This morning I woke up to the sound of my cellphone beeping messages about what was happening in Harare. The day started to roller-coaster forwards from there, fuelled by
After the French Revolution, the British state sought to protect itself against dangerous French subversives and introduced the Aliens Bill (1793) which remained in force until 1826.
From 1826, Britain
Asylum has a pedigree stretching back 4,000 years:
The word ‘asylum' comes from the Greek ‘asylos', that which may not be seized or violated. It referred to
Dear Mr President,
The world has witnessed an outbreak of protests across the Tibetan plateau, followed in most instances by a harsh, violent repression. In the majority of cases these
1 At present the one-sided propaganda of the official Chinese media is having the effect of stirring up inter-ethnic animosity and aggravating an already tense situation. This is
by Afaf Jabiri
Afaf Jabiri is a member of Karama and one of the authors of a new report on refugee and stateless women in the Arab region. She writes
This statement follows the founding document of a group of European citizens published in openDemocracy:
"Turkey and a new vision for Europe" (12 December 2007)
Two of the
Part 1: openDemocracy speaks to Comite de Apoyo del Tibet
Emilie Hunter, speaking on behalf of Comite de Apoyo del Tibet, describes the background to the lawsuit and its purpose.
by Houzan Mahmoud
Women's freedom means freedom for all. It is time to stand together, writes Houzan Mahmoud as part of our ongoing coverage of international women'
This report comes from Bahar Salimova in Azerbaijan. She writes here in a personal capacity.
Whilst everyone has been busy focusing on rebuilding governments, mastering counter-terrorism measures, pushing for
From 25 February - 7 March 2008, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in New York. Bringing together representatives from 45 countries, hundreds of NGOs and several
We are a group of European citizens who are disturbed both by the strength of prejudice in the European Union debate on Turkey's accession, and by setbacks to
