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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: ourEconomy: OpinionRoosevelt’s ‘four freedoms’ weren't just an American idea
On the anniversary of the wartime US President’s era-defining speech, the world must once again be rebuilt – but we...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaOne more attack on NGOs in Venezuela
In execution of his systematic plan of suffocation and harassment, Maduro orders to monitor the bank accounts of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDancing with the devil: how the EU is complicit in Egypt’s brutal regime
Just 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 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.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionSanctions not normalisation are needed to stop Israel’s human rights abuses
Until when will the Israeli government be allowed to continue its transgressions without international accountability?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill Europe stop covering up the crimes of the Egyptian regime?
The latest wave of arrests of EIPR human rights activists in Egypt exposes Europe’s complicity with the regime.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: how to kill a language
Zara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIranians say no to executions
While many are dying from COVID-19, the Iranian regime is still trying to execute those arrested in the November...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCOVID-19 in Brazilian prisons: Pandemic or a necropolitical project?
The prison crisis can be interpreted as the continuation of Bolsonaro's campaign platform: one rooted in the belief...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEspionage and repression in the Middle East courtesy of the West
Western companies are providing surveillance tools to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA Libya story: pandemic and human rights in times of conflict
How does a fragmented state fight a global pandemic?
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Published in: Pandemic BordersCOVID-19: can technology become a tool of oppression and surveillance?
Technology is not inherently democratic and its human rights impacts are particularly important to consider in...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow is Venezuela when COVID-19 is about to hit hard?
Amid political deadlock and ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis, and facing an increased hassle from the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta“The situation of human rights defenders in Colombia is unsustainable”: UN
The tension with the UN following its latest report confirms the trivialization of the crisis of social leaders by...
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Published in: Frontline Insights: Opinion13 insights from the front lines of human rights activism
From localising strategies to fostering intersectionality, from taking smart risks to promoting self-care, over...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsDifference is good: why migrant and rights groups work together in Morocco
Collaboration is helping grassroots groups learn from each other and connect for a better response to the migration...
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Published in: Frontline Insights: OpinionWhy do progressive movements struggle to answer populists? Because they are technocrats
Human rights activists need to express their passion and tell compelling stories, not just rely on facts and...
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Published in: Frontline Insights: Opinion5 things funders should know about the impact of human rights activism
Donors want to know if their money is making a mark. Here’s what they should look for.