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23 Dec 2013 3 minute read

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Refugees from Syria face another Christmas away from home

The emotional needs of refugees now living in Lebanon must not be overlooked, says Amy Merone.

11 Dec 2013 3 minute read

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Hypocrisy, blackmail and power politics: same old WTO

The Bali deal may be a success for free trade but Nick Dearden says that it strikes another blow for...

4 Dec 2013 4 minute read

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This is not the Spain I knew

Marian Womack laments government austerity measures that are sparking an exodus of enlightened minds.

1 Dec 2013 3 minute read

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Why success should be measured in chocolate-chip muffins

Chris Coltrane reflects on food banks, GDP and austerity.

20 Nov 2013 5 minute read

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Why I became a persona non grata in Tunisia

Tam Hussein is no longer welcome in a country which promotes freedom for all. He explains why.

19 Nov 2013 3 minute read

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PHOTO ESSAY: World governments’ broken sanitation pledge stinks

On World Toilet Day, 2.5 billion people still lack the most basic of human needs, reports Jameela Freitas.

1 Nov 2013 2 minute read

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Technology gives survivors of forced sterilization a voice

Women in Peru are using mobile phones and an Inca communication system to tell their stories, writes Vanessa Baird...

29 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Victory for education in the Caribbean

Campaigners are celebrating a tax justice win in the Dominican Republic, says Sophie Richmond.

25 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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NGOs must give up power

Aid organizations need to relinquish the clout that comes with money and bureaucracy, argues Oxfam’s Ben Phillips....

24 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Why the problem of Bangladesh isn't solved yet

The people who make our clothes are economic prisoners, says Anna McMullen of Labour Behind the Label....

24 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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The wrong kind of solidarity

If you erase power and class, you are left with a cosmopolitan elite lecturing on ‘global society’ to people suffering poverty...

23 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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We are all internationalists now

Simon Reid-Henry makes the case for why we need to think outside the borders of the nation state, today more...

17 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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As the cuts bite, why bother with the global South?

Jonathan Glennie opens our Internationalists series, calling on rich nations to reject nagging stinginess and...

16 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Righting the wrongs of life on the street

We need to serve the needs of marginalized children and invest in their future, says Ellis Tsang.

16 Oct 2013 4 minute read

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Stuck in the middle

Kim Bryan reports on migrants trapped in limbo in the Spanish fortress of Ceuta.

16 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Britain's bedroom tax shame

Patrick Thompson says that the coalition government is denying vulnerable groups a basic human right.

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