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“It seems Washington and European governments will accept even the most dubious election so long as the ‘victor’ is a strategic or commercial ally”. The statement belongs to the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth.

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Tomorrow is a big day for me. I’m presenting my (first?) book. It’s the result of my master thesis, about press graphics (Infografia de Imprensa). The whale you can see on the cover of the book is the main discovery of my search: the first graphic published in [...]

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I don’t know if you watch Current TV, but I recommend you this ‘reportage’ from the portuguese journalist Mariana Van Zeller about the machismo (macho attitude) in Spain. Unfortunately, the situation is not very different in Portugal…

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It’s amazing, isnt’t it? For more information, go to the Fixing the Planet website

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Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in an attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi (…)
In situations like these, we ought to remember the wise words of Winston Churchill: “Democracy is the worst system of government, apart from all the others”.
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By presenting you the most traditional portuguese Christmas cake – Bolo Rei (King Cake), I wish you all a merry Christmas (even though some of you don’t celebrate it).
PS1 – Although the anchorman speaks in portuguese, the rest of the newsvideo is subtitled in English. [...]

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A group of egyptian girls during gym time and with their arts project teacher in a shelter. The girls that are taken in to the shelter are often children of Egypt’s rural poor or from families living in shantytowns on the outskirts of Cairo. They may sleep on [...]

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Dear Alexandria girls,
it was truly a privilege to share this amazing experience with all of you. Hope we meet again. Good work!
PS – Forgot to mention Vincent (the amazing octopus author of the class photo) in the final credits. Sorry.
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“A girl is considered one of the first commodities or properties that can be traded or sold in the eyes of a parent who is poor in Iran”. The words are from Shadi Sadr, a lawyer that helped Leila, an iranian girl who was “sold [...]

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