About

Kenworthy News Media is written and published by sociologist / journalist, Peter Kenworthy.

I have a masters degree in International Development Studies and English and a BA (single subject course) in Journalism. I am a contributing author to “African Awakening: The emerging revolutions“. I have also worked both as a solidarity worker in Africa and for several Danish NGOs.

I have been to all the countries that I have written about, including a 4-month stint in Zambia and Zimbabwe as a solidarity worker, several project visits (and a visit to the local police station) to Swaziland, and several visits to the Saharawi refugee camps, including as part of the delegation to the 35th anniversary of the Western Saharan exile government in Tindouf, Algeria,  and Tifariti, Western Sahara.

As well as containing articles and papers written by me on various socio-political  issues, as well as on more specific issues such as the democratic movement in Swaziland or the colonisation of Western Sahara, the blog also has an array of links to other articles and material of interest in relation to issues such as development, politics, music, football and other subjects.

Said about Kenworthy News Media:

“Very competent presentation“, Lisa Ann Richey, Professor of International Development Studies, Roskilde University

“Thank you for your efforts to make awareness about this important issue“, Abba Malainin, Polisario representative to Denmark

“I like the style you took with this topic. It isn’t typical that you simply discover a subject so to the point and enlightening“, Myra

“I do agree that enough is enough“, Abigail

“Thanks for the honest analysis of the Swazi struggle“, Mncedisi Dlamini

“Tak til Peter Kenworthy for at dele de barske oplevelser med os og gøre det levende for os alle – endnu en gang, men uhyre nødvendigt – hvor barske vilkårene er for menneskerettighedsforkæmpere andre steder i verden“, Kirsten Lund Larsen, Folkekirkens Nødhjælp

“The article is just superb. It is amazing how you manage to put everything together so perfectly“, Beatrice Bitchong, SWASMO

“Great article indeed“, Bongani Masuku, COSATU International Relations Secretary

“Very interesting reading“, Zanna Rodrigues, Assistant editor, Pambazuka News

“This is great!”, Theresa Mallinson, Managing Editor, Free African Media

“I really enjoyed it and thought it was very interesting“, Matthew Cookson, Socialist Worker

“Super stuff!“, Konstantina Isidoros, doctoral researcher on Western Sahara at Oxford University

“Keep updating! We are many around the world watching the situation“, Marc

“We have very much appreciated the series of articles that you have been sending to us at Pambazuka News“, Firoze Manji, Editor in chief, Pambazuka News and Pambazuka Press

“I wonder how much you got paid by the Algerian petrodollar for this poor and bias article?“, Rachid

“It most certainly is not junk!“, Kudakwashe Chitsike, the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU)

“En rigtig god artikel!”, STOP Politisk Vold Mod Kvinder i Zimbabwe

“Velskreven artikel“, Sune Borkfeldt, Redaktør, Vegetaren

“Manipulation“, Hakima Lakhrissi

“God og velskrevet. Jo mere fokus vi kan få på LGBT rettigheder i udviklingsarbejdet jo bedre“, Anna Raahauge, AIDS-Fondet

“I enjoy your articles on Swaziland and they are indeed making a lot of impact,” Bethuel Thai, Managing Editor, Public Eye Newspapers

“Super god kommentar,” Svend-Erik, Arbejderen

“Peter Kenworthy sætter fingeren præcis ned i det (måske falske?) dilemma, som mange indsamlings-afhængige organisationer står i,” Tune Nyborg, Projektrådgivningen

“Excellent,” Willem Van Cotthem, Botany Professor and former UN scientific consultant

“His allusion displays a pedantic and patronizing tone,” Teresa Debly

“Outrageously far from the truth,” Swazi April 12 Uprising

“I think what you said needed to be said. I am sorry to see that you are being attacked by people who should know better,” Richard Rooney, Swazi Media Commentary

“As a matter of fact, people do constantly ‘cry wolf’ in Swaziland … As a matter of fact, April 12, 2011 was a big flop … As a matter of fact, April 12, 2012 was a big flop, too. So let us please all say so and stop kvetching about it. The masses did not come out. Face it,” Dominic Tweedie, Swazi Solidarity Network forum

”Jeg har læst dine indlæg. De er gode” – Camilla Laudrup, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke

“It is fantastic,” Dominic Brown, independent film maker

“Great piece – the views expressed here are widely shared among Saharawi youth,” Mohamed Sale

“Tak for spændende og tankevækkende læsning,” Mette Møller-Larsen

”I am a regular reader of your excellent blog,” Marcus Schneider, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

“Skidegodt“, Ingrid Pedersen, Mediehuset Rubrik

“Det er en rigtig god artikel!”, Sanne Borges, Amnesty International

“Du beskriver mange vigtige problemstillinger meget kvalificeret. Det er vi super glade for“, Ulla, Arbejderen

“Sejt!!”, Marie Villumsen, Institut for Menneskerettigheder

“Forfriskende, jordnært og realistisk indlæg“, Jytte Nhanenge, author of “Ecofeminism : Towards Integrating the Concerns of Women, Poor People, and Nature into Development”

“Tak for din fine artikel“, Richardt Heers, LGBT Danmark

“We are so excited about the article,” Cebile, SWAPOL

“An insightful piece on Swaziland’s LGBT organization House of Our Pride“, Kato Foundation (FB)

“Such a moving story“, Ahmed Kamara, Publisher and Managing Editor, Newstime Africa

“jf artiklen ‘Vestsahara: 35 års kolonisering og eksil er nok‘, Afrika Kontakt“, Forslag til Folketingsbeslutning om anerkendelse af SADR (Vestsahara)

“Den er på tavlen“, Christian Juhl, udenrigsordfører for Enhedslisten (om spørgsmål fra Peter Kenworthy om Vestsahara i Folketingssalen til Udenrigsminister Martin Lidegaard)

“Tak for din kronik. Den er god, og beskriver på bedste vis også mange af de historier jeg kender”, Ellen Ryg Olsen, læge og forfatter til Syg på Tvangsarbejde

“Spændende læsning! Og godt reframet“, Lisbeth Dolberg, freelance journalist

“Very interesting article written by an expert who has just spent a week with the saharawi refugees“, Zahra Ramdán Ahmed, founder and President, Asociación de Mujeres Saharauis en España (AMSE)

“You most be the last of living ignorant morons Mr. Kenworthy“, Jalal Nali

“Skønt med lidt positiv omtale“, Susanne Severinsen, Børnehusleder, Børnehuset Gnisten

“Tak for en opløftende og inspirerende artikel“, Jesper Larsen

“Damn good reasoning!“, Chuck Woolery, environmentalist and activist

“Jeg synes at Peter Kenworthy tegner et forfejlet billede af Enhedslistens arbejde, og at han opstiller en række falske modsætninger“, Maria Reumert Gjerding, parliamentary candidate for the Red-Green Alliance

“Rigtig god artikel!“, Clara Anahi Friis-Rasmussen, Master of Social Science, International Development Studies

“Er bare så enig!”, Anne Grete Camara, chairperson, Børn Uden Grænser