Successful actor and would-be human rights lawyer Juliet Stevenson on the disgrace of locking up children, and the importance of good-story-telling.
Articles by Libby Powell
Israel evicts Bedouin villagers
More than 30,000 Bedouin, which the Israeli government call ‘squatters’, face eviction to make way for settlements, reports Libby Powell.
- January 1, 2012
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Interview with Antony Gormley
The British sculptor, whose naked form has been cast and displayed across the world, speaks to Libby Powell about masculinity, movement and the adventure of being human.
- November 17, 2011
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Michael Morpurgo writes his own happy ending
The children’s author, poet and playwright reflects on London riots and the Pied Piper.
- November 1, 2011
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Palestine: The role of recognition
Libby Powell on the considerable ramifications of Palestine’s bid for statehood.
- September 29, 2011
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Palestinian children routinely jailed for throwing stones
Israeli military authorities dish out prison terms to minors as young as 12, says B’Tselem report.
- July 25, 2011
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Palestinian newborns are dying at checkpoints
Israeli soldiers blocking women in labour from reaching medical care have caused deaths of at least 35 newborns and five mothers, says a new Lancet report.
- July 13, 2011
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About Libby Powell
Libby Powell won the Guardian International Development Journalism prize in 2010. She has worked for several years in Palestine and the refugee camps of Lebanon, on humanitarian aid and health. Her work documents the human stories behind military occupation and displacement through film, photography and print.
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