Veronique Mistiaen meets Afghanistan’s ‘mother of education’, who for more than two decades has been transforming lives through community-based learning.
Out of the ashes of Rana Plaza
The factory collapse in 2013 caused an international outcry – but have things improved? Thulsi Narayanasamy reports.
Taking matters into their own hands
Tim Pringle considers rights in ‘post-socialist’ China, Russia and Vietnam.
Duterte’s drug war threatens Philippine democracy
On this International Day of Democracy, Iris Gonzales reports on the heavy-handed campaign of the country’s president.
Ethiopia’s young men: Between hope and a hard place
In an attempt to improve women’s lives, this east African country is leaving young men behind, writes Nikki van der Gaag.
Laos: living with unexploded bombs, 40 years on
US bombs still kill in Laos – even decades years after being dropped.
'Brexit means… er, whatever!'
The politicians tasked to execute Brexit are clueless. Luckily, others are thinking about what to do next, Vanessa Baird writes.
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A long road to reconciliation
Seven years after the end of the civil war, Jo Eckersley and Ashwin Hemmathagama assess Sri Lanka’s progress.
- Jo Eckersley and Ashwin Hemmathagama
- Issue 495
- 22 Sep 2016
‘Libya needs to start again from scratch’: Interview with the President of the Amazigh Supreme Council
Khaire Elhamesi, the elected chair of Libya’s Amazigh representative body, explains to Karlos Zurutuza how to cope with the ongoing turmoil in the country.
- Karlos Zurutuza
- Web
- 21 Sep 2016
‘Is this your fingerprint? Do you recognize it?’
Strange goings-on in the trial of indigenous protesters accused of killing police in Bagua. Roxana Olivera reports from the Peruvian Amazon.
- Roxana Olivera
- Issue 478
- 21 Sep 2016
The fight goes on: Workers’ struggles and successes from around the globe
Around the world, trade unions are facing fierce repression. But workers are still uniting to stand up for their rights and, in some cases, winning, from this month’s New Internationalist magazine.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 495
- 21 Sep 2016
Worldbeaters: Avigdor Lieberman
Israel’s defence minister is a political chameleon and lightning rod for controversy, among other things.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 495
- 19 Sep 2016
Out of the ashes of Rana Plaza
The factory collapse in 2013 caused an international outcry – but have labour conditions improved? Thulsi Narayanasamy reports from Bangladesh.
- Thulsi Narayanasamy
- Issue 495
- 19 Sep 2016
Blogs
When India’s soldiers return in body bags
As the country mourns its loss there is a proliferation of mindless patriotism, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 22 Sep 2016
When Two Worlds Collide – people vs corporate greed
Vanessa Baird reviews a gripping new documentary from Peru which has global implications.
- Vanessa Baird
- 21 Sep 2016
Corporations running the world used to be science fiction – Now it's a reality
Global Justice Now has launched a petition to convince the UK government to protect human rights from corporate power, Aisha Dodwell writes.
- Aisha Dodwell
- 16 Sep 2016
Reflections on the harsh criticism of Mother Teresa
There was certainly reason to be critical but what difference has it made? Mari Marcel Thekaekara asks.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 14 Sep 2016
'King, not parliament, should be the target of Swazi protests’
The recent criticism of the Swazi government from many Swazis is misplaced. They should be blaming the country’s absolute monarch, says exiled political activist Sonkhe Dube. Peter Kenworthy reports.
- Peter Kenworthy
- 13 Sep 2016
Political organization, not light bulbs, key to climate fight says Bill McKibben
Fighting climate change requires organization rather than individual actions, founder of 350.org Bill McKibben told this year’s Greenbelt festival’s audience. Joe Ware reports.
- Joe Ware
- 7 Sep 2016
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