Statistics released last October showed that disability hate crimes against children rose 150% in two years, while disability hate crimes overall rose 53%. This came as no surprise to any disabled...
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes keeps a low profile, unlike many of his flamboyant counterparts who are known for collecting menageries of exotic pets or buying luxury cars. Known as “El...
PJ Raval’s Call Her Ganda is a film I’ve been raving about since catching it at Hot Docs last spring. It’s the story of Jennifer Laude – Filipina, trans and a sometime sex worker – whose...
On the morning of September 8, Iran, in a truly unprecedented move, fired seven Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missiles into neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan. The target was the headquarters of Iranian...
It’s been a tough week for rape and sexual assault survivors across the world. The media, even on this side of the pond, is overwhelmed by coverage of the extraordinary Christine Blasey Ford...
Being an inpatient in a hospital can be a lonely and frightening time. You are so ill that you can’t stay at home and you are separated from those who love and care for you – visiting hours are...
The media paints a bleak picture of the world and its future. In fact, studies show that constant exposure to the news can lead to increased rates of anxiety and depression. The cure? Turn it...
Medical experts denounce policy’s “false claims and empty promises” and doctors join call for decriminalisation of drugs — but is the Government capable of listening? Deaths caused by drugs...
Attacks against the Roma community have become disturbingly common in Ukraine since the start of 2018. On Saturday 23rd June, a group of young people stormed into a Roma camp in the city of Lviv in...
She was in the bathroom when three gun shots sounded outside of her apartment in Kyiv. Arkady Babchenko’s wife ran out to find her husband lying face down in the entrance to their apartment...