Amy Hall reports on a little-known tradition with devastating impacts on girls in African communities.
Cameroon's women call time on breast ironing
The little-known practice with devastating impacts on girls.
Is Europe becoming more homophobic?
Asks Vanessa Baird as a shocking new survey is published to mark the International Day Against Homophobia.
Kenya Occupy protesters charged over live pig protest
Activists furious at MP’s demands for higher pay, faced tear gas and water cannons from police. Musa Haron reports from Nairobi.
The smallholders’ last stand
A visit to Mozambique dispels any notion that big business is going to ‘feed Africa’. Hazel Healy reports on a land rush in full swing.
The Palestinian boy who remains 10 years old
Noreen Sadik tells the story of Handala, a young refugee created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali.
Does multiculturalism have a future in Britain?
Inspired by the rightward lurch of British politics, The Prisma newspaper set up a debate to try to answer this question. Amy Hall reports
Magazine
Standing up to the 'landgrabbing' foresters
Mozambican farmers are working to get companies to clean up their act, with mixed results.
- Hazel Healy
- Issue 462
- 15 May 2013
- 0
Land Grabs - The Facts
An infographic guide to investors, target lands and crops grown.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 462
- 13 May 2013
- 0
Introducing... Beppe Grillo
A portrait of Italy’s satirist politician by Richard Swift.
- Richard Swift
- Issue 462
- 9 May 2013
- 1
Democracy only works when we know the truth
Chris Coltrane wants to know the facts about drone attacks.
- Chris Coltrane
- Issue 462
- 7 May 2013
- 0
The smallholders’ last stand
A visit to Mozambique dispels any notion that big business is going to ‘feed Africa’. Hazel Healy reports on a land rush in full swing.
- Hazel Healy
- Issue 462
- 1 May 2013
- 3
Housing - THE FACTS
Prices through the roof, a gaping deficit, homelessness, one billion in slums and an urban takeover.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 461
- 29 Apr 2013
- 0
Blogs
Haiti’s poor majority pushed to the margins
While commercial interests look to ‘seize opportunity’ in the country, Sokari Ekine has seen an increase in the level of poverty.
- Sokari Ekine
- 20 May 2013
- 0
Kenya Occupy protesters charged over live pig protest
Activists furious at MP’s demands for higher pay, faced tear gas and water cannons from police. Musa Haron reports from Nairobi.
- Musa Haron
- 17 May 2013
- 0
Is Europe becoming more homophobic?
Asks Vanessa Baird as a shocking new survey is published to mark the International Day Against Homophobia.
- Vanessa Baird
- 17 May 2013
- 1
Tibet: the destruction of Lhasa
Pete Speller describes his anger on discovering that the old city is due to be replaced with a tourist attraction.
- Pete Speller
- 16 May 2013
- 0
The Palestinian boy who remains 10 years old
Noreen Sadik tells the story of Handala, a young refugee created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali. A child that won’t age until he can return home.
- Noreen Sadik
- 16 May 2013
- 0
Handing over public services to the banks
The Private Finance Initiative threatens Britain’s schools and hospitals, writes Kerry-anne Mendoza.
- Kerry-anne Mendoza
- 15 May 2013
- 1
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