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September 04, 2024
'The Light of the beast': A portrait of migration and displacement
topic:Migration
by:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Photographer Pablo Allison spent five years capturing the perilous journeys of Central American migrants heading to the U.S. Here's a peek into his work.
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June 26, 2024
New documentary unveils the power of the underground
topic:Sustainable Agriculture
by:FairPlanet Editorial Team
A rare peek into the extraordinary world beneath our feet.
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October 11, 2021
Despite legislation, oil-damage continues to haunt Nigerians
topic:Conservation
by:FairPlanet Editorial Team
FairPlanet spoke to Fyneface Dumnamene, an environmental justice and human rights activist, about the reception of the Petroleum Industry Bill in Nigeria.
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August 25, 2021
Resources for Afghans seeking to flee Afghanistan
topic:Humanitarian Aid
by:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Here is a list of resources for Afghans stranded in Afghanistan and seeking to flee to safety.
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July 30, 2020
Trafficking and abuse in the fishing industry
topic:Human Trafficking
by:FairPlanet Editorial Team
“It was 3:30am when I jumped. There were two possible outcomes – we would escape, or we would be killed..."
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November 12, 2018
Germany Should Build Its Foreign Policy on the Respect of Human Rights
topic:Human Rights
by:Said Yousif Almuhafdha
org:Salam for Democracy and Human Rights
Formerly imprisoned human rights activist Said Yousif Almuhafdha calls on Germany to build its foreign policy on the respect of human rights.
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Editors' Pick
October 05, 2016
What about Nabeel Rajab?
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Bahraini free speech activist Nabeel Rajab is facing 15 years' imprisonment. A couple of years ago, Stephen Colbert interviewed Human Rights Watch’s executive director Ken Roth. [...]
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April 06, 2016
Half of world heritage sites under threat
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Close to half of the sites around the world designated for special protection as areas of outstanding importance for nature are now being threatened by industrial development, a [...]
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Editors' Pick
July 08, 2015
#JusticeForFarkhunda
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Four men convicted of one of Afghanistan's grisliest murders in years have been spared the death penalty. But the questions remains: will they face justice at all? In March a female student in her [...]
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May 20, 2015
What good is asylum if you can't even get there?
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Finally a state has offered asylum to the migrants currently floating aimlessly off the coast of Myanmar, but with little fuel and food and a long [...]
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Editors' Pick
November 21, 2014
Five million shielded from deportation by immigration reforms
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
US President Obama has announced an executive action, enacting huge immigration reforms which will see almost five million undocumented migrants [...]
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October 31, 2014
Tim Cook on difference, empathy and empowerment
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Apple CEO Tim Cook has written a powerful piece in Bloomberg Businessweek on being gay and the impact it has had on his life. Rather than 'admitting' [...]
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September 29, 2014
Hong Kong citizens refuse to back down
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
As Hong Kong opened for business on Monday, protests continued across the city, blocking roads and closing schools. The protests, the latest wave [...]
Peaceful Forest Protest in India
Editors' Pick
September 10, 2014
Crackdown on Indian people's movement
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
Greenpeace is urging people to sign a petition to stop a crackdown in Mahan, India, on those protesting the building of a mine which will destroy a forest and key [...]
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Editors' Pick
September 08, 2014
China to introduce carbon market
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
When even China decides it's time to open a carbon market, countries left behind can no longer deny climate change. So says a piece published on Mother Jones last week, on [...]
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Editors' Pick
September 05, 2014
China surpasses the US as biggest importer of Middle East oil
editor:FairPlanet Editorial Team
China now buys more crude oil from the Middle East than the US, and this is set to have a big impact on geopolitics in the region. Today China [...]
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