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Spotlight: Evelyn Hollow | New Internationalist
Dec 9, 2024 · W hen Evelyn Hollow made the transition from radio to television, she knew she would face greater scrutiny – but there was one reaction she didn’t foresee. ‘They always say “oh you don’t look like what I thought you would look like”,’ she explains. ‘I’ve had some interesting responses to that – people thought I’d be blonde, people thought I’d be 50.
Where to now for Syria's women? | New Internationalist
Dec 19, 2024 · After years of life under the rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in the capital, Damascus, Manal Al Sahwi can finally report as a female journalist using her real name. Just weeks ago, she risked violence, dishonour and arrest for even the smallest critique of the Assad regime, which has ruled the country with an iron fist for decades.
Choking season in India | New Internationalist
Dec 12, 2024 · With millions killed by air pollution every year, meaningful action is long overdue, argues Nilanjana Bhowmick. During the Covid-19 lockdown, for the first time in years, those of us who live in the National Capital Region of India woke up to what felt like a new world. The sky was the bluest many ...
New Internationalist: The World Unspun podcast
How Haiti became the 'poster child' for reparations. As Haiti once again makes global news headlines for all the wrong reasons, we sat down with independent journalist Harold Isaac to better understand how the country’s complex history contributed to today's crisis.
Women's agency in the DRC war | New Internationalist
Nov 4, 2024 · Mothers and daughters. In a sprawling displacement camp, not far from where the fighters drink, Jaqueline Uwimana, 35, is seething with anger. Last year, her 15-year-old daughter announced that she would join the Wazalendo.
Country Profile: Haiti | New Internationalist
A s dawn breaks over the mountainous terrain of Haiti, the smell of roasting coffee mixes with the morning mist, and the soft chatter of early risers fills the air. Peasants tend to their crops in the cool light, while children in crisp uniforms head to school, their footsteps stomping this rich historical ground.
Our most-read articles from 2024 | New Internationalist
It is no surprise that our coverage of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, be it the repression of international solidarity movements or the complicity of foreign governments, continued to dominate our most-read charts this year.The call for justice in Palestine has spread throughout society, and pockets of resistance are popping up across sectors and institutions – for more on this, make sure to ...
10 steps to world peace - New Internationalist
According to a World Bank survey, 40 per cent of those who join rebel groups do so because of a lack of economic opportunities.Relative poverty is just as important, with more equal societies marked by high levels of trust and low levels of violence. Economic fairness when it comes to public resources, taxation and tax evasion is also key. The systematic transfer of …
How British colonizers caused the Bengal famine
Jan 21, 2022 · T he Bengal famine stands as one of the single most horrific atrocities to have occurred under British colonial rule. From 1943 to 1944, more than three million Indians died of starvation and malnutrition, and millions more fell into crushing poverty. For many years, the British blamed the famine on weather conditions and food shortfalls, as if it were an unavoidable natural disaster.