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Europe

WATCH: The Indiscriminate Atomic Weapon

When you think about nuclear weapons, what is the first thought that comes to your mind?  Destructiveness? Maybe, death? For me at least, power, danger, and control are probably the first three words I associate with nuclear w...
by Conor Sullivan
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WATCH: I Am Sorry, Neymar – A protest against the World Cup

When Bossa Nova, one of the most famous Brazilian music genres, was born, it mainly expressed the beauty and the uniqueness of Brazil. Today, Bossa Nova has also proved to be a subtle tool to express dissatisfaction towards the...
by Daniele Bassi
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Human Rights

Exhibition: ‘Human Rights Human Wrongs’

“A picture is worth a thousand words“,  as we have often heard, was clearly presented by ‘Human Rights Human Wrongs‘, the current exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery in London. This excerpt ...
by Bryony Cottam
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Human Rights

WATCH: Mapping Out Global Slavery in 2013

We tend to talk about slavery as a thing of the past, a dark passage of history that is long gone. This is far from reality. According to the Global Slavery Index 2013, released by the Walk Free Foundation on 17 October 2013, a...
by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg
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Kenya
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WATCH: ‘It’s The Eye Of The Society’ – Film Making In Kibera Slum

Here is a short film that I made about the work of Hot Sun Foundation, an organization based in Kibera Nairobi, the largest slum in Africa. Hot Sun Foundation draws on the imagination, creativity and passion of young people fro...
by Flo Carson
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Sport

WATCH: Nelson Mandela Believes Sport has the Power to Change the World

Nelson Mandela once said that “Sport has the power to change the world…it has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Spor...
by Natasha Lipman
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Human Rights

WATCH: Ordinary Lives Displaced by Land Grabs

“In My Place” is a five-minute film from Oxfam, starring ordinary people from around the world, intended to raise awareness of the disruption and injustice of land deals between governments, banks and private investors. Res...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Brazil

WATCH: A Tribe With A Horrific Secret

First, a few facts about the Suruwahan people. They are an indigenous tribe living outside the confines of Brazilian society. They are self-sufficient, sustaining themselves by hunting. They do not feel the need to wear clo...
by Chez
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Asia

WATCH: Pagpag – Meal of the Day

Each evening we sit down for a meal. We rarely think about where our food comes from, how much it costs us or what we will do with our leftovers. As part of the Your WorldView Thought for Food season, independent filmmakers an...
by Nicky Armstrong
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