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BLOCKCHAIN CREDIT CARDS FOR REFUGEES
For a refugee arriving in a new country – in the bureaucratic sense – can be one of the toughest elements to recover.
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ARREST MEANS A BURDEN FOR ANY REFUGEE
Maayan David is writing her doctoral thesis about the "Holot" detention facility and its effect on local population.
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About political manipulations of social networks in Mexico
Alberto Escorcia is a Mexican blogger specialized in social networks.
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TAKE YOUR PILLS, TAKE A SELFIE
Is health worth more than privacy?
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The suffragettes are 100 years’ old
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A hundred years ago the British women won the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
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May 19th, 2018
Plastic: Should it stay, or should it go?
in:Nature, Economy
by:Michael Braungart, Suki Kler Young, Niklas Jonas
The Chinese import ban on plastic waste and the EU plastics strategy paper make clear, that a rethinking process is needed. The experts' view by EPEA.
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ghana traffic
May 14th, 2018
Saving Ghana’s environment, a rap line at a time
in:Humans, Arts
by:Bob Koigi
Young Ghanians have taken the driver’s seat in advocating for an environmentally clean country; music, the language spoken by all, may save the day.
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Leibowitz
May 10th, 2018
Shooting and laughing
in:Humans
by:Ithamar Handelman Smith
60 years ago, the Israeli author and philosopher, Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz published a highly critical political essay on the Six-day war.
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sophia womensrights
May 08th, 2018
Humanoid Sophia has more rights than Saudi women and it’s wrong
in:Technology
Saudi Arabia is scrutinised for its women's rights. This makes it even more alarming that robot "Sophia" was granted citizenship status.
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child labour zimbabwe
May 07th, 2018
Child labour in Zimbabwe’s tobacco and gold industries
in:Humans, Economy
by:Cyril Zenda
The government of Zimbabwe is failing to meet its international human rights obligations to protect children’s rights.
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food africa
May 04th, 2018
Food or shelter: Africa’s land dilemma
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
Demand for basic needs like food and shelter have skyrocketed in Africa due to a growing population.
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April 03rd, 2018
Blockchain credit cards for refugees: we’re almost there
in:Technology
by:Shira Jeczmien
Many of the refugees coming into Europe do not have local IDs.
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ewaste
May 01st, 2018
E-Waste in Hong Kong: A Hidden Graveyard of Technology
in:Technology
Comfort, ease, speed, connectivity, progress. Without a doubt, technological devices have changed modern living. But they also die: what next?
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benjamin-netanyahu eyes closed
March 23rd, 2018
Israel’s Bibi-mania problem
in:Humans
by:Ithamar Handelman Smith, Josef Reich
The corruption allegations now standing against Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, are yet another reminder of Israel’s misaligned political sphere.
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israel soldier
April 16th, 2018
The unbearable double standards of the Israeli occupation   
in:Humans
by:Ithamar Handelman Smith
“To be a Jew means always to be with the oppressed, never with the oppressors.” (Marek Edelman, one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising)
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south africa land
March 27th, 2018
South Africa allows expropriation of land without compensation
in:Humans, Economy
by:Shasha Seakamela
Land expropriation without compensation is now a red-hot topic in South Africa after a bill was passed in Parliament in February this year.
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justicefornoura
May 21st, 2018
Women's lives matter! Justice For Noura!
type:Petition, Protest
by:fairplanet
We call you to support the campaign to get #JusticeForNoura! Don't execute Noura Houssein for self defense against the man who raped her!
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April 24th, 2018
Support "Teachers on the Road" to reach their funding goal!
type:Crowd Funding
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Language is the key to social participation. The initiative “Teachers on the road” follows this motto. Now they seek funding to continue their work.
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April 10th, 2018
US Senate: End the Yemen catastrophe
type:Petition
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
More than 8 million Yemenis are a step away from famine. Nowhere else on earth today is there a catastrophe that is so profound and affects so many lives.
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