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Patel (pictured) has sought to add a provision to her bill that would grant border force staff ‘immunity’ for any migrant deaths during ‘turnaround tactics’ – where officers force small boats back into French waters.

18 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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Contempt for migrants is being enshrined into British law

Offshore detention facilities, redefining the category of ‘refugee’ and legal exemptions for border guards. If allowed to...

Indigenous people chant as they attend the Fridays for Future march during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

17 Nov 2021 4 minute read

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‘Honour our knowledge…or get out the way’

Stefan Simanowitz meets with the indigenous activists who feel they have been snubbed by the Glasgow...

Home under threat: Endangered savanna elephants have a migratory corridor in the Kavango region. A CURIOUS APE

12 Nov 2021 8 minute read

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Paradise lost?

A vast area of Namibia and Botswana is under threat from oil and gas exploration. Devastating consequences are feared for...

Credit: Pascal Maitre/Panos Between Lokutu & Lukumete, rainforest grows beside the River Congo, dwarving a pirogue sailing near the bank.

8 Nov 2021 4 minute read

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The COP26 deforestation pledge alone won’t save the Congo Basin

The recent anti-deforestation pledge at the UN climate talks is a welcome announcement, but to protect the ‘lungs of Africa...

Extinction Rebelion activists stand in front of police officers as they protest during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 3, 2021 REUTERS/Hannah McKay

4 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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Tough talk, empty promises?

Nick Dowson weighs up the prospects for success at the COP26.

Campaigners congregate in La Pago, West Papua in support of the Green State vision. Credit: Free West Papua Campaign

4 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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West Papua: A Green State vision

Research shows that when indigenous people have proper control of forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny...

Ocean Rebellion activists dressed as Boris Johnson and ‘Oil head’ demonstrate on the River Clyde, opposite the Scottish Event Campus, where the COP26 will take place, in Glasgow, Scotland. Reuters/Russell Cheyne

28 Oct 2021 4 minute read

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Cleaning up the climate talks

After years of campaigning, Big Oil has finally been barred from COP26. But other big polluters still need to be kicked out...

Security forces cracking down on peaceful protesters, Taunggyi, Myanmar. Photo by Robert Bociaga.

26 Oct 2021 4 minute read

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Lights off in Myanmar

The energy sector has been a site of international investment in Myanmar, but, with foreign investors jittery and blackouts...

20 Oct 2021 4 minute read

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Afghan teenagers turn homeschoolers

Blocked from education by the Taliban, Ritu Mahendru speaks to young women risking their safety to teach...

19 Oct 2021 7 minute read

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How we stopped coal in England

Isobel Tarr of Coal Action Network speaks to activists at the forefront of the decades-long movement to end...

17 Oct 2021 5 minute read

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Without water, there is no life

Industrial agriculture is drying up the land in Almeria, Spain. Vitalie Duporge speaks to activists and...

Colombian anti-drug policemen and a dog stand guard at a coca plantation in Tumaco, Colombia February 26, 2020. Picture taken February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

12 Oct 2021 5 minute read

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An uneasy peace for Colombia’s coca farmers

Five years on from the peace agreement, rural violence continues and coca production is on the rise. Joe Ballesteros...

A man wearing a blue t-shirt sits next to a window

7 Oct 2021 4 minute read

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Let the water flow

Could solar-powered desalination help boost drinking water supplies in Kenya and beyond? Anthony Langat...

The legs of people wearing camouflage and black boots. They are marching.

6 Oct 2021 3 minute read

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What if… armed forces were abolished?

Symon Hill envisages a world without the military.

"37910-014: GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydroelectric Project in Lao PDR" by Asian Development Bank is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

3 Oct 2021 5 minute read

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Greenwashing big hydropower

Despite being linked to several disasters, the Asian Development Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to large hydro...

29 Sep 2021 4 minute read

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Betrayed by Australia

Thanks to newly declassified files, Chilean exiles have discovered that the same country which gave them refuge, was...

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