Currents
New Zealand does the right thing
International efforts to protect the rights of the world’s aboriginal communities gain strength.
Crackdown in Cairo
Egyptian politics heats up over Mubarak succession
Hands off our mother!
Unproven scientific ‘fixes’ for global warming are a major threat to the planet
David vs. Goliath
Judgment expected soon on historic environmental lawsuit
Logging off?
The fight is on to end illegal logging in the uniquely biodiverse ancient forests of Madagascar
Gone to bidder 70
Activist who scuppered oil and gas carve-up faces jail
War of the whales
Sea captain taken prisoner while attempting to stop Japanese whalers
The great urban juggernaut
India’s first ‘private city’ will do nothing to help the poor
A fishy business
European vessels fishing in Western Sahara’s rich waters are in violation of international law, according to the European Parliament’s own legal service.
An unfathomable future
Ugandans fight repressive anti-homosexuality bill
We are no lab rats!
Public campaign prevents release of GM eggplant
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ON THE NI SITE
Tony Blair - a bright shining lie*
Behind the smiles and peace awards stands a war-profiteer with a lot of answering to do, reckons Felicity Arbuthnot.
Somos pacifico!
Esme McAvoy meets Choc Quib Town, a rap trio putting Colombia’s Pacific on the (music) map.
Half truths and lies
There’s more to Colombia than the dark descriptions beloved of the international media. Benjamin Ball meets a man determined that his country should get the credit it deserves.
Against all odds
Somaliland voters recently braved terrorist threats against ‘the Devil’s practice’ and flocked to the polling booths. Stefan Simanowitz reports on elections in Somaliland, a country that ‘does not exist’.
The G20 fiasco
Heavy-handed doesn't even begin to describe it. Jeff Carolin, a legal aid worker caught in the police dragnet, recounts his experiences.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
You couldn't make it up
The lunatic fringe of planet terror.
Why are they dying?
Wayne Ellwood investigates the case of the missing bees.
To craft a new society
A divided society needs new answers and new identities, argues Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
Emmanuel Jal
Emmanuel Jal, celebrity rapper and ex-child soldier, talks to Rowenna Davis about why he is championing African education.
From the edge
A gay Iraqi, a Jewish Iranian and a Saudi feminist tell their stories
Beyond security theatre
Expert Bruce Schneier argues for security measures that actually work instead of theatrics.
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