Cases of violence against women are on the rise in India, where between 250 and 300 acid attacks are reported each year, often labelled as “minor crimes”. Alfredo Boada Mola Recently, a 30 year-old woman survived 30% burns after being attacked with acid by four men in the […]
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The Pacific Ocean, another victim of climate change
Around 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean are facing a real threat due to rising sea levels, which are estimated to reach between 24 and 30 centimetres by 2065. Amelia Duarte de la Rosa The situation faced by the majority of the islands in Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia […]
Democracy: when the opposition is the Media
It has been happening in a number of nations. But Ecuador is a good example of how lawfare can destroy freedom. In this Latin-American country several progressive politicians have been facing numerous false accusations, and consequently forced to flee the country to avoid pre-trial detention, so now they are living […]
Women, immigrants and “undocumented”… A powerful story
On the street corners of Brooklyn, men and women from other countries wait for hours in the hope of finding a job. They’ll do anything. Up to and including putting up with the exploitative conditions that unscrupulous impresarios, knowing they don’t have ‘papers’, that they’re ‘illegal’, will subject them to. Division Ave grasps and reproduces this reality.
Yara Costa Pereira: Wear your heritage well, it’s what you are
Turbo-powered versions of Islam and Christianity are threatening the peaceful co-existence of religions in Mozambique. Centuries of migration, trade and colonial domination have produced unique multicultural societies. Her films are her way of negotiating her identity in uncertain times. Graham Douglas In her earlier work she developed the […]