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'The most reproduced painting in the world'

This is "believed to be the most reproduced painting anywhere in the world”, with more than 900 million copies made. It is featured in a new exhibition at the British [...]
from OneWorld on May 19, 2013.
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Uganda police shut newspaper

The Uganda Police have closed down the Daily Monitor and its two sister radio stations, KFM and Dembe FM, declaring the newspaper’s premises a “scene of crime”.
from Daily Nation on May 21, 2013.

Indigenous leader barred from world hydropower congress

Sarawak indigenous leader Peter Kallang, chairman of the SAVE Rivers network, which opposes a dozen dams planned for the rivers of Borneo, was barred from the first meeting [...]
from Environment News Service on May 21, 2013.

Two British banks accused of financing 'land-grabs' in Uganda

Two leading UK high-street banks are funding a company linked to land-grabbing in Uganda, claims research published by Friends of the Earth today
from Friends of the Earth on May 21, 2013.

Call for Pakistan debt freeze as repayments undermine poverty fight

Pakistan’s economy has been paralysed by an unpayable and largely unjust debt burden that is preventing the country reaching its poverty goals and hindering democracy, says [...]
from Jubilee Debt Campaign on May 21, 2013.
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After a decade of achievement, it's time to move beyond fistula

On Thursday the world will celebrate ten years of fighting fistula, a foul condition that affects up to 3 million women and girls in the Global South. But there are questions [...]
from Advocacy Project on May 21, 2013.

Time for civil disobedience

The tradition of civil disobedience is being reignited, says Greenpeace leader Kumi Naidoo.
from Greenpeace on May 20, 2013.
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Is Asian space science drive harming development?

Talent Ng'andwe looks at whether developing country space programmes are spending money that would be better allocated to ground-based development.
from SciDev.Net on May 19, 2013.
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