
Torbjörn Wester
@tobbewester
Freelance journalist. Writes about jungle treasures, DNA-strands, atomic bombs etc.
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08-08-2012 08:57:00
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I dag publicerar vi ett smärtsamt reportage från Malawisjön, författat av Torbjörn Wester. Fångsterna har minskat, maktbalansen har rubbats och sexuell utpressning har blivit norm. Läs!

Fotos: Asesinatos en nombre de la superstición bit.ly/3xxipf4 en ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo con fotos de Torbjörn Wester


arbetet.se/2022/11/30/hem… Must read article by Torbjorn Wester & Henry KijimwanMhango a thorough investigation on what is happening to Malawians in Oman. Please share the article, voice your concern for women domestic workers & donate to our efforts - 100% to free the workers

Trafficked and trapped: the housemaid scam making slaves of modern women By Torbjörn Wester and Henry KijimwanMhango – free to read🔓 telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…


As China’s global fishing net widens, artisanal fishermen off the coast of Ghana see their catches plummet and go to bed hungry. Torbjörn Wester reports telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

I senaste Filterpodden pratar Torbjörn Wester om sitt reportage Kär & galen, där han träffat ghananer som försörjer sig som romansbedragare. Han berättar om miljarderna som strömmar till Västafrika och bedragarnas subkultur med musikgenren Scam rap. open.spotify.com/show/0NK8QEVJ8…


This addictive nut is driving record rates of cancer – yet millions continue to chew it. Twenty years after it was first classified as a carcinogen, the market for betel nut consumption is still booming. Torbjörn Wester investigates. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

The mine that sparked a civil war but could bankroll the world’s next nation. Bougainville is on the brink of becoming the world’s newest country. But one major obstacle remains: a lucrative mine. Torbjörn Wester explores why - full story below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…


On today’s The Washington Post front page, my piece on Bougainville, an autonomous region of PNG that is looking to 🇺🇸 for help in reopening a $100 B copper mine to fund its independence — but also prepping to turn to 🇨🇳 if needed with 🤯 photos by Torbjörn Wester and 🫤 photos by me


‘They suggested I sell my daughter’: The dark side of global microfinance. An idea that would eradicate the world’s poverty has led to debt traps and empty stomachs. Torbjörn Wester explores how - full story below 👇 telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…


2027 kan världen få ett nytt land – Bougainville som nu tillhör Papua Nya Guinea. Men den nya staten skulle dras in i en maktkamp mellan USA och Kina. Torbjörn Wester har besökt den avlägsna ögruppen. Läs hans artikel i Utrikesmagasinet från Utrikespolitiska institutet👇 ui.se/utrikesmagasin…