Articles by Nick Harvey

Barclays gets the recognition it deserves for making millions from speculating on food prices.

More than $10 billion was raised worldwide for Haiti after the earthquake. But, two years on, what have NGOs done with the cash? Nick Harvey investigates.

It’s 50 years since West Papua first won independence, only for Indonesia to cruelly snatch it away. Nick Harvey reports on the tensions in the region.

On World AIDS Day, a stark reminder of how Big Pharma drug patents deny HIV treatment to the developing world.

Independence leader Benny Wenda has been named on an Interpol wanted list in a move viewed by many as politically motivated.

The UN estimates there will be seven billion of us on this planet by the end of October. But talk of a ‘population explosion’ is alarmist, says Nick Harvey

A migrant is up to five times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia in the UK than a white British person. On World Mental Health Day, Nick Harvey argues that racial discrimination is to blame.

Nick Harvey reports on the movement against the destructive hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ sites springing up across the UK.

Fed up with near-zero democracy and rampant corruption, thousands have taken to the streets of Swaziland this week to call for change, reports Nick Harvey.

Tuesday 2 August marked the 48th anniversary of the West Papuan struggle for independence from Indonesia. Now is the time for their voices to be heard, says Nick Harvey.

Nick Harvey reports on the position of the Hmong – both inside Laos and the bleak refugee camps of Thailand.

It is half a century since the Dalai Lama and thousands of other Tibetans were forced into exile by the Chinese occupation. Nick Harvey talks to exiles young and old about their hopes for their country.

Women who love women still leads to suicide pacts in India, often burning themselves to death. But in the wake of a groundbreaking film, lesbians are asserting themselves more – and seeing some encouraging signs of change, as Nick Harvey reports.

Nick Harvey explains the background on gay rights – and then talks to lesbian activists about a cause that is beginning to catch fire.