The story is a complex web of deceit, connecting the ruling elite, royalty, investment banks and offshore tax havens. Nithin Coca reports.
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Franco's ghosts
The dictator’s victims are still waiting to see their torturers on trial – and time is running out. By Mira Galanova.
- Mira Galanova
- Issue 494
- 1 Aug 2016
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Beating the digital titans
You can take action at a practical and technological level – and a political one.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 494
- 28 Jul 2016
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Police executions push Kenya to dark days
The killings are causing outrage, panic and shock among citizens. Henry Owino reports.
- Henry Owino
- Web
- 26 Jul 2016
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Helping in two clicks: how digital technology is making INGOs irrelevant
Why bother with aid agencies? To ‘do good’ all you need is a phone and Google Maps. Amy Hall takes a closer look at the rising trend in ‘direct giving’.
Culture of the heart: from China to the West
A great-grandfather’s autobiographical account reveals a window into the past and present, writes Peter Kenworthy.
- Peter Kenworthy
- Web
- 22 Jul 2016
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‘Politics is the battle of remembering over forgetting’
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks socialist sheds, working-class stories and the importance of sticking together.
Blogs
Global protests erupt against British mining company Vedanta
Critics are protesting the company’s reported practice of pollution, tax evasion and capital flight. Miriam Rose reports.
- Miriam Rose
- 4 Aug 2016
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Royal greed and oppression sold as culture in Swaziland
The country’s king passes suppression, unaccountability and opulent spending as traditionally ‘Swazi’ values. Peter Kenworthy reports.
- Peter Kenworthy
- 4 Aug 2016
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Post-Paris Climate Talks: implementation at any price
The voices that celebrated the Paris Agreement yesterday sound rather less confident today, writes Simon Fischer.
- Simon Fischer
- 2 Aug 2016
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The miracle of water
One of the most salutary lessons I have learned is to value water as the greatest of gifts, writes Chris Brazier about his time in Burkina Faso.
- Chris Brazier
- 2 Aug 2016
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A ray of light for communities in Serbia's coal heartland
A recent court ruling might pave the way to a long overdue reprieve for residents, reports Ioana Ciuta.
- Ioana Ciuta
- 1 Aug 2016
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Season of the rains
Part three of Chris Brazier’s blog series from Burkina Faso, making his fourth trip to the country since 1985.
- Chris Brazier
- 29 Jul 2016
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