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50Days4Gaza: Palestinian journalists tell their story

It’s been one year since Israel launched Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip. Like any other war, the international media flocked to the region as soon as the war broke out – each one more desperate than the...
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LGBTQ

WATCH: Dear Straight People…

The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law has estimated in 2011 that there are 9 million Americans who identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. The Huffington Post has reported that a recent study ha...
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WATCH: Thank A Teacher Today

We’ve all moaned about getting up for school in the morning and faked stomach aches to get out of classes. What could be fun about being tested on things that just don’t matter to you or exposed for your lack of kno...
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#50Days4Gaza

50Days4Gaza Feature: IPF honours those affected by the 2014 Gaza war

On 8 July 2014, Israel launched Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip – a military operation to put a halt to rocket fire from Hamas. The war continued for 50 days and claimed the lives of 2,251 Palestinians – most of...
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Health

WATCH: Be The Generation to Defeat AIDS, TB and Malaria

4.2 million people are currently receiving ARV therapy. There have been 9.7 million new smear-positive tuberculosis cases detected and treated. 310 million insecticide-treated nets have been distributed. There are professionals...
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Human Rights

From Anti-Homeless Spikes To Anti-Homeless Cages

The issue of homelessness is a tricky one to address. There isn’t only one cause that lands someone on the streets, and there definitely isn’t only one solution to getting them off the streets. Homelessness has been...
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Human Rights
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Media Freedom – At The Heart Of The Post-2015 Framework?

World nations are gearing up for a new set of goals as the clock ticks towards the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals. Among the discussion for what the world’s new aims and objectives should be is the issue o...
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Human Rights

Shining a Light on the Child Marriage Epidemic

Growing up in India, I was fortunate to have parents who had been modernised and had left some of the ancient traditions of Indian culture behind. Of course, I say “ancient”, but outside the comfort of my home, Indi...
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Educating Women

Emma Watson Brilliantly Explains Why Gender Equality Isn’t Only A Women’s Issue

“You might be thinking – ‘Who is this Harry Potter girl? And what is she doing speaking at the UN?’ And it’s a really good question. All I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make ...
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