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TEDx is coming to town 23 Aug 2013 | 12:23 pm
International peace and justice. Big concepts that RNW is committed to reporting on from a personal perspective, telling stories that make abstract concepts human. In this spirit we’re proud to be par...
Twitter’s activist roots: How Twitter’s past shapes its use as a protest tool 20 Aug 2013 | 01:15 pm
Surprised when demonstrators from all over the world took to Twitter as a protest tool? Evan “Rabble” Henshaw-Plath, member of Twitter’s founding team, was not. Rather, he sees it as a return to its r...
Missing priest worked for reconciliation In Syria 19 Aug 2013 | 01:25 pm
Italian Jesuit priest Paolo Dall’Oglio, was working for reconciliation between Muslims, Christians, Alawites and Kurds when he went missing in northern Syria three weeks ago. His friends believe he ha...
"I felt like a slot machine" 13 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Ange was 15-years-old when she ran away from home. She moved in with some friends and had to sell sexual favours to make ends meet. She ended up just one of many exploited sex workers living in utter ...
The Prince who never wanted to be king 12 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
Prince Johan Friso, the second son of Crown Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus, has died at the age of 44. The Prince had been in a coma since a skiing accident in Austria in February 2012. As a child,...
Taboo-breaking Love Matters wins international prize 8 Aug 2013 | 04:52 pm
RNW’s Love Matters project has won a major award for excellence and innovation from the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS). The prize confirms that in just three years Love Matters has become a...
Mexico: self-censorship for survival 7 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
Journalists in Mexico are increasingly publishing their articles anonymously. Attaching your name to a report, an article or a picture is an obligation and a right. But doing so in Mexico can cost jou...
Noted Yemeni journalist appeals for release of kidnapped Dutch colleague 31 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
It’s now more than two weeks since the release of the only video of kidnapped Dutch journalist Judith Spiegel and her partner Boudewijn Berendsen. Judith, who works regularly for RNW, was abducted tog...
"We've consistently defended Internet freedom" 30 Jul 2013 | 01:55 pm
Over the past three years, the president of Costa Rica has been heavily criticised by her country's citizens. Many see Laura Chinchilla as the worst president in Latin America. read more
Peace Prize winner calls for release of kidnapped "lovers of Yemen" 26 Jul 2013 | 02:25 pm
“If not for the sake of Judith, do it for the sake of Yemen's reputation which is getting worse each day the kidnap lasts.” Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman has added her voice to the growing ...
