Category Archives: conflict

Could this image really mark a turning point in the Syrian conflict?

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Russell Watkins

Most of you will by now have seen this picture. That fact alone makes it remarkable, as if the image itself isn’t remarkable enough. And of course it truly is a ‘remarkable’ picture; an enormous crowd of people crushed together … Continue reading →

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Kony2012: three different views of Joseph Kony and the LRA

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Russell Watkins

There’s been a huge amount of media coverage over the past couple of days, of a film about Joseph Kony, leader of the so-called Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Kony and his ‘army’ have plagued the countries of Uganda, Central African … Continue reading →

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