Between 2016 and 2019 I conducted over two years of fieldwork in Sierra Leone on the relationship between the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the ex-combatant community. My work examines ex-combatants’ experiences of the TRC and draws a more complex picture than the binary labels of ‘perpetrator’ and ‘victim’ allow. Ex-combatants are frequent objects…
Read moreNissan creates self-driving golf ball; guarantees you make every putt
Problems on the green? Well, Nissan’s self-driving golf ball will dispel all of those issues – a ball which is guaranteed to find the hole on your first putt. Every time. Using Nissan’s Pro Pilot driver assistant technology, which the company plans to unveil with the new Nissan Skyline in September 2019, no matter how off…
Read moreThe shape of screens to come
In just seven years, subscription streaming services, led by Netflix and Amazon Prime, have signed up nearly 50% of all UK households. Indeed, because many homes subscribe to more than one service, the total number of such subscriptions is over 19 million. The US cable giant Comcast last year paid a fancy price to buy…
Read moreToday in Scotland the UK’s fractures are widening
As all eyes in British politics are on an empty Westminster parliament, the action is all taking place in Scotland. The symbolism of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s visit to Balmoral yesterday to ask the Queen to suspend that parliament should not be missed. Balmoral, an estate purchased by Prince Albert in the 1850s, has long been a…
Read moreA warning about the indigenous genocide in Colombia
For more than five decades, Colombian indigenous peoples resisted the power of warfare, refusing to abandon their land. When the peace agreement eventually passed in November 2016 many thought that the this would be the end of the violence. But two years later the threat to their lives and their culture hasn’t gone away. This…
Read more#EvelynHernández A victory for women’s rights in El Salvador
This Monday, a court in El Salvador made history by acquitting 21 year old rape victim Evelyn Hernandez who suffered from a miscariage and was subsequently jailed, due to lack of evidence against her. Hernández was sentenced to 30 years in prison on a count of aggravated homicide in a country where miscarriages are still…
Read moreProtest technologies: can innovation change the balance of power in Russia?
Crisis situations, whether natural disasters, armed conflicts or political protests are often accompanied by a cycle of technical innovation. And if it’s a question of political conflict, each side tries to use new technology to shift the balance of power in their direction – and neutralise the tools of their opponent. The 2011-2012 fair election…
Read more“Le regioni del cuore” vince il Premio ITAS
“Le regioni del cuore” di Ed Douglas e David Rose (ed. Cda &Vivalda Editori) ha vinto il Cardo d’oro del 34° Premio ITAS del Libro di Montagna che verrà consegnato a Trento nell’ambito del Film Festival della Montagna. Va a Le regioni del cuore di Ed Douglas e David Rose, pubblicato nel 2004 dalla Cda…
Read moreSeconda prova Coppa Italia boulder a Gandino
Il 12-13/06 si disputerà a gandino (BG) la seconda tappa della Coppa Italia Boulder. A Gandino, in provincia di Bergamo, il 12 e 13 giugno è in programma la seconda tappa della Coppa Italia boulder. E’ una tappa un po speciale come annunciano gli organizzatori del Gruppo Koren: sarà la prima su struttura urbana, il…
Read moreL’Argentiere: vittoria di Meyer e Levet. Giammarco 2a, Core 3°
Jérôme Meyer e Sandrine Levet salgono sul gradino più alto a L’Argentiere La Bessé, nella 4a tappa della World Cup. Giulia Giammarco è seconda, Christian Core terzo. Progulakis 10°. Proprio tanta gente, tanti spettatori, hanno salutato la vittoria – tutta francese – nella quarta tappa della Coppa del Mondo Boulder a L’Argentiere La Bessé. Un…
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