Opinion & expert view
All opinions in this section are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of FAIRPLANET.
May 18th, 2019
| by: | Ithamar Handelman-Smith |
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Calls to boycott the Eurovision in Israel intensify, as the latter uses the contest as a PR stunt to conceal its oppression of Palestinians.
April 23rd, 2019
| by: | Ithamar Handelman-Smith, Josef Reich |
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Benjamin Netanyahu's recent victory in the Israeli elections sheds light on the country's toxic addiction complex with its populist leader.
March 28th, 2019
| by: | Bruce Freed, Dan Carroll, Karl Sandstorm |
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| org: | Center for Political Accountability |
Corporations may profess to support certain values but defy them through their political spending. This could only change through increased transparency.
politicalaccountability.net
March 16th, 2019
| by: | Lyosha Gorshkov |
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| org: | RUSA LGBT |
Exiled Russian professor and Co-President of RUSA LGBT Lyosha Gorshkov reveals the harsh truth about the queer purge in Chechnya and offers ways to help.
February 07th, 2019
| by: | Peter Bosshard |
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| org: | Unfriend Coal |
Peter Bosshard of the Unfriend Coal campaign details the critical role insurance companies play in exacerbating climate change, which often goes unnoticed.
unfriendcoal.com
January 24th, 2019
| by: | Jennifer Dathan |
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| org: | Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) |
As levels of violence in Syria are seen to be falling, Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) looks at the long-term environmental impact of the use of explosives.
May 20th, 2019
| in: | Humans, Nature, Economy |
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| by: | Cyril Zenda |
Weeks after the calamity of Cyclone Idai, nothing had changed for the villagers around the Nyahode River in Zimbabwe.
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May 15th, 2019
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Shuriah Niazi |
In India, some people have issues with the way people from the LGBTQ community lead their lives.
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May 13th, 2019
| in: | Humans, Nature |
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| by: | Federica Tedeschi |
What lies behind the ‘biggest civil disobedience event in recent British history’?
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May 08th, 2019
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Yair Oded |
Add your name to the Change.org petition calling on Oxford University to rescind the honorary degree of Brunei's sultan.
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May 07th, 2019
| in: | Technology |
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| partner: | Screen Shot |
With today’s housing costs becoming higher and higher, could low-cost 3D-printed houses be the solution to enjoying the privilege of ownership?
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May 06th, 2019
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Pablo Pérez Álvarez |
FairPlanet spoke with Óscar Camps is a Spanish lifeguard co-founder of Open Arms, an NGO that has rescued thousands of immigrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
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April 29th, 2019
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Cyril Zenda |
A young man could not achieve his dreams because of one condition that he had never seen as a hurdle in his life… his HIV positive status.
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April 25th, 2019
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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| partner: | The Beam |
Even in the wealthy economies of the European Union (EU), some people cannot access or afford enough energy to support health and wellbeing.
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April 24th, 2019
| in: | Humans, Economy |
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| partner: | NewsDeeply |
As Tanzania seeks to decongest Africa’s fastest growing city, more women are stepping up to become registered as professional engineers.
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April 23rd, 2019
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Igor Serebryany |
Those who see Russia a menace for the world don't need to mount arms along the borders of the world's biggest country.
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April 22nd, 2019
| in: | Humans, Economy, Technology |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
Millions of refugees struggle with loss of identity, dignity, access to basic services and recognition as they are mostly identified by numbers.
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April 16th, 2019
| in: | Technology |
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| partner: | Screen Shot |
This Instagram account has created a community where questions about race or stereotypes are answered by "people of colour".
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April 15th, 2019
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Federica Tedeschi |
Between April 2013 and April 2018 over 3.6 million disabled people claimed Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in the UK.
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April 12th, 2019
| in: | Humans, Economy, Technology |
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| by: | Bob Koigi |
While the rest of the world remains apprehensive about moving drones from warzones and instituting strict legislation on drone use, Africa has leapt in.
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April 11th, 2019
| in: | Humans, Nature, Economy |
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| partner: | The Beam |
“Our actions (or inactions) over the next few years will determine the fate of humanity. Each of us need to look at what we personally can offer..."
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April 11th, 2019
| in: | Humans |
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| by: | Katarina Panić |
More than 200 cases of measles infection have been recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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