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 | Latcho Drom
Life in the gypsy camps in Florence is by now so well known and commented on that it no longer gives cause for amazement - what remains however is the annoyance of knowing that they are still there.
In a time of closings and resistance, this reportage would like to show the mood and expressions of the people still living in the Olmatello community. They are living in discomfort, waiting for when the... see more » | | |  | Lhasa by Night
Since 1995 the introduction of prostitution on a wide scale has occurred in Tibet. Lhasa is a large bordello with more than 2,000 brothels, and there are more than 10,000 prostitutes. In Shigatse, the second most important city in the region, with eighty thousand inhabitants, it seems that there are more brothels than churches. Sexual exploitation of women has added further to the increase in violence... see more » | | |  | Maiti Nepal: Rescued Girls
Maiti Nepal is a non-governmental Organisation founded by Anuradha Koirala in 1993 together with a group of professional social workers. The main objectives of the Association are to defend the rights of women who are victims of sexual exploitation and domestic violence, fight against child labour and every kind of abuse. The greatest challenge the Organisation has to face is to save young children... see more » | | |  | Naples Rubbish Crisis
Tons of rubbish were set alight by residents in Naples frustrated by the dramatic situation afflicting the city since years and years. There was also a lack of firemen for the many fires all over the city. Officials have warned of a risk of toxic smoke.
Local dumps are completely full; refuse collectors have nowhere to take the rubbish, piles of trash are spread along the streets since 15 days.
Several... see more » | | |  | Palestina's children
Israel and Palestine are two nations forever entangled in a seemingly endless conflict. On the Gaza Strip live 1,200,000 Palestinians, but 42% of the territory is still under exclusive Israeli military control. From the 1948 war to the Six Day War of 1967, from the Intifada to today, the Middle East has never ceased to be a land soaked in blood.
Even if throughout the world there are laws which... see more » | | |  | Panama, The Country Between
Ever since the coasts were navigated for the first time in 1501 and colonized by Columbus on his fourth trip, Panama has had a very convulsive history. It was the scene of looting by the Spanish, and the greed of the Corsairs as well as being one of the major entrance points of black slaves in America which resulted in all pre-Columbian cultures being displaced and absorbed by the Isthmus.
Scene of... see more » | | |  | Rocinha' s smile
La Rocinha has recently become an official neighbourhood of Rio de Jainero, with 200.000 inhabitants. It is the biggest and most developed favela of all South America. Year after year La Rocinha has become a neuralgic center for drug dealing and arms smuggling and it is a real hell of mitres, cocaine, armed groups and illegal gambling places.
In a place where tension and violence are part of ordinary... see more » | | |  | S.O.S Red Tuna
Since the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy in 2002, effort has been devoted to addressing the governance, scientific, social and economic issues required to introduce an ecosystem approach to European marine fisheriesin order to restore fish resources. Red tuna or Thunnus Thynnus is one of the species threatened by overexploitation. Fisherman vs. fish; one’s survival depends on the other’s…... see more » | | |  | Scampia, No Man's Land 2
Scampia, in Naples, is the district which is also known as the “Third World”, because, more than a district, it is a city in a city with an official population of 40,000 but which in fact numbers almost 80,000. People are crammed in all over the place, even under stairs or on landings. They live by their wits, and the most important thing for them is just to get to the end of the day. Day after day,... see more » | | |  | The Fishermen
During last summer, professional fishing has been affected by a major crisis, due to oil prices and resulted in violent demonstrations in Bruxelles. Undoubtedly, not a very pleasant situation for a class of workers whose income is anyway decided by luck and weather conditions. Nowadays, after an exhausting day of work, sometimes they go back home with nothing more than 20 euros: it is not enough to... see more » | | |
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