Laura V.

Killing Teachers in the South of Thailand

In the deep south of Thailand, where a conflict between the government and an Islamic separatist movement has killed more than 6,000 people since 2004, being a teacher is a deadly career choice. About 160 teachers and education personnel from government-run schools have been killed since January 2004. Watch as we head to this remote part of Thailand under tight military security and follow the teachers who risk their lives every day simply to go to work.

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Woman Monk’s Fight for Equality in Thailand

Venerable Dhammananda is fighting for gender equality in her native Thailand, where she defies Buddhist religious law by ordaining hundreds of female monks.

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The Indonesian eco-warrior dismantling palm oil plantations

Rudi Putra is an Indonesian conservationist who is fighting the expansion of oil palm at the Leuser Ecosystem, a high conservation value area in Indonesian Sumatra, by dismantling illegal plantations with the help of local population and authorities. The area that he is trying to save is key for the survival of highly endangered species such as the Sumatran Orangutan, tiger, rhinos or sun bears.

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