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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of March 14th 2011
We lead this week with exciting news of a special preview of "The Exile Nation Project: An Oral History of the War...
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Published in: Shine A LightUK Immigration Courts: Observations from the Public Gallery
The UK's immigration courts have been criticised for unfairness and lack of due process for years. Today, a report...
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Published in: Shine A LightWho is speaking for Britain's children and young people?: a challenge to the children’s sector
The announcement that children's charity Barnardo’s will work with the Coalition in the proposed replacement for...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of March 7th 2010
We lead this week with the disturbing news that Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis, a dear friend and colleague, was set up by...
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Published in: Shine A LightA view for the rich: Youth Hostels under the hammer
The Youth Hostel Association was founded to help all, especially young people of limited means, to enjoy the...
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Published in: Shine A LightBritain's host community: who’s in and who’s out?
Esme Madill, a consultant in the not for profit sector, spoke last night at a celebration of a London project for...
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Published in: oDRMedvedev’s Law on Police: a quiet revolution?
A much-trumpeted Law on the Police comes into force in Russia today. Mark Galeotti considers whether it represents a...
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Published in: oDRRussian modernisation: between chance and necessity
Modernisation is a task, not a problem. Russians must first want a modern country if it is to ever emerge. Alexander...
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Published in: oDR"Russia cannot go on like this”
On Friday, prominent Russians of varied political hue presented a daring open letter to President Medvedev. In the...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of February 20th 2010
We lead this week with news of the impending meeting between UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, and...
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Published in: oDRVoina: artists at war
In October, two members of the Voina art collective were imprisoned for overturning police cars in provocative...
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Published in: Shine A LightCriminalised, vulnerable, and likely to re-offend: Will this government help young offenders in England and Wales?
Will this government help young people stay out of trouble and out of prison?: A response to the Committee of Public...
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Published in: oDRKhodorkovsky: ballerinas, singers and ice-skaters turn against Putin
In 2005, encouraged by the Kremlin, 50 prominent Russians wrote an open letter supporting the original verdict...
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Published in: oDRBroken Justice: how Khodorkovsky judge was pressured into verdict
Natalya Vasilyeva is a court clerk and press secretary of Khamovniki Court, the unexpected last-minute venue of...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of February 14th 2010
We lead this weeks report with promising news of the launch of the new Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs,...
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Published in: oDRSovereign democracy, Egyptian style
The similarities between the Egyptian and Russian regime are striking, says Grigorii Golosov. Arguably, Mubarak’s...
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Published in: Shine A LightYoung, gifted, exploited - and interned
Young people – already facing the tripling of tuition fees – are increasingly expected to take on unpaid internships...
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Published in: oDRWas that really Daddy on the phone? A woman’s battle with the Belarusian KGB
Milana Mikhalevich’s husband was a presidential candidate in Belarus’ disputed election, and is now one of dozens to...
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Published in: Shine A LightA friendly warning to 38 Degrees: don’t just compete, campaign together
The campaigning organisation 38 Degrees has reached a new level with its Save Our Forests Petition, and is now a...
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Published in: Shine A LightCameron risks alienating immigrants and refugees: So much for Big Society inclusion
Cameron cannot continue preaching the Big Society while alienating immigrants and refugees. So much for the Big...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job