GM promotes poverty and dependency in Africa
BBC World Service radio listeners were misled on why African civil society rejects GM crops
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Why are the US and Israel attacking Iran?
Why is the US-Israeli war on Iran impacting energy prices, what does it mean for people in Iran and beyond?
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Taxing extreme wealth for fairer, greener societies
The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.
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Israel’s illegal settlements destroy Palestinian homes, lives and rights
Not only is this illegal, systematically violating the rights of the Palestinian people causes devastating harm.
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Gates Foundation sells down its shares in G4S
Universities, banks, charities and trade unions across the world have terminated contracts with G4S over its role in Israel's prison system.
Oil uprising: Two decades after Ken Saro-Wiwa's death, the Ogoni struggle is reigniting
The Ogoni people's struggle against Shell
Boots' billion pound tax dodge
New research shows that Alliance Boots has avoided more than £1 billion in tax
East London Teachers Association condemns G4S contract with Israel’s Prison System
War on Want welcomes the principled motion passed by ELTA
Colombian protests show cracks in disastrous economic model
Colombia bore witness to a remarkable uprising
Communities mark anniversary of killings of protestors in struggle against Conga mining project in Peru
Cajamarca are fighting off the second largest gold mining project in South America
Mango joins Bangladesh safety agreement – Gap and Asda refusing to sign
Manga was sourcing from the Rana Plaza building where over 1,000 people were killed
Shack dwellers fighting for ‘Marikana' land in Cape Town
The homes of hundreds of shack dwellers have been repeatedly destroyed
Women’s Day: Not only a day but years of resistance
War on Want today marks International Women’s Day by celebrating generations of women who secured vital rights, as well as supporting their successors battling against oppression and violence in the 21st century. War on Want continues to back women-led organisations and women human rights defenders who believe women are entitled to determine their own destinies and humanity’s future.
Mali, Algeria, Libya and the new front line in ‘energy diplomacy’
The reality of the never-ending War on Terror is that it is integrally bound up with an imperialistic drive for resources