In her third and final instalment from the Congo, Erin Byrnes talks to journalists championing untold stories, despite working in a conflict zone.
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Women
Development
Should India still receive foreign aid?
NGO director Jamal Kidwai and activist and writer Praful Bidwai go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.
- New Internationalist
- 1 May 2012
- 6
Should donor nations give aid to countries with poor human rights records?
Human rights lawyer Errol Mendes and aid campaigner Jonathan Glennie go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.
- New Internationalist
- 1 Apr 2012
- 6
Culture
A treacherous occupation
Pakistan is the deadliest country to be a journalist, as Manzoor Ali knows only too well.
- Manzoor Ali
- 1 May 2012
- 0
Eurovision re-opens old wounds in the Caucasus
Azerbaijan’s hosting of the event on 26 May has caused tensions in the region as Armenia pulls out.
- Onnik Krikorian
- 1 May 2012
- 0
Environment
Introducing… Kenya’s dam buster
Ikal Angelei is winning the fight to save Lake Turkana from Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam.
- Veronique Mistiaen
- 10 Jul 2012
- 0
Australia puts a price on carbon
Climate campaigner Anna Rose welcomes the new levy on big polluters, saying it will push Oz into a far greener framework.
Food
Introducing… The Eight Great Greenwashers
Ahead of the Rio +20 Earth Summit, Danny Chivers exposes the canny, crafty and plain deceitful claims of corporations co-opting ‘sustainability’
- Danny Chivers
- 1 Jun 2012
- 0
The race to beat the West Africa food crisis
More than 13 million people are at risk of hunger in the Sahel. Jack Craze reports on reactions and reasons why.
- Jack Craze
- 28 Mar 2012
- 0
Health
A boost for women’s health in Uganda
The work of the Uganda Women’s Health Initiative is paying dividends, as Jack Craze reports.
- Jack Craze
- 12 Jun 2012
- 2
Letter from Botswana: ‘There’s a good side to this HIV’
A new birth offers a sign of hope for Lauri Kubuitsile.
- Lauri Kubuitsile
- 1 Jun 2012
- 0
Politics
The truth behind Britain’s incredible shrinking economy
Michael Burke explains why the UK’s budget deficit is rising, not falling.
- Michael Burke
- 25 Jul 2012
- 5
What would Che say about co-ops?
Can co-operatives revive Cuba’s sagging economy? John Restakis travels to Havana to find out.
- John Restakis
- 19 Jul 2012
- 3
Regions
The truth behind Britain’s incredible shrinking economy
Michael Burke explains why the UK’s budget deficit is rising, not falling.
- Michael Burke
- 25 Jul 2012
- 5
What would Che say about co-ops?
Can co-operatives revive Cuba’s sagging economy? John Restakis travels to Havana to find out.
- John Restakis
- 19 Jul 2012
- 3
Science
Does the government have the right to monitor private emails?
Surveillance expert Robin Tudge and Professor of Conflict Beatrice de Graaf go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.
- New Internationalist
- 1 Jul 2012
- 6
Introducing Steve Parry
Our brand new columnist takes a humorous look at the internet’s past, present and future.
- Steve Parry
- 1 Nov 2011
- 1
Society
What would Che say about co-ops?
Can co-operatives revive Cuba’s sagging economy? John Restakis travels to Havana to find out.
- John Restakis
- 19 Jul 2012
- 3
Justice catches up with Argentina’s baby-snatchers
A 30-year struggle has finally led to victory for the Grandmothers of the Disappeared. Libby Powell reports.
- Libby Powell
- 10 Jul 2012
- 1
Spirituality
A word with Adonis
One of the greatest Arab poets of our time speaks to Giedre Steikunaite about creativity and consciousness.
- Giedre Steikunaite
- 1 Apr 2012
- 2
Are religious schools bad for society?
Humanist Andrew Copson and feminist Catholic theologian Tina Beattie go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.
- New Internationalist
- 1 Nov 2011
- 19
War and Peace
Is the UN doing enough to keep peace in the Congo?
In the second of a three-part series from DRC, Erin Byrnes looks at the role of the UN mission in the region: vital guardians or toothless watchdogs?
- Erin Byrnes
- 13 Jul 2012
- 0
Drone killings: a result of our animal instincts?
Or are they a mechanism that allows people to bypass a natural aversion to killing? Syed Hamad Ali investigates.
- Syed Hamad Ali
- 14 Jun 2012
- 1
