Horror news from Syria about brutal torture incidents by agents of the Syrian regime and stories of atrocities committed by anti-Assad forces come up over and over again. The international community of states calls for an end of the war.
World is shocked that Palestinian children are locked in solitary confinement – but does Israel still care what the World thinks? The evidence produced against Israel is damning. Defence for Children International (DCI) has collected sworn testimonies from 426 minors
Recently there has been a big debate about so called neonicotinoids, in particular the systemic insecticides Imidacloprid, Thiametoxam and Clothianidin, and their fatal consequences for the total European bee population. The bee population, however, is decreasing rapidly and up to
The following picture coverage is ought to give an impression of the events which took place at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Tunis from the 26th to the 31st of March in 2013. The gallery will give an overview
The following picture coverage is ought to give an impression of the events which took place at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Tunis from the 26th to the 31st of March in 2013. The gallery will give an overview
“Let us bring Healing, Reconciliation and a Just Peace to the country by jointly deconstructing the mental and physical barriers!” On the 7th of July 2014 we will gather in Jerusalem for a peaceful demonstration. All the citizens of the
Ulrike Jaklin, Lukas Wank & Marion Wolfram Changes in funding of Austrian development NGOs Shabka Background Nr. 4-2013 Due to considerable changes in the development sector in the beginning of the 1990s, the framework conditions for the non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Decolonising the WSF: a critical discussion of the production of knowledges within and about the social forum process
Severin Kepplinger “Virtuelle Freunde” Shabka Background Nr. 3-2013 Der Mensch erstellt einen virtuellen Klon seiner selbst und versucht so der Sehnsucht zu folgen, das Gefühl der “prometheischen Scham” zu überwinden. Was in Science-Fiction- Filmen seit Jahren thematisiert wird, finden wir
Colonialism and science together combined the dictates of piety and patriotism. As science advanced, so did the ‘civilizing mission’, in which ‘mother countries’ became children of the same processes to which they gave birth. Roy MacLeod Diese Reflexion eröffnet die
