Between the ages of eleven months and seven I grew up in Henleaze, a small suburban community located on the outskirts of Bristol’s centre. Ben Stupples My family and I lived in a semi-detached house of average size that separated us from our neighbours with wafer-thin walls, and […]
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The hidden drama of the military women of the USA
Tiffany Jackson’s story is very similar to that of hundreds of females from the United States, who on their return from the military are faced with homelessness and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to sexual abuse. Deisy Francis Mexidor After leaving the Army Tiffany Jackson worked fleetingly, soon […]
Judges show mercy for Daniel Roque Hall
Daniel Roque Hall, who is thin, bedridden and affected by Friedreich’s Ataxia, successfully challenged his release from hospital back to prison as well as Wormwood Scrubs’ claims that it could look after him properly. He will now spend the rest of his sentence at home, where he will receive proper […]
Acapulco dealer: Stories of drugs-related violence
David Espino, a Mexican journalist, is the author of this book that reveals, in great detail, how the most famous port in Mexico has been transformed into the setting for a gory battle that is being waged by drug cartels. Jesús Rodríguez Montes There is no city in Mexico as […]
Griselda Blanco, the “Queen of cocaine”
Griselda Blanco was known as “The Queen of cocaine”, “The Black Widow” or “The Godmother”, and a drug dealer by trade. She died on Monday 3rd September in Medellin at the age of 69 after being hit by several bullets fired by two hit men. – – Lorena Liquete – […]