When it comes to an age of activism, some say there's a grey matter, somewhere between the late 80s and now. Some claim we've come down to an apathetic generation with a lack of fight - and in turn, certain sceptics identify an uphill struggle, in Ctrl.Alt.Shift's mission to make activism 'cool again'.

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Toxic Mess or Tanker Company: 30,000 people from the Ivory Coast are suing an oil trading company for dumping toxic waste on the city of Abidjan, leading to chronic sickness across the city. The incident occurred three years ago, but new documents have emerged saying that the company, Trafigura, lied about the danger posed by the waste.

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The many questions surrounding the treatment of the Gurkhas seem to be getting more and more publicity. Do they deserve to live in Britain? On a certain level that is the long and short of the argument. But there are bigger issues at play here.

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Women's activist groups in Kenya have urged the women of the country to enforce a week-long sex ban on their partners, as tension in the troubled country begins to rise once more.

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