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27 March 2023

How a poorly paid and multi-employed police force is driving private security initiatives in Lebanon

The disintegration of Lebanon’s police force is undermining law and order in a country ravaged by crisis after crisis. Many of the non-governmental initiatives emerging to restore a sense of security on the streets are reminiscent of some of the [...]Read the full article

Considered neither refugees nor economic migrants, Burmese workers in Thailand eke out a living in the shadows

24 March 2023

Labour

Considered neither refugees nor economic migrants, Burmese workers in Thailand eke out a living in the shadows

After 2011, Myanmar engaged in a semi-controlled path to democracy and many Burmese migrant workers returned home to set up businesses, thanks to the skills and capital they acquired while working abroad. But the recent coup has disrupted this [...]Read the full article

Women's cooperatives overcome water wars and climate drought in Rojava

22 March 2023

Environment

Women’s cooperatives overcome water wars and climate drought in Rojava

By re-irrigating agricultural land facing drought – due to climate change and Turkey preventing the flow of water – a women’s project in northern Syria is helping to revitalise local communities from the roots [...]Read the full article

“We've all been subject to mistreatment” – now France's video game workers are increasingly turning towards unions

20 March 2023

Labour

“We’ve all been subject to mistreatment” – now France’s video game workers are increasingly turning towards unions

“There was a turning point around 2015 when the general public started becoming aware of problems in the industry. We began to realise that if we wanted our industry to work well we needed [...]Read the full article

Between war and the recent earthquake, health workers are exhausted after ten years of trauma in north-west Syria

17 March 2023

Labour

Between war and the recent earthquake, health workers are exhausted after ten years of trauma in north-west Syria

The earthquake was the final blow for an already overstretched health system in Idlib province, exhausted by ten years of war, bombing, and the recent outbreaks of coronavirus and cholera.Read the full article

‘Invisible' migration and bodies that expire: the reality of older migrants in Latin America

15 March 2023

Development

‘Invisible’ migration and bodies that expire: the reality of older migrants in Latin America

As the ageing of the world’s population accelerates, what of the older people on the move within its fastest ageing region, Latin America?Read the full article

Does the new EU consumer rights directive go far enough?

13 March 2023

Politics & economy

Does the new EU consumer rights directive go far enough?

The new directive makes possible EU-wide class actions for breaches of 66 different EU directives and regulations, from legislation related to medical devices to the EU’s seminal 2018 GDPR privacy [...]Read the full article

Will tech layoffs silence or galvanise tech worker organising?

10 March 2023

Labour

Will tech layoffs silence or galvanise tech worker organising?

Mass layoffs have hit large tech companies since the end of last year. Previously well-paid workers suddenly became the target of brutal firings. It is a move that might have been taken to silence workers, but it might just have the opposite [...]Read the full article

In prison for debt, thousands of women are the ‘double victims' of poverty in Egypt

8 March 2023

Human rights

In prison for debt, thousands of women are the ‘double victims’ of poverty in Egypt

Some 30,000 women are currently in prison in Egypt for failing to pay off small loans. NGOs are fighting for a relaxation of the law on debt.Read the full article

Around the world in seven public libraries, or, how to be out of tune with the capitalist logic of our time

6 March 2023

Development

Around the world in seven public libraries, or, how to be out of tune with the capitalist logic of our time

The guiding principle of the public library is that everyone deserves free and open access to our common cultural heritage. This places the institution at fundamental odds with capitalist consumer ideals. From New Delhi to Los Angeles, we visit [...]Read the full article

What impact will artificial intelligence have on education?

3 March 2023

Culture

What impact will artificial intelligence have on education?

The growing popularity of artificial intelligence software, capable of generating images, sound and even text in a matter of seconds, is opening up a debate on technological transformation: are our education systems ready for a world where AI [...]Read the full article

How traditional healers are helping members of the LGBTQ+ community gain acceptance in South Africa

1 March 2023

Human rights

How traditional healers are helping members of the LGBTQ+ community gain acceptance in South Africa

While South Africa has some of the continent’s most progressive laws on LGBTQ+ rights, LGBTQ+ South Africans still face significant social stigma and violence and struggle to find their place.Read the full article

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