Kristina Chew

Kristina Chew is a contributor to Care2.

Activist Yara Faris Released From Syrian Prison

Yara Faris was arrested on December 8, 2013 because she had provided food and assistance to Syrians displaced within their own country as a result of the three-year civil …

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

July 10, 2014

News

The NSA Is Hacking Our Hardware Too

It seems that the NSA's surveillance activities go beyond exploiting vulnerabilities in computer software.

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

January 8, 2014

News

University Bans on Student Protests Threaten Freedom of Expression

Universities on both sides of the Atlantic have taken steps to curtail, if not to outright ban, students from protesting.

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

January 6, 2014

News

Drones Will Be Tested in 10 US States – Is Yours One?

Six institutions have been authorized to operate test locations for the use of drones and for studying how they will interact with air traffic systems.

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

January 5, 2014

News

Children Beheaded as Violence Engulfs the Central African Republic

At least 16 children have been killed since December 5 in Bangui, the country's capital, and more are being recruited into armed groups.

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

January 4, 2014

News

Ikea Isn’t Only Furnishing Your Bedroom, It’s Watching You There

Ikea's French unit has also been conducting surveillance of employees and even customers who complained about items that were not delivered.

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

December 30, 2013

News

Sikh Community Fights to Stop Meat Plant Next to Its Temple

Protesters from the Sikh community had filled the City Hall room where the Council was making its vote while more people stood outside with placards objecting to the new …

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

December 28, 2013

News

Walmart and Disney Refuse to Compensate Injured Bangladeshi Workers

Companies need to face up to the reality that some of their products are produced by men, women and children working in sweatshop conditions.

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

December 24, 2013

News Analysis

Five Reasons Cash, Not Cans, Helps the Hungry

New York Cityu2019s Food Bank, which is one of the largest in the nation, says there are 100,000 more people in need today than there were six years ago, …

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

December 8, 2013

Op-Ed

Why Fund the Library When You Could Build a New Jail?

Last Saturday, residents of the southern Lousiana parish of Lafourche voted down a measure that would have rededicated library funding to the construction of a proposed $25 million jail.

By: Kristina Chew ,; Care2

November 21, 2013

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