From the archive

A boy collecting sea water from the mangrove beside his house in Coron, one of the many small islands in Palawan province, southern Philippines.

A fight for freedom

Last week, the people of the Western Sahara won a very important political 'battle' against the imperialist regime of Morocco.

Aminatu Haidar put her life on jeopardy in name of her people's freedom, creating massive awareness within the international community, about the persecution against the Saharawi for the past 35 years.

For a free Western Sahara, insya Allah!

Picturing New York at IMMA

The Irish Museum of Modern Art is currently presenting Picturing New York, an exhibition of 145 black and white works from the photographic collection from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, one of the world's most important collections of modern and contemporary photography.

Featuring work from 1888 to 2003, it celebrates the enduring tradition of photographing New York: from soaring skyscrapers, bright lights and ubiquitous neon, to the cultural diversity of those who live at the heart of the city.

The exhibition is ongoing till the 7th of February 2010.

Ireland's Budget Day

Hundreds gathered today outside the Dail (Irish House of Commons), in Dublin, to protest against what is expected to be one of the toughest budgets in the history of the Irish State involving deep cuts in public service pay, social welfare entitlements and capital spending.

See multimedia below:

From the archive

Found it forgotten in my archive.

Mr. Irvine Welsh, one of my favorite writers of all time, at the opening of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2008.

Landmine survivors in Cambodia

Here's a multimedia piece on Landmine survivors in Cambodia, exclusively published in Radio Renascença's website.

NOTE: audio comments are in portuguese only.

From the archive

A homeless man at the Sean Mac housing project for homeless people, a project supported by Dublin Simon Community.