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Maryann Bird

Maryann Bird was a staff writer at Time magazine and now works at openDemocracy.

Recent articles


Rhetoric, rights and reality

Amnesty International is seeking to broaden its humanitarian ambitions to meet new challenges. Maryann Bird reports from the launch of its 2006 report.

Nepal: the underbelly of the beast

"I love my country, but I hate the government." Kanak Mani Dixit reports from a Nepali prison. First, Maryann Bird puts the Nepali struggle for democracy in context.