Falter • 24th March 2021

Mit der Glock in den Bandenkrieg

Die Bevölkerung bewaffnen - das ist das erklärte Ziel des brasilianischen Präsidenten Jair Bolsonaro. Davon profitieren die brasilianischen Milizen. Ihre Waffen kommen aus Österreich

Der Spiegel • 30th November 2020

Brasiliens Waffengewalt – Made in Germany

Durch Schusswaffen sterben in Brasilien so viele Menschen wie selten zuvor. Trotzdem hat der Präsident die Regeln für Waffenbesitz weiter gelockert. Davon profitiert vor allem die deutsche Firma Sig Sauer.

Agência Pública • 24th September 2020

Fabricante alemã de armas Sig Sauer quer produzir no Brasil em parceria o Exército

Flexibilizações e agenda pró-armas do governo fazem do Brasil um mercado promissor para empresas estrangeiras; observadores alertam para desregulamentação de um setor que implica a vida e a morte da população

The Guardian • 31st July 2020

Firearms exports to Brazil surge as gun ownership increases under Bolsonaro

Firearms exports from Austria to Brazil have surged by more than 377% in the first half of this year as gun ownership increases under the South American country’s rightwing president, Jair Bolsonaro.

La Marea • 8th February 2020

La lucha contra Boko Haram también es climática

Boko Haram, la pobreza y la falta de expectativas fuerzan a la población nigeriana a huir, especialmente en la zona del Lago Chad. La crisis del clima agrava la situación.

Courrier international • 17th November 2019

Au Nigéria, il n’y a pas d’après-Boko Haram

Mohammed Adamu porte au majeur une grosse bague en verre rouge. C’est tout ce qui reste de la petite bijouterie qu’il a essayé de monter. “Ça me rappelle que je dois faire plus d’efforts si je veux partir d’ici”, confie-t-il. Adamu, 30 ans, est un ancien combattant de Boko Haram, qui vit aujourd’hui dans un camp de réfugiés.

Quartz • 20th October 2019

The fight against Nigeria’s northeast terrorism is also a battle against climate change

Boko Haram, poverty and lack of prospects force many Nigerians to flee – especially in the Lake Chad area. Climate change is driving the crisis further.

Al Jazeera • 17th September 2019

Ex-Boko Haram fighters face their hardest battle: Reintegration

A ring with a big red glass stone sits on Mohammed Adamu's middle finger. It is all that is left of the small jewellery business that the former Boko Haram fighter tried to set up.

Deutsche Welle • 27th August 2019

Monguno: Humanitarian crisis meets climate change

[Video] As northeastern Nigeria continues to suffer under the conflict with the terror group Boko Haram, tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in the town of Monguno, where a military base provides little protection, and food and water are scarce.

Deutsche Welle • 14th August 2019

Civilian militia takes the fight to Boko Haram

[Video] The CJTF, a youth militia in Nigeria's Northeast, has been fighting Boko Haram since 2013. People worry they might become the troublemakers of tomorrow and want to see efforts to bring them back to school. They took us with them during Sallah.

DATUM • 7th June 2019

›Der Mund ist unsere wichtigste Waffe. Alles andere sind Notlösungen.‹ –

Wir sehen sie auf der Straße, als Mensch gewordene Stoßdämpfer bei Demonstrationen, oder sie rasen mit Blaulicht und Sirene an uns vorbei. Ein Kennenlernen mit Polizisten will man meist schnell hinter sich bringen – doch wer sind die Menschen, die Österreichs Straßen hüten? In einer mehrmonatigen Recherche hat DATUM acht Exekutivbeamte getroffen.

DER STANDARD • 23rd October 2018

Sightseeing mit einem kolumbianischen Bandenchef

Inmitten einer neuen Welle der Gewalt leistet der Tourismus einen Beitrag zum Friedensprozess im Land – etwa in Bogotá

Al Jazeera • 16th July 2018

FARC members: We won't back down on peace, even with Duque

Election of right-wing Duque puts 2016 deal at risk, but many ex-rebels say they're now even more determined for peace.

New Internationalist • 1st June 2018

Colombia’s political prisoners’ futures hang on electoral outcome

The Colombian peace process has been experiencing many setbacks during the last months. In the prison Bellavista in the city Medellín, members of the ELN and FARC talk about their perspective.

DER STANDARD • 3rd May 2018

Mit Ex-Kämpfern der FARC im Hörsaal

Jahrzehntelang haben die Rebellen in Kolumbien den Staat bekämpft, jetzt müssen sie einen Platz in der Gesellschaft finden. Ein erster Schritt führt viele an die Universitäten.

Mongabay • 28th March 2018

Cerrado: U.S. investment spurs land theft, deforestation in Brazil

Investors have turned towards farmland in Brazil. This investigation reveals the involvement of Harvard's endowment fund in a land parcel, from which 240 families had been violently expelled.

Mongabay • 26th March 2018

Cerrado: Agribusiness boomtown; profits for a few, hardships for many

Luís Eduardo Magalhães is a soy boomtown, built on Cerrado agribusiness, and is one of Brazil’s fastest growing cities. But LEM is suffering from high rates of inequality and has smashed the hopes of many, who came searching job opportunities.

The Intercept • 22nd March 2018

De arma na cintura, agronegócio tenta expulsar comunidades tradicionais do Cerrado

Em setembro do ano passado, Lopes pastoreava o gado, como sempre fizera, quando três homens armados da empresa Agronegócio Estrondo o mandaram descer do cavalo. Na negativa, atiraram de uma distância de 50 metros.

The Intercept • 19th March 2018

Captação de água por grandes empresas compromete rios do Cerrado

"Ficava bem ali", diz Marcos Rogério Beltrão apontando para uma depressão de terra avermelhada e cheia de pedras sob uma pequena ponte de madeira. É a estação chuvosa em Correntina, uma pequena cidade do Oeste da Bahia, e aquele caminho pedregoso deveria estar cheio d’água. No entanto, está totalmente seco.

The Intercept • 15th March 2018

Protegido pelo desmatamento legal, agronegócio avança pelas últimas fronteiras do Cerrado

Plantações sem fin de soja, algodão e milho se contrapõem à vegetação nativa na beirada do asfalto no trajeto de 600 km de Brasília a Barreiras, no Oeste da Bahia. Outdoors de produtos agrícolas e caminhões abarrotados são companheiros na BR-020 em linha reta. A monocultura se expande na mesma direção que percorremos no fim de fevereiro rumo a Matopiba.