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ActionAid shares horrific experiences of police brutality during Kenya tax protests

ActionAid has shared shocking testimonies from young people who were brutalised in Kenya while protesting the Finance Bill. Several youth activists affiliated with ActionAid Kenya were beaten, shot at, arrested, and teargassed at the hands of law enforcement agents. ActionAid

Lone parents with children living in Direct Provision face eviction after receiving letters from Department of Children

ActionAid Ireland has called on the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, to revoke eviction letters sent in recent months to mothers with children living in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS), saying it could put them

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ActionAid Ireland urges global solidarity amid Gaza’s hospital crisis and famine risk

ActionAid Ireland has called on people in Ireland to join a peaceful Global Day of Action today (Tuesday June 25th) in support of a ceasefire in Gaza as a doctor in one of its partner hospitals told of dire conditions

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Female farmers harvesting dreams in Bangladesh

A powerful new photo book from ActionAid Bangladesh captures the inspiring stories of six women who have seen their dreams come true to become sustainable farmers in the face of climate change. In the early days of her marriage, two

actionaid, climatechange

New ActionAid report reveals EIB supports climate-harmful industrial agriculture projects in the Global South

A new report published today (Wednesday, June 19th) reveals that the European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting harmful agriculture practices that are having devastating impacts on climate. The report from ActionAid International and Counter Balance shows that by the end

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ActionAid Ireland raises concern over the critical conditions of hospitals in Gaza due to fuel shortages

The critical shortage of fuel in Gaza is gravely impacting hospitals and affecting pregnant women’s ability to access vital healthcare. Hospitals are warning that vital life-saving equipment might be forced out of action if they do not receive sufficient fuel

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