the world’s mother tongues is often dependent on a combination of factors, including grassroots activism, political will and simple chance.

New Internationalist Editorial June, 2014 473 Read
Marni naa pudni Kaurna yarta-ana (Welcome to Kaurna country)

Half of the 200 indigenous languages spoken in Australia before the British arrived have died and fewer than 20 are being taught to the next generation. But Katrina Power is one of those busy bucking the trend.

Katrina Power June, 2014 473 Read
Languages - THE FACTS

There are between 5,000 and 7,000 languages in use today, but every fortnight one of them goes extinct.

New Internationalist Editorial June, 2014 473 Read
'They nicknamed me Terrorist'

For decades Kurds in Turkey were banned from using their own language. Do recent government concessions reflect a genuine change of heart? Naila Bozo investigates.

Naila Bozo June, 2014 473 Read
Voices under the ice

Nora Marks Dauenhauer was born in 1927 into the Tlingit aboriginal nation of Alaska. A poet, short-story writer and scholar, she has dedicated much of her life to preserving and promoting the Tlingit language.

Nora Marks Dauenhauer June, 2014 473 Read
Talking about a revolution

Jo Lateu explains why the world's minority languages matter for all of us - and why we should be fighting for their survival.

Jo Lateu June, 2014 473 Read
And finally: Uri Fruchtmann

The filmmaker and director tells Jo Lateu why he supports activists who expose wrongdoing through video.

Jo Lateu May, 2014 472 Buy
Southern Exposure: Tsvangirayi Mukwashi

Tsvangirayi Mukwashi offers an unusual view of Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe.

Tsvangirayi Mukwashi May, 2014 472 Buy
Only Planet - Dreams

Marc Roberts’ Only Planet cartoon.

Marc Roberts May, 2014 472 Buy
Big Bad World - Frack Head

P J Polyp's cartoon for this month looks at the similarities between drug and oil addiction.

P J Polyp May, 2014 472 Buy
Reasons to be cheerful

Lydia James May, 2014 472 Buy