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In 2016, CCTV footage of a young black man, Larnell Bruce, being run over and killed by a man shocked America. His killer, Russell Courtier, was a member of a white supremacist gang. Why do people join these gangs and what does it take to get in one? Journalist Mobeen Azhar travelled deep into the […]

Millions of passengers pass through UK airports every year, and those numbers are projected to double by 2050. New technology has been developed that uses a combination of facial recognition technology and your mobile phone in a bid to speed up the immigration process. The UK Home Office and Border Force are considering using the

Hundreds of protesters held a rally near the Indonesian presidential palace in Jakarta after numerous riots and demonstrations brought several Papuan cities to a standstill over recent days. The two Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, have seen numerous buildings being torched, including a jail and a market. The protests are in response to

Brazil’s President Bolsonaro has responded to criticism about his previous comments, suggesting non-governmental organisations could be to blame for starting the record number of fires in the Amazon. During his post on Facebook Live, he said that NGOs were “the biggest suspects” because of their lost funding, but still failed to offer any evidence to

A mysterious brain condition may be causing some panthers in the US state of Florida to have difficulty walking. Footage released by the state’s conservation commission shows the animals struggling to co-ordinate their movements. Gil McRae, director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Wildlife Research Institute, said, “numerous diseases and possible causes have been

Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro says non-governmental organisations may be setting fires in the Amazon to embarrass the government after they cut funding, despite offering no evidence. A record number of fires were recorded in the Amazon this year, according to The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe). But conservationists have blamed Mr Bolsonaro for the

Former Farc rebels in Colombia, who spent decades fighting the government over land and power, have reinvented themselves as eco-warriors protecting the Amazon rainforest from illegal logging. According to the government, deforestation in the Colombian Amazon rose by 60% between 2015 and 2018. The rainforest had been a no-go area during the conflict, but illegal

Russian couple Dmitry and Olga Prokazov have been threatened with having their children taken into care after footage featuring their baby was posted online. A criminal case has also been opened against them. The move has shocked many in Russia, where there’s already controversy about more than a dozen people facing prison sentences for taking

Climate activists are gathering in Biarritz, France, ahead of the G7 summit this weekend – and they are likely to know what they’re doing. The campaign groups ANV, Alternatiba and Friends of the Earth have held a joint training camp for more than 1,000 activists to share effective tactics for non-violent protest. But is it

Women in a high-security prison in Peru are learning to play rugby thanks to a student from Wales. Jo Penrose has been teaching rugby to children in and around the rural city of Cajamarca over the last two summers during her breaks from university. And after a trip to a prison, the 20-year-old, from Machen