Doctors Without Borders and White Helmets: Helping the Victims of Aleppo
Since 2011, violence and air strikes have been a daily occurrence in Aleppo, Syria, terrorizing the local population. Buildings including schools and hospitals have been reduced to rubble, the air has become thick with dust and pollutants, and basic necessities...
The Santa Claus Slayer: You Better Watch Out!
At 11:30pm on Christmas Eve, 2008, a man dressed as Santa Claus knocked on the door of a house in Covina: a small town 35 kilometres east of Los Angeles. An 8-year-old girl answered the door to find Santa holding...
Santa Raids Drug Den
We all know Santa’s a good guy, but feelings are mixed about a police officer who dressed up in a Santa suit to conduct a drug raid in the Peruvian capital of Lima. The officer - whose identity has not...
The Santa Claus Bank Heist
Santa Claus walks into a bank brandishing a pistol. He’s also got a sack, but he’s not looking to distribute any gifts. He’s flanked by three helpers, but they’re hardly elfish-types. Two of them are ex-cons, while the other is...
End the Detention of Palestinian Children: An Interview with APAN’s Jessica Morrison
A nine-year-old Palestinian boy, who we’ll refer to as Ahmad, was detained by Israeli soldiers on July 26 this year. He was playing with friends near the Wall in the West Bank village of Zububa, when two Israeli soldiers chased him...
Deaf and Blind Woman Graduates from Harvard Law School
She surfs, dances the salsa, has met two former US Presidents and is keen to try her hand at improvised comedy. But that’s not all. In 2013, she was the first deaf-blind student to graduate from Harvard Law School and...
MDMA Can Cure PTSD: An Interview with Dr Stephen Bright
Most Australians think of MDMA as the illicit party drug ecstasy. Often it’s the main ingredient. However, an ecstasy pill will usually contain a range of substances, such as PMA, which mimics the effect of MDMA, but can be much...
English Premier League: The ‘Football for Sale’ Scandal
Police in the United Kingdom have commenced investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption within English football. The move is a response to the “Football for Sale” report by the Daily Telegraph, which led to the resignation of England national...
West Papua: Australia’s Neighbour Under Siege
Indonesian police arrested 106 West Papuans praying in a park in the coastal city of Sorong in West Papua last Saturday. The group was celebrating the eighth anniversary of the West Papua Committee (KNPB): a non-violent organisation campaigning for self-determination....
The Soldiers of Odin: Protectors or Thugs?
A self-proclaimed patriot group is patrolling the streets of Melbourne’s CBD in what they say is an effort to combat rising street crime and protect the public. The group, called The Soldiers of Odin, is an offshoot of the far-right...
