Iraq begins offensive to liberate Mosul from Isis
Lanciata una vasta operazione militare da parte delle forze irachene e internazionali. Obiettivo: riprendere la città di Mosul, dal 2014 in mano all’Isis.
Bertha Isabel Zúniga Cáceres. I’ll continue fighting with Honduras’ indigenous people, in my mother’s name
Bertha Isabel Zúniga Cáceres is the daughter of Berta Cáceres, Honduran environmental activist committed to protecting indigenous rights and cofounder of COPINH, the Civil Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras. Winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2015 for opposing the construction of a hydroelectric dam that threatens to destroy the sacred river of the Lenca
Omaima Hoshan, the Syrian refugee fighting against child marriage
A young Syrian rufugee is campaigning against child marriage, encouraging other girls to fight the practice. Here’s her story.
Juan Manuel Santos wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2016
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 “for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end”. The committee highlighted that “cost the lives of at least 220,000 Colombians and displaced close to six million people. The award should also be seen as a tribute to the
Apple Academy, Tim Cook chooses Naples to give voice to Italian talents
Apple decided to make its apps even in Naples. The iOS Developer Academy is now open to Italian minds’ new ideas and is ready to put them into practice.
Syria, meet the man who looks after the cats of war-torn Aleppo
Mohammad Alaa Jaleel si prende cura di un centinaio di gatti rimasti senza padrone a causa della guerra civile che ha costretto i proprietari a lasciare la Siria.
Ten (developing) countries host more than half the world’s refugees
I governi dei paesi ricchi sono totalmente assenti di fronte al dramma dei rifugiati. I più generosi sono quelli in via di sviluppo. La denuncia di Amnesty International.
The right to bear arms, what it is and what it means for gun control in the United States
After the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition, the American Constitution grants its citizens the right to bear arms with the Second Amendment. There have been many interpretations of the 27 words of the Amendment, which descends directly from 1689 English Bill of Rights. Guns have since then been at the heart of the United States’
Poland, thousands of women are protesting against a proposed abortion ban
Una legge voluta dai cattolici vuole cancellare il diritto di aborto in Polonia, ma le donne sono scese in piazza a migliaia per protestare.
Environmental destruction is now a crime against humanity
Il land grabbing, la deforestazione e altri crimini ambientali sono entrati a far parte della lista dei reati classificati come crimini contro l’umanità, secondo la Corte penale internazionale.