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Tens of thousands of people participated on Saturday 24 January to demonstrations across Europe to protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), claiming that instead of representing an anti-piracy tool ACTA could easily become a powerful instrument of censorship and surveillance of all internet users. ACTA aims at protecting the monopolistic interests of the large [...]

Elle a 49 ans, elle est belle, fière et naturellement élégante comme une femme du désert. Fadimata Walett Oumar est la leader du groupe musical touareg Tartit. Je l’ai rencontrée à Florence pendant le Festival au Désert / presenze d’Africa, trois jours de musique,couleurs et saveurs du continent organisés par la Fondazione Fabbrica Europa et [...]

Ute Bock is considered by many to be the Austrian Mother Teresa. For years she has been caring for the poor and the weak, especially for those who have nowher else to turn. The former social worker donates her entire small private pension to provide a roof and a hot meal for the most disadvantaged, [...]

Venerdi 23 settembre 2011, il presidente dell’Autorità Nazionale Palestinese, Abu Mazen, ha presentato ufficialmente all’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite la richiesta di riconoscimento dello «Stato di Palestina, entro i confini del 4 giugno del 1967, con Gerusalemme Est come capitale».  I 15 membri del Consiglio di Sicurezza devono ancora esprimersi, ma gli Stati Uniti hanno [...]

The movement of the Indignados is coming of age. The sparks of protest sent flying across the planet by the Occupywallstreet initiative have ignited a global wave of street demonstrations against the system of corporate greed and unregulated financial business, responsible for plunging the world economy into an unprecedented crisis and forcing millions and millions [...]

Despite decades of world-wide anti-discrimination legislation, globalization, cultural and formal “gender parity” policy changes in the private sector, women in the work force still earn less than their male colleagues. How much less? According to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), on average 16% less. This means that a woman, working alongside a male in [...]

We are truly pleased to host Ruben Salvadori’s reportage, Photo journalism Behind the Scenes, on PlanetNext’s website. When we came across this piece on the Internet, we were immediately struck by its significance because of the insight it offers into a crucial feature of our own work. Something all journalists are aware of, but seldom, [...]

In the last few days, thousands of Syrians have conducted peaceful demonstrations in front of their embassies in various countries to express their anger against the Damascus government’s suppression of dissent and their support for the pro-democracy movement in Syria. These photos were taken on 2 August in front of the Syrian embassy in Vienna, [...]