Pedro Reyes, the artist who melts down guns and turns them into shovels to plant trees
Pedro Reyes ha letteralmente fuso più di un migliaio di pistole e ne ha fatto dei badili per piantare alberi.
Religious intolerance grows in Indonesia
Hundreds of Gafatar members were evicted from West Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory they had settled in to achieve economic independence and food security, in January. A local mob in the area burnt their homes down, forcing the group to abandon their properties and agricultural lands. Eviction has led to the repatriation of around 1,600 of
The US presidential primaries explained
With the US presidential primaries under way, it’s time to find out what all the fuss is about. Why are they so important and how do they work?
Médecins Sans Frontières: the European Union has made the refugee crisis worse
Un rapporto di Medici senza frontiere punta il dito contro le politiche con le quali l’Ue ha risposto alla crisi dei migranti: “Un catastrofico fallimento”.
Adopt an elderly Dane. An ironic video welcomes them to Africa
In the aftermath of Denmark’s new law that allows police seize valuables of asylum seekers, Danish people are complaining on social networks about the fact that too much money is spent in international cooperation projects rather than being destined to elderly people. The radio programme P3 broadcasted by Denmark’s broadcasting corporation DR thus realised an extremely hilarious
Nigeria, Boko Haram extremists commit another massacre: victims burnt alive
Almeno 86 persone sono state uccise dal gruppo integralista islamico Boko Haram. Tre donne kamikaze si sono fatte esplodere.
People are googling the word “vegan” more than ever
La ricerca su Google dei termini “vegan” e “vegano” è in costante crescita, a testimonianza di un fenomeno in ascesa.
Out of Tibet. An intimate portrait of a decade in the lives of Tibetan refugees
Out of Tibet is a lovingly compiled collection of photographs portraying members of the Tibetan diaspora around the world. It is fruit of over a decade’s work by Albertina d’Urso, an Italian photographer specialised in social and humanitarian reportages – including Welcome to Compton, snapshots of life in one of Los Angeles’s roughest neighbourhoods which won
Sweden adopts a hard line: 80,000 refugees will be repatriated
Il governo socialdemocratico della Svezia ha annunciato l’organizzazione di voli charter per rimpatriare decine di migliaia di richiedenti asilo.
How to stop the global obesity pandemic
Obesity is no longer a concern solely of higher income, developed countries. The prevalence of obesity and overweight has risen in all regions, including in low-income countries. Today, nearly half of all countries are struggling with both undernutrition and overweight/obesity. Indeed, undernutrition and obesity often co-exist in the same communities – even in the same household.