Women and girls fleeing Venezuela urgently need political asylum
A global trend of criminalising those who help migrants is underway – but less spectacular acts of defiance are also bringing volunteers up against the cruelties of immigration regimes.
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Published in: 50.50Where are women's voices in 'The Family' Netflix series?It illuminates a secretive network of influential US Christian conservatives. But it’s also remarkable for excluding...
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Published in: ourEconomyNew series: preparing for the next crisisIn 2007 the left was not prepared to respond to the crisis. This time it must be different.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK rape survivors face ‘digital strip searches’ and other deterrents to justiceThe proportion of reported rapes that end in conviction is shockingly low – and new forms of obstacles to justice...
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Published in: HomeIn this new Sudan, will the elite protesters stand up for suffering Darfur?The capital’s protest leaders made a deal with the military. Non-Arabs in Sudan’s periphery fear that their freedom...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySilencing refugees in GreeceRefugees trapped on the Greek islands are doubly silenced, first by the camp authorities and then by the media.
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Published in: ourEconomyOn the 'sacrifice' necessary for climate changeThe word sacrifice is bandied about by both sides of the debate on climate action. Shall we unpack this loaded shuttlecock?
