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Myanmar’s Poor, Young Glue Sniffers

Inhalant abuse through the use of cheap glue is a worsening problem among poor children in Myanmar. Yin Yin Hnoung, a medical student from the University of Medicine in Mandalay, interviewed some of these children and analysed...

by Chan Myae Khine

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The Palm Oil Industry & Its Choke Hold On South East Asia

A month ago, the smog or haze from burning peats in Indonesia blanketed the region, raising alarms over health concerns of the young and elderly. There were increased reports of respiratory problems and eye infections. This ye...

by Gaanashree Wood

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Bare Breasts Breed Bad Boys: Why Censoring Nudity In The Wolf of Wall Street In India Is Beyond Unbelievable

Leonardo DiCaprio, fast cars, mountains of cocaine, nudity that would put Italian statues to shame, and Martin Scorsese: this adequately sums up The Wolf of Wall Street. About five months ago, I watched it in India, and then sa...

by Apratim Vidyarthi

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WATCH: Video animation of Guantánamo Bay hunger strikers

17 Guantánamo Bay prisoners are still participating in the hunger strike that became publicly known this spring. 16 of these prisoners are being force fed, using methods that can only be described as torture. Two others are t...

by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg

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Torture And The CIA: An Examination Of The Senate Intelligence Committee Report

The recent publishing of a report by the Senate Intelligence Committee has caused a storm in Washington, and a flurry of worldwide political and public reactions. In the wake of the revelations that the CIA, under the auspices ...

by Simon Fraser

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Martin Luther King Continues To Inspire 50 Years On

50 years ago on this day, Martin Luther King stood in front of over 200,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and delivered the historical “I Have A Dream” speech. This speech would go on to ...

by Priyanka Mogul

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Junior Jihadis: A New Era For Child Soldiers?

We are inundated with stories of children crossing continents to join the battle and to help to establish a caliphate.

by Flo Carson

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Was The US justified In Denying A Visa To Iran’s Ambassador To The UN?

The United States and Iran have had a very difficult relationship since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, but things appeared to be improving when a deal was made between world powers over Iran’s nuclear program in November 201...

by John Haltiwanger

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Chelsea Manning Denied Transgender Rights in Prison

Chelsea (formerly known as Bradley) Manning’s recent statement that she plans to live life as a woman, and wishes to go through hormone treatment has put transgender rights in focus of this case. As Manning is facing a 35 ye...

by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg

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Myanmar’s Poor, Young Glue Sniffers

The Palm Oil Industry & Its Choke Hold On South East Asia

Bare Breasts Breed Bad Boys: Why Censoring Nudity In The Wolf of Wall Street In India Is Beyond Unbelievable

WATCH: Video animation of Guantánamo Bay hunger strikers

Torture And The CIA: An Examination Of The Senate Intelligence Committee Report

Martin Luther King Continues To Inspire 50 Years On

Junior Jihadis: A New Era For Child Soldiers?

Was The US justified In Denying A Visa To Iran’s Ambassador To The UN?

Chelsea Manning Denied Transgender Rights in Prison

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