Sudan - Will Die for Food
The relentless rise in prices is causing mass starvation
Editorials about: dead
Northern Ireland - Derry or Londonderry?
Brexit and the Gordian knot of Northern Ireland. The risk of a new escalation in violence between catholic and protestant communities
Italy - Concordia
lt’s ten years since the Costa Concordia disaster, and the ship no longer exists. And yet objects from that tragedy can be found all over Italy. They are relics that tell stories
Poland - The Lipka Tatars: Polish Muslims
A border region home to a minority with ancient traditions
Africa - Civil War in Ethiopia
After months of conflict, the final outcome may lead to chaos
World - Twice in the Dust
Two hundred years ago, the death of one of the most beloved (and most controversial) characters in history
Italy - Calabria, Europe’s Worst Hospitals
A story of the Mafia and an inefficient health service
Libya - The Making of a Revolution #1
The militias of Shabab, or revolutionary youth, which fought against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces for control of Libya in 2011, could hardly be called an army. They lacked a proper command chain, uniforms, sophisticated weaponry and military skills, and yet they stood up to the national army and kept advancing towards Misratah and Tripoli.As the militiamen […]
Libya - The Making of a Revolution #2
In May 2011, Misratah, Libya’s third largest city, had been under siege for three months. Gaddafi’s forces and the militias of Shabab, or revolutionary youth, fought to control the city in a conflict of unprecedented violence. It caused hundreds of deaths and devastated a large part of the urban landscape, which for weeks has been […]
Italy - Bergamo. One Year On
The reaction of one of the cities worst hit by the pandemic one year after the first Covid cases