Slideshow: Central American mothers search in Mexico for missing relatives
All photographs by Andalusia Knoll. Hear/read her accompanying radio report. Click on any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
Monthly Archive: December 2015
New Yorkers push back against Islamophobia
Comments made recently by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump calling for a ban on Muslims entering the United States have met varying degrees of condemnation from political figures, including from within the GOP. Some...
Student protests stall government shutdown of schools across São Paulo, Brazil
Public school students in São Paulo, Brazil have successfully stalled state government plans to close 94 public schools as part of a rehaul of the public education system. The closures would have affected more...
Filipino theater group works to heal trauma and improve disaster preparedness through the arts
After historic super typhoon Haiyan took thousands of lives in central Philippines two years ago, the Philippine Educational Theater Association, or PETA, has been helping heal trauma through community theater and improve disaster preparedness....
French voters boost anti-immigrant National Front party to a leading position in local elections
French voters took a hard nationalistic right turn in local elections Sunday, boosting a party known for anti-immigrant rhetoric into a top position in the country’s political landscape. Khaled Sid Mohand has more from...
Out of the corporate world, into the farm: Botswana’s Beauty Manake shows agriculture still pays
Many African countries have experienced a generational shift away from farming, with younger people pursuing urban jobs, rather than staying on the farms of their parents or grandparents. Agricultural policy specialists are struggling to...
FSRN Weekly Edition – December 4, 2015
Despite ban on rallies, thousands demonstrate in Paris ahead of global climate change forum UK enters Syrian War, refugees question efficacy of airstrikes Senate Democrats introduce gun safety amendments on the heels of mass...
Congressional Republicans pass budget bill aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood
The Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill Thursday night. Senate Democrats introduced a number of amendments on gun safety, all of which failed. The bill that passed included a provision that takes aim at...
Senate Democrats introduce gun safety amendments on the heels of mass shootings
*Editors Note: this story was shortened and updated in the Weekly Edition – December 4, 2015 On the heels of two mass shootings which captured nationwide attention, Senate Democrats today pledged to take...
UK enters Syrian War, refugees question efficacy of airstrikes
Britain is now the latest nation to jump into the war in Syria. The UK’s parliament approved a measure Wednesday to use military force against the so-called Islamic State. British airstrikes began just hours...
