Jen Wilton and Liam Barrington-Bush report from Oaxaca on a visit from Indian ‘seed activist’ Vandana Shiva.
Mexico resists Monsanto corn
- Liam Barrington-Bush and Jen Wilton
- May 24, 2013
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Colombia: another death threat as mother fights for justice
Alfamir Castillo’s son and a friend were murdered by the army. As two generals face trial, there are fears for her safety, writes Patrick Kane.
- Patrick Kane
- May 23, 2013
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Tackling obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone
Regina Bash-Taqi from Health Poverty Action reports on positive steps to tackle the devastating childbirth injury.
- Regina Bash-Taqi
- May 23, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 1
Australians Lock the Gate on mining
A movement that began with a call for stronger property rights, could offer radical solutions to the climate crisis, writes Dominic O’Dwyer.
- Dominic O'Dwyer
- May 22, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 3
Corporates cashing in on mental-health diagnosis
Some of the experts who put together a popular psychiatry manual have fingers in Big Pharma pies, reports Adam McGibbon.
- Adam McGibbon
- May 21, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 4
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
- May 20, 2013
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- 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
- May 17, 2013
- The Majority World Blog
- 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
- May 17, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 2
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
- May 16, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 1
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
- May 16, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 2
Handing over public services to the banks
The Private Finance Initiative threatens Britain’s schools and hospitals, writes Kerry-anne Mendoza.
- Kerry-anne Mendoza
- May 15, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 1
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