Articles by Ben Cowles

Punk or not, don't miss this

Ben Cowles speaks with IAN ‘TREE’ ROBINSON and ANDY DAVIES, two of the string pullers behind the Manchester Punk Festival, ahead of its 10th year show later this month

World | Monday 17th Mar 2025

Unicef: A million children in Gaza ‘are living without the very basics they need to survive’

Features | Thursday 13th Mar 2025

Make anti-racism cool again

World | Wednesday 29th Jan 2025

Two lives could have been saved had Malta launched rescue sooner, activists say

Thursday 23rd Apr 2020

‘Why have you abandoned us?’ ask refugees in Greece prior to shooting

Two migrants injured in murky circumstances after protest outside Moria camp

Friday 17th Apr 2020

Europe chose to allow 12 refugees to die of thirst while organising the survivors' pushback to Libya

Meanwhile rescue ship Alan Kurdi's 12-day ordeal is over as Italy finally takes in the ships refugees but the Aita Maria is still waiting

Wednesday 15th Apr 2020

Refugee rescuers blast European lawlessness in the Mediterranean

Over 190 refugees on board the Alan Kurdi and the Aita Maria rescue ships continue to wait for Italy and Malta to open their ports

Monday 13th Apr 2020

Mediterranean becomes refugee graveyard this Easter as Malta and Italy fail to act

Italy says coastguard will take Alan Kurdi's refugees to shore but fails to tell crew when or where this might happen

Friday 10th Apr 2020

Refugees accuse Malta's navy of sabotaging their boat

THE Maltese navy has allegedly attacked a refugee boat adrift 25 miles off the island nation's coast.

Thursday 09th Apr 2020

Future of the Alan Kurdi's 150 rescued refugees uncertain after ship remains at sea for three nights with nowhere to go

Civil refugee rescue fleet slams Italy's closed ports and European inaction as migrants calls for help go unanswered

Tuesday 07th Apr 2020

Tefl teachers demand language school pays laid-off staff their overdue wages

Tefl Workers’ Union calls on members and supporters to ‘say no to wage theft’ by taking part in a week of social media protests

Saturday 11th Apr 2020

Libyan coastal forces fire warning shots at NGO ship during rescue for the second time

THE EU-supported Libyan coastal security forces fired warning shots and carried out “risky manoeuvres” as a ship was attempting to save the lives o

Tuesday 31st Mar 2020

First refugee rescue mission launched after coronavirus outbreak

Sea Eye announces its ship the Alan Kurdi will be in the Libyan search-and-rescue zone this weekend

Wednesday 01st Apr 2020

Not 'a gap year job' — London's TEFL teachers struggle for recognition

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Britain is a raw deal. ANNA CLARK of the TEFL Workers’ Union tells Ben Cowles how teachers are fighting back

Articles by Ben Cowles

Punk or not, don't miss this

Ben Cowles speaks with IAN ‘TREE’ ROBINSON and ANDY DAVIES, two of the string pullers behind the Manchester Punk Festival, ahead of its 10th year show later this month

Unicef: A million children in Gaza ‘are living without the very basics they need to survive’

Make anti-racism cool again

Two lives could have been saved had Malta launched rescue sooner, activists say

‘Why have you abandoned us?’ ask refugees in Greece prior to shooting

Two migrants injured in murky circumstances after protest outside Moria camp

Europe chose to allow 12 refugees to die of thirst while organising the survivors' pushback to Libya

Meanwhile rescue ship Alan Kurdi's 12-day ordeal is over as Italy finally takes in the ships refugees but the Aita Maria is still waiting

Refugee rescuers blast European lawlessness in the Mediterranean

Over 190 refugees on board the Alan Kurdi and the Aita Maria rescue ships continue to wait for Italy and Malta to open their ports

Mediterranean becomes refugee graveyard this Easter as Malta and Italy fail to act

Italy says coastguard will take Alan Kurdi's refugees to shore but fails to tell crew when or where this might happen

Refugees accuse Malta's navy of sabotaging their boat

THE Maltese navy has allegedly attacked a refugee boat adrift 25 miles off the island nation's coast.

Future of the Alan Kurdi's 150 rescued refugees uncertain after ship remains at sea for three nights with nowhere to go

Civil refugee rescue fleet slams Italy's closed ports and European inaction as migrants calls for help go unanswered

Tefl teachers demand language school pays laid-off staff their overdue wages

Tefl Workers’ Union calls on members and supporters to ‘say no to wage theft’ by taking part in a week of social media protests

Libyan coastal forces fire warning shots at NGO ship during rescue for the second time

THE EU-supported Libyan coastal security forces fired warning shots and carried out “risky manoeuvres” as a ship was attempting to save the lives o

First refugee rescue mission launched after coronavirus outbreak

Sea Eye announces its ship the Alan Kurdi will be in the Libyan search-and-rescue zone this weekend

Not 'a gap year job' — London's TEFL teachers struggle for recognition

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Britain is a raw deal. ANNA CLARK of the TEFL Workers’ Union tells Ben Cowles how teachers are fighting back

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