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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisIn Lebanon, journalists report attacks and a decline in freedom of speechThree reporters speak out about being subject to assaults from supporters of the country's major political parties
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisDid the UN inadvertently recognise Iran’s guardianship of Iraq?A recent visit to Tehran suggests that the UN is officially recognising Iran's presence – and interference – in its...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisHirak anniversary: Political prisoners freed as Algerians continue to protestTwo years on from the Hirak movement that brought down the former regime, people in Algeria are again taking to the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisWhat the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about US-Iran diplomacy todayThe 1962 stand-off offers insights into dealing with the crisis following the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewThe hacker who lost his family and survived torture in Iraq’s secret prisonsI spoke to Ahmed Al-Ghaleb in January, as he prepared to make the perilous journey to Europe to seek asylum. He...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureEgyptian student of gender and religion jailed for terrorism on visit homeCrackdown on freedoms is intensifying with the arrest of Ahmed Samir Santawy – the latest student to be locked up on...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe sultan and his sycophants: Erdoğan is leading Turkey towards a bleak futureThe appointment of a controversial new rector to Boğaziçi University is typical of the president’s poor leadership
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWill a landmark ruling from the International Criminal Court finally get justice for Palestinians?Israel may finally be investigated for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the West Bank,...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat the assassination of Lokman Slim tells us about LebanonIn a country where impunity is the rule, those who murdered Slim can be sure that everyone will know who they are,...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionLebanon’s protesters want an end to incompetence, corruption and impunityThe country’s COVID-19 response has been a disaster – but the people expected nothing else after decades of abysmal...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureTunisia’s new uprising: a return of the police state?A decade on from the country's revolution, protesters are once again taking to the streets in Tunisia.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen’s rights have improved in North Africa, but the struggle continuesTen years after the Arab Spring uprisings, we looked at the impact on women’s rights in the Maghreb.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe troubling case of Maâti Monjib highlights Morocco’s climate of repressionFor five years, the 60-year-old academic and journalist has been the subject of police persecution.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow the West supports Egypt’s military dictatorshipWhile human rights groups condemn President al-Sisi’s regime, he receives European arms deals, American aid, and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyrian prison literature and human rights: an interview with Shareah TaleghaniLiterature about prison has actually assisted international campaigns in the release of individual detainees.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSudanese women show that peace requires participation not just representationThis December Sudanese women are celebrating the second anniversary of the revolution with mixed feelings of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom ‘Tickling Giants’ to making kids laugh: an interview with Bassem YoussefThe Egyptian comedian’s first book for young people tackles bullying, racism and discrimination among immigrant children.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDancing with the devil: how the EU is complicit in Egypt’s brutal regimeJust weeks after staff from an Egyptian human rights group were arrested on terror charges, Macron rolled out the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhile the world was locked down, Yemen faced an apocalyptic yearWith the international community preoccupied with COVID-19, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis worsened,...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat exactly is Erdoganism?The spectacle of Erdoganism is much closer to a tribal state than to a state governed by the rule of law.