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Climate Championship Fair 2012 held by KVKV School - Rajkot

A Climate Championship Fair is held by Kadvibai Virani Kanya Vidyalay in India, which was established by the freedom fighters just before India’s...

by Devarshi Pathak in India on 07/02/2012

Students of the Viqarunnisa Noon School and College boycott class and demonstrate over alleged sexual abuse, deepening the crisis at one of the most prestigious schools in Dhaka. Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 14th 2011

Society

Student strikes continue over sexual abuse of a schoolgirl - Dhaka

Students of the Viqarunnisa Noon School and College boycott class and demonstrate over alleged sexual abuse, deepening the crisis at one of the most...

by safin ahmed in Bangladesh on 14/07/2011

Michelle Obama took pupils from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) secondary school in London on an 'immersion day' at Oxford University. A question and answer session took place in Christchurch college. Oxford, UK. 25th May 2011

Politics

Michelle Obama visits Oxford University

Michelle Obama took pupils from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) secondary school in London on an 'immersion day' at Oxford University. A...

by lochy in United Kingdom on 25/05/2011

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Staff removed from school following abuse investigation - Los Angeles
The entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School are to be removed while the school district investigates allegations following the arrest of two teachers on suspicion of lewd conduct wi...
Climate Championship Fair 2012 held by KVKV School - Rajkot
A Climate Championship Fair is held by Kadvibai Virani Kanya Vidyalay in India, which was established by the freedom fighters just before India’s freedom in 1946, as a part of the Const...
Athletic meet for special Kids in Mysore
Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji inaugurates the athletic meet for special children at Oval Grounds. Mysore City, India. 5th February 2012.
Woman locked in bathroom for past decade poses for photos - Ramallah
Baraa Melhem poses for a photo at her mother's house in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The 21-year-old Palestinian woman has told authorities she was locked in a bathroom for the ...
Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity inaugurates in Zakopane
Falling snow fails to hinder hundreds of people from attending the opening of the yearly Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity event. Zakopane, Poland. 7th January 2012
A year in the life of a Citizen Journalist
A personal selection of images taken by Craig Shepheard, a Citizen Journalist with Demotix during 2011 covering popular topics including the Royal Wedding, Barack Obama's UK visit ...
Children must pass through a cemetery to get to school - Bethlehem
Due to the addition of the separation wall in Israel and Palestinian Territory children in the West Bank town of Bethlehem must cut through a cemetery to acces their school. 28th Decemb...
Christmas celebration at St. Mary Missionary School in Hyderabad
Members of the Christian Community present a drama during a Christmas celebrations at St. Mary Missionary School in Pakistan. 21st December 2011
Members of the Palestinian civil defence demonstrate thier skills
Members of the Palestinian civil defence demonstrate thier skills during a training session following the campaign ''your safety'' in a girls' school. Gaza CIty...
Begum Rokeya Day observed in Dhaka
Bangladeshi Students Fedaration and Biplabi Nari Sanghati observe Begum Rokeya Day at Dhaka University's Rokeya Hall, in honor of Roquia Sakhawat Hussain the Muslim writer, feminis...
Living through Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge brutal regime in Cambodia
Davy Keo recounts her life and the brutality inflicted on her family by the Khmer Rouge regime in 1970's Cambodia as three of Pol Pot's ageing Khmer Rouge top commanders face ...
OWS Protesters seize New School building in New York City
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement seize a building at 90 Fifth Ave belonging to the New School. Protesters have so far refused entry to press. New York, United States. 17t...
International Day for the Right to Education - Palermo
A student demonstration took place in the city to mark International Day for the Right to Education. Speeches were given at the end of the march about austerity measures and the economi...
The 'Glorious' war dead remembered by HM Queen Elizabeth II - London
HM Queen Elizabeth II and other senior members of the British royal family and leading UK political figures have commemorated the British war dead at the annual service and one minute s...
VIDEO: Free mosquito nets to save Kenyan nomads
VIDEO: The distribution of durable mosquito nets has started in Kenya's North Eastern Province, to protect people from the worlds biggest malaria carrier. Garissa. 25th October 201...
Shooting near school sends two teens to hospital - Toronto
A shooting at a community centre, across the street from a school, has sent two teens to hospital, including a 14 year-old girl, and left a community in fear for their safety. Toronto, ...
Laymah Gbowee celebrated in Monrovia
Nobel Peace prize winner, Laymah Gbowee, an African peace activist responsible for leading a women's peace movement is celebrated with dance in Monrovia, Liberia. 24th October 2011
A Beacon of hope for Cerebral Palsy - Skanderborg
A report documenting the daily life of 17-year-old Gawain Alexander Vincent, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a condition that results in brain damage after birth, and meaning he has no c...
Transvestite joins male pilgrims at Sukolilo Hajj in Surabaya
The Transvestite Sukisno, aka Novi, joins male pilgrims at Sukolilo Hajj. Surabaya, Indonesia. 22n October, 2011
Tempers Flare as Peace Marchers Walk to Downing Street
Protesters march to Downing Street to demand the UK end its involvement in the war in Afghanistan. London, UK. 8th October 2011