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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe government must not give police more power over protesters
And we need real change to how London is policed
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Turkey, two Facebook posts are enough to land you in jail
In a letter seen by openDemocracy Turkish Canadian PhD student Cihan Erdal says that he is a 'political hostage' -...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisHow all-powerful institutions keep Europe in gridlock
The European Union’s ruling bodies have always shamelessly grabbed power to themselves and away from the people –...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWho's surprised that the suspected killer of Sarah Everard is a policeman?
The Met is a violent institution, so it’s no surprise that a policeman is being questioned about Everard’s murder....
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?France’s justice minister caught in a conflict of interest
Facing action over corruption allegations, President Macron’s ministers are out to neuter the messenger
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Published in: 50.50: ReviewThese 8 stories are a feminist’s must-read
Feminism comes in many forms across the world. These eight stories from last year highlight the fight, expose...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisA health check for democracy in Latin America
This year’s election cycle will tell us whether political systems in the region can deal with social tensions made...
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Published in: openJustice: InvestigationBenefits payments withheld from the chronically ill in COVID-19 government failure
The cancellation of face-to-face assessments meant claimants didn’t receive money they were entitled to – leaving...
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Published in: openJustice: InvestigationThe fight for cancer patients who were overlooked in Coronavirus failure (video)
A woman with leukaemia and a benefits adviser tell their story of a government failure that left seriously ill...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InterviewPrison has not discouraged Cuba’s leading dissident
The human rights activist José Daniel Ferrer says recent protests have left the regime on the back foot.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureEgyptian student of gender and religion jailed for terrorism on visit home
Crackdown 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: Home: FeatureOne year after the Hanau massacre, victims’ families fight for justice
Although it was eclipsed by the pandemic, last February’s mass shooting revealed Germany’s failure to confront the...
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Published in: Home: OpinionKamala Harris, Angela Davis, and the US's failed revolution
If the pandemic could be seen as our Reichstag Fire moment, then the attacks on the Capitol on 6 January 2021 might...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: InterviewHow we got here: the story of the Palermo protocol on trafficking
'Human trafficking' didn't have to mean what it now does. This is the story of how it got its definition, as told by...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy we’re suing the Spanish government
Spain is the only EU country to block Women on Web, which offers vital abortion information that the state has long...
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Published in: Home: OpinionTrump’s impeachment trial already shows how far US democracy has been undermined
Institutional deadlock in Congress indicates a deeper and far more worrying threat to rational debate among American citizens
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Published in: HomeThe largest personal data leakage in Brazilian history
Why the rest of the world should be worried, and think hard about how to create a data protection culture.
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Published in: openIndia: OpinionIndia is turning to colonial-era laws to silence journalists
Sedition charges are just the latest attempt by Narendra Modi’s government to undermine a free press. They must be opposed.
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Published in: HomeInside Mar-a-Lago: the secret history of Trump’s Florida retreat
For many years, the elite private members’ club has sustained the outgoing US president. But is it all about to fall apart?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The state of trade unions in the UK
There was never a better time to join a union, organise and fight for a fairer, greener world.