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Published in: HomeThe closure of the Greek broadcasting corporation
Hilary Wainwright reports from Thessaloniki on what happened when the state ordered Greece’s state broadcaster to shut down
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Published in: HomeGreece deprived of its public broadcasting service: More than a bad soap opera
Flawed it may have been, but ERT, Greece's public broadcaster, was one of the few things holding the country...
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Published in: HomeWhat Rouhani may mean for Iranians
Rouhani’s positive reputation among western powers when he led Iran’s nuclear negotiations provides Khamenei, if he...
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Published in: HomeSocial movements and unrest in Mauritania since the Arab Uprisings
During those rare moments when western media attention is turned to the country, it is usually with a focus on these...
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Published in: HomeLibyans say no to militias
Protests were motivated by what has become a two-year-long struggle to force Libya's powerful militias to hand over...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWestern Sahara: the inconvenient uprising nobody wants to talk (or hear) about
While many praise the remarkable determination of Sahrawi activists to maintain the peaceful character of their...
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Published in: 50.50Daring to speak: militarism and women’s human rights in Burma
‘How can we get peace and democracy when we still have domestic wars and when everyday people are dying?’ Jessica...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageEmerging powers and human rights
Our guest editors provide a walk through this week's theme of emerging powers and human rights. A contribution to...
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Published in: HomeShould I stay or should I go? Hobson's choice for Iraqi refugees in Syria
Those familiar with Syria before the conflict would recognize that xenophobic sentiments are contrary to the...
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Published in: HomeFitna at the gates
Despite it all, Hezbollah remains a key constituent of the weak and de-facto decentralised state - the legitimate...
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Published in: HomeTurkish force, lies and videotape: repression on three fronts
The Turkish state seems to be determined to repress ongoing and expanding popular revolts largely by using a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhen a fire starts to burn: who wants to be national?
In this concluding piece of the re-birth of the nation series, the editor asks what these articles tell us about the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageL'heure est à un nouveau débat sur les droits universels
Bienvenu dans openGlobalRights - un projet multilingue qui vise à créer un dialogue entre les peuples du sud et du...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageChallenges and opportunities in a changing world
Emerging powers are starting to wield some clout on global rights but they need to do much more says Amnesty...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpage不断变化的世界蕴藏着挑战与机会
新兴国家开始在国际人权方面发挥一些影响力,但是他们还需要做更多。 ——国际特赦组织秘书长
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageDeğişen bir dünyada zorluklar ve fırsatlar
Uluslararası Af Örgütü’nün Genel Sekreteri: “Yeni ortaya çıkan güçler, küresel haklar üzerine bazı güçleri ve...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageTurkey and the neo-Ottoman approach to human rights
Erdoğan is trying to carve out a role for Turkey as the protector of the rights of Muslims worldwide while punishing...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageTürkiye ve Yeni Osmanlıcı İnsan Hakları Yaklaşımı
Erdoğan, Türkiye için dünya genelindeki Müslümanların haklarını koruyucu bir rol oluşturmaya çalışırken, kendi...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageTime for a new kind of debate on Global Rights
Introducing openGlobalRights: a multilingual project aiming to bring people of the south and north together in a...
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Published in: HomeKyrgyzstan, violence vs justice
The chaotic scenes at the trial of a man charged over inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan are damaging the legal...