A purpose-built camp offers refugees a sense of relief, but for how long?, asks Sarah Shearman.
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‘The best help comes from simple, solidarity movements’
Afghan refugee organizer Yonous Muhammadi speaks to Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi in Athens, Greece.
- Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi
- Web
- 8 Apr 2016
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Last stand
The world’s last great woodlands are fast disappearing – with untold consequences for the environment and for us. Time to stop the destruction, argues Wayne Ellwood.
- Wayne Ellwood
- Issue 491
- 7 Apr 2016
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Rêve Générale to Panama Papers
From France to Iceland, two seemingly disparate movements converge around the same dream, writes Jamie Kelsey-Fry.
- Jamie Kelsey-Fry
- Web
- 5 Apr 2016
- 9
Regional conflicts overshadow Iraqi mental health
When looking at the Middle East, all attention is focused on Syria right now, writes Sophia Akram.
- Sophia Akram
- Web
- 5 Apr 2016
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Claiming our victories
Don’t listen to the cynics – Mark Engler thinks activists should pat themselves on the back.
- Mark Engler
- Issue 491
- 4 Apr 2016
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A word with Anjan Sundaram
The author and reporter talks to Graeme Green about self-expression, dictatorship and the importance of a free press.
- Graeme Green
- Issue 490
- 1 Apr 2016
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Blogs
An elephant in my garden
The surprise visitor suggests a prelude to a mammoth problem, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 8 Apr 2016
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World Health Day highlights the need to talk about drug policy
The ‘war on drugs’ has serious implications for public health worldwide, writes Natasha Horsfield.
- Natasha Horsfield
- 7 Apr 2016
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Artful dodging
Five reasons not to buy BP’s story about the end of its sponsorship deals.
- Danny Chivers
- 7 Apr 2016
- 1
Afghanistan Memory Box
A victim-led exhibition of those who have suffered nearly 40 years of uninterrupted conflict, by AHRDO.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- 6 Apr 2016
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Support a new internationalism
To continue in this new digital age, New Internationalist needs your help. Chris Spannos explains.
- Chris Spannos
- 5 Apr 2016
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Targeting children's minds; stymying Indian reform
Mari Marcel Thekaekara is unimpressed by latest pharmaceutical developments.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 1 Apr 2016
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