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Published in: 50.50Isolated in a toxic relationship
I am in lockdown with my husband who drinks and shouts and breaks things. We live on social grants. My kids are...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFighting the virus of misinformation in times of pandemic
The public must be careful not to become a carrier of false information itself . Português, Español
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Published in: Migrant FuturesAt times of a pandemic: transnational solidarity not national borders
At the time of Covid-19 global pandemic, citizenship and national borders should not become defining elements of our...
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Published in: HomeDemocracyWatch: Pandemic power grabs all over the world
Sign up for our weekly email round-up of attacks on democracy during the coronavirus crisis.
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Published in: Home: OpinionShaping a new social contract through the pandemic
The actions of governments, business, investors and civil society in response to COVID-19 will shape our futures.
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Published in: openJustice: OpinionDisposable lives: how the plight of immigration detainees is highlighted during COVID-19
The UK government’s continued use of immigration detention lacks moral and legal justification. But it comes as no surprise.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPandenomics: a story of life versus growth
The clash between business-as-usual economics and the pandemic shows what we really need from our economy.
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Published in: 50.50Family offers no solace when it's the source of pain
How can LGBTIQ people find solace in family or religion when these are the sources of our pain? #HumansofCOVID19
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Published in: 50.50Regole ‘assurde’ ostacolano l’accesso all’aborto durante COVID-19
Abortire è legale in Italia da oltre quarant’anni, ma secondo le linee guida le IVG farmacologiche sono accessibili...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionQueen beckons Britain into Covid-nationalism trap
Elizabeth Windsor's speech about COVID-19 tried to spin our profound feelings about the pandemic into nationalist sentiment
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Arab world between a formidable virus and a repressive state
What does the coronavirus pandemic spell for democracy in the Arab world?
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Published in: Global ExtremesCoping with crisis: How much “resilience” is on display?
Covid-19 shows the idea people triumph alone over adversity is a myth – it takes the support and resources of a society.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK coronavirus guidance could cause spike in child deaths, doctors warn
Experts demand change in public messaging, warning that confused parents are too scared to take sick kids to hospital or GPs.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionTo grab this moment, the next Labour leader will need humility
Coronavirus changes everything.
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Published in: 50.50‘Absurd’ rules obstruct abortion access in Italy during COVID-19
Abortion has been legal in Italy for 40 years, but guidelines say medical terminations must occur in hospitals – now...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA call for sanity and tolerance in Iran at a time of national emergency
An open letter to Iran’s head of judiciary and deputy leader of Iran’s council of experts, Hojat-ol Eslam Ebrahim Raissi.
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Published in: HomeSign up to our coronavirus DemocracyWatch newsletter
Regimes around the world are rushing through anti-democratic measures. Sign up to our newsletter to follow the crackdown.
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Published in: Global ExtremesResilience, radicalisation and democracy in the COVID-19 Pandemic
With lockdowns, an already alarming situation of vulnerability to political manipulation is at risk of becoming a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI’ll tell you what’s ramping up – my anger at the UK government’s disingenuous script
Ministers talk as if the COVID-19 outbreak is all going to plan. I love escapist fantasy too, but the facts suggest...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhat does the coronavirus tell us about the West’s image of Asia – and itself?
In a time of pandemic and radical uncertainty, we face tests of individualism, governance, globalised capitalism,...