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Same-Sex Marriage: Legislation, Loopholes and More
Although only ten countries in the world so far have legalized same-sex marriage, the trend seems unstoppable. Debates rage in countries from the United States to Australia about whether to follow suit. This project aims to understand how the conversation is unfolding across the globe.
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World in Exodus: People on the Move
Migration is and has always been a central part of human existence. The to-and fro of migrant groups and individual travelers make for compelling and engaging story-telling. This project takes a closer look at global migration and the issues that surround it.
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How Societies Work - A Look at Unconvential Arrangements
This project documents a collaboration between VJ Movement and a research consortium led by the London School of Economics.
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Ghost Towns Echo the Memory of Rural Migrants
Over the last 50 years, 800 million people moved from rural areas to increasingly overcrowded cities. The effect of this global trek on cities has been extensively documented. But what of the dwindling villages and towns left behind?
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Uyghurs Struggle for Freedom in Xinjiang
Xinjiang, also known as Chinese Turkestan, Sinkiang or East Turkestan, is an autonomous region in the People's Republic of China. Despite frequent waves of protest and outbreaks of ethnic violence, decades of tension between the region's Uighur population and the Chinese authorities have still to result in any kind of meaningful solution.
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In Kashmir, Three Sides Meet on Disputed Ground
At the Western end of the Himalayas, where Pakistan, India, China and Afghanistan converge, lie Jammu and Kashmir – a collection of provinces more commonly referred to as Kashmir. Never far from the headlines, this hotly disputed territory is now administered by Pakistan, India and the People's Republic of China. With your help, this project aims to prise open the inner workings of the Kashmir conflict.
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Paying the Bill for Invasive Species
In the absence of natural predators, non-native species of plants and animals can become invasive, unbalancing local ecosystems and causing material harm. Every year the European Union alone spends some twenty billion euros on damages and control costs of invasive species. This project looks at how countries deal with invasive species and asks if we should be spending huge amounts to eradicate them.
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Child Labor: Defending the Right To Work
Child labor can take on many forms. From a newspaper round to agricultural work to mining and even warfare or prostitution. Most people agree that child prostitution is despicable and delivering a paper pretty much harmless. This project was started to delve into the gray area in between those extremes.
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Anti-Islam Sentiments On the Rise in Europe
A spectre is haunting Europe – but it's not the spectre of communism. Instead, it is the spectre of Islam. Or so the many right-wing populist parties that have spouted throughout Europe claim. With this claim, they have gained the support of large parts of European electorates.
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Growing Up With a Parent Behind Bars
When a parent is sent to prison, the punishment extends to their children. Whether they grow up in jail with their mother or live on the outside missing their parent, for those boys and girls whose caregiver is in prison, life is unlike that of any other child. This project explores the impact that the incarceration of a parent has on children and their future.
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In the Politics of Energy Russia Remains a Superpower
Despite waning military power, Russia is still one the few energy superpowers in the world. It has the world's largest gas reserves and is the world's second largest oil producer. Almost all of its neighbouring countries and most of the European nations depend on Russia for their energy needs.
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"Survival Sex" - Bodies for Sale
Survival sex refers to a type of prostitution that goes beyond simply trying to earn a living. Throughout the world, regardless of the north/south divide, there are women and men who are forced to prostitute themselves as a matter of course: their very survival depends upon it. This project looks to tell the stories of those who see no other option then to prostitute themselves.
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Slum Kids Push Themselves to Create a Brighter Future
The planet's exponential population growth is increasing the number of those living in urban shanty towns. According to UN-HABITAT by 2030 the world will house two billion slum dwellers. Among these families, children are especially vulnerable. This project focuses on the dreams and struggles of those children who aspire to overcome their marginal fate.
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International day of the press freedom 2012: Press under attack
Press Freedom is under attack in many places across the globe. In 2011 alone at least 46 journalists were killed and many more were wounded or threatened with violence. The day of press freedom aims to highlight the grave consequences of all encroachments upon press freedom.
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Remember the Iraq War?
Remember the Iraq War? To many of us the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 seems like a lifetime ago. A news story that has since been overshadowed by countless other events and if not eclipsed entirely by the war in Afghanistan. Yet to the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees, the war still continues. This project looks at the plight of those refugees.
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As Cities Expand, Public Transport Becomes a Lifeline
More than half the planet's population now live in cities. To ensure peaceful co-existence in these cramped environments most of us call home, public transport has become a crucial factor: offering freedom and mitigating climate change. This project documents those transport innovations that make a crucial contribution to help citizens live in peace together.
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Uprising in the Arab World
All across the Arab world, from Tunisia to Bahrain and from Libya to Jordan, authoritarian regimes are feeling the crunch as thousands of demonstrators demand change, freedom and prosperity. This project aims to give an insight from the ground in the countries most affected.
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Illegal Crops Force Farmers to Take Tough Decisions
In many developing countries, the producers of illicit crops are subsistence farmers who lack the resources or means to switch to alternative harvests. Drug eradication programs have frequently been criticized for ignoring the often legitimate uses of these crops and the devastating effects that their policies have had on individual producers. In this project we investigate the legitimacy of these claims.
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LSE: Information in Conflict-Affected Regions
Free media have a stabilizing effect on society. Whether print, audiovisual or online, they provide people with the information they need to function as citizens. Media have the potential to promote transparency, to hold politicians accountable and to give a voice to the man in the street. Reliable, accessible and plural information, in other words, is crucial in a reconciliation process. This series examines the role that (online) media play in pre- and post-conflict situations and in particular whether they promote human rights, gender equality and political legitimacy.
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The Hunt is Over: Mladic to Face Trial
After 16 years on the run Ratko Mladic, one the most saught-after war crimes suspects in the world, was arrested on May 26 2011. Declared fit enough to face trial, the man held responsible for the Srebenica Massacre, the worst single most atrocity since the Second World War, will likely be extradited to The Hague. This project looks at the region destroyed by Mladic's war and at the obstacles faced by those who tracked him down.
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