January-June 2018

Jailed Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab named an honorary citizen of the city of Paris [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]    

A 95-year old widow, she can not leave her flat in Madrid. She suffers from memory loss and serious problems that prevent her from moving autonomously. She is dependent and…

photos by Catalina Martin-Chico: http://www.catalinamartinchico.com/yemen-the-forgotten-war [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

We get to learn about the most talented young photographers out there. Hungarian István Bielik presents the life of the deprived and marginalised, putting the injustice of the world on…

As the World Cup begins, a rehabilitation center in Gaza has created a soccer club for dozens of Palestinian amputees who lost their legs after being shot by Israeli snipers.…

“The crisis in the industrial food system is impossible to ignore. For over a decade, study after study has validated the assertion of the Food Sovereignty movement in 2007 –…

And learn about my newest film WANTOKS: Dance of resilience in Melanesia!!! Thank you so much for speaking to me Katriina Kontuniemi!! https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/…/iara-pitaa-tunteita-herattavi…/ [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

Today, let’s remember the Rohingya, the Muslim minority, considered unlawful people born in Myanmar. One million Rohingya lived there until the expulsion began. Myanmar has never recognized them as citizens,…

So much of the real history is always buried. One needs to dig to learn about roots. ‘Curaçao is a melting pot with more than 50 nationalities. Afro-Caribbeans make up…

I so much want to return to meet more of the talented artists I did not manage this first time around, such as Morena Leraba, a shepherd from the mountains…