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Afghan women organize protests in Kabul, following the undemocratic takeover of the state apparatus by the Taliban.

27 Sep 2021 6 minute read

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‘I fought so hard for my rights’

Ritu Mahendru speaks to Afghan women at the forefront of resisting the Taliban’s oppression, including on...

9 Sep 2021 7 minute read

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‘I’ve seen how it affects people’

As opposition and protest continues against a new high-speed rail network in the UK, Denise Laura Baker...

A family from Afghanistan walk next to fence to cross into Pakistan at the Friendship Gate crossing point, in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakza

6 Sep 2021 6 minute read

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‘We have lost everything’

For Afghans forced to leave their country and flee to Europe there is no place called home, writes Ritu Mahendru...

31 Aug 2021 7 minute read

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Move over politicians

Ed Sykes reports from Mexico on the indigenous communities taking back local democracy and building safer, greener towns in...

Free-walking (‘trespassing’) is vital to building community-wide knowledge of local ecosystems.

19 Jul 2021 6 minute read

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Nature’s guardians

Dave Bangs makes the case for universal freedom to roam, and explains why he will be joining a mass...

Photo by Fred Murphy is licensed under CC BY-ND-NC 1.0.

18 Jul 2021 3 minute read

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Introducing… From The Front

Over the next two years, our new series will explore pathways to peace and environmental protection.

West Papua Students, Alliance of People's Unity for Liberation of West Papua demonstrated in Yogyakarta, in August, 2019 against racism and called for independence for their region. (Credit Image: © Slamet Riyadi/ZUMA Wire)

14 Jul 2021 6 minute read

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‘The road to freedom lies ahead’

Klas Lundström examines the humanitarian crisis in West Papua as people continue to struggle for self-...

1 Jul 2021 4 minute read

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Alternative combat

Louisa Waugh speaks to activists in Israel and Palestine working together in the name of peace.

4 Jul 2021 4 minute read

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A war against the war

Port workers in Italy are refusing to bloody their hands for wars they don’t support – from Yemen to Gaza, and their...

A climate action group are pictured in Newquay, Cornwall, starting a four-day pilgrimage on foot to Carbis Bay to protest climate inaction at the G7 conference. Credit: Robert Taylor/Alamy Live News

10 Jun 2021 6 minute read

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G7 resistance: Harnessing collective power

As the international summit begins in Cornwall, Amy Hall speaks to people showing up to challenge its...

Protesters run during a crackdown on anti-coup protests at Hlaing Township in Yangon, Myanmar March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

18 Apr 2021 7 minute read

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Why isn’t the world doing more to help Myanmar?

Since the military coup in Myanmar, the situation continues to worsen. What are the avenues for international intervention...

29 Mar 2021 5 minute read

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Could an international ecocide law be around the corner?

Lawyers are drafting a legal definition of ecocide which could lead to prosecutions at the International Criminal Court....

The abandoned remains of a forklift overgrown with trees, next to a destroyed beachfront house in Futaba, Fukushima. Credit: C.E.J. Simons.Credit: C.E.J. Simons.

10 Mar 2021 5 minute read

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Fukushima communities are building a sustainable future

Ten years on from the devastating nuclear disaster, citizens are working together to show that nuclear power and fossil...

Myanmar citizens hold placards in front of the United Nations building during the demonstration. Protesters gathered in front of the United Nations building to protest against the military coup and demanded the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar's military detained State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi on February 01, 2021 and declared a state of emergency while seizing the power in the country for a year after losing the election against the National League for Democracy (NLD). (Photo by Chaiwat S

16 Feb 2021 5 minute read

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Why the coup is bad news for Myanmar’s ethnic minorities

Despite significant ongoing problems, life has changed for many minority communities since the military last ruled. Now...

Ouch Leng in Prey Lang Forest, pictured in February 2021, protecting resin trees prior to his arrest.

15 Feb 2021 4 minute read

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Forest defenders under fire in Cambodia

Authorities in charge of protecting the massive Prey Lang forest in Northern Cambodia are intent on harassing environmental...

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