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Published in: oDRThe Chechen watcherHundreds of desperate Chechen refugees are still stranded on the Belarusian border, waiting to enter the EU. Many...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘We need to talk’ about Sisi’s twisted take on human rightsNo one is keeping the Egyptian government from “fighting terrorism.” But Sisi’s rhetoric on the “right to combat”...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s “foreign agents” law is bankrupting campaigners and activistsRuinous fines levied against Russian NGO heads are destroying the civil sector and pushing campaigners to the brink...
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Published in: oDR“Ukraine’s veterans don’t need sympathy, they need dignity”Ukraine needs a public conversation about its veterans.
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Published in: oDRPyotr Ryabov: “Prison is the ideal model for the state”Russian anarchist writer Pyotr Ryabov was recently imprisoned and deported from Belarus. I asked him about freedom...
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Published in: oDRSyrian refugees in Russia have to fight for their rightsSyrian citizens are fleeing from their war-torn homeland, and some of them have chosen Russia as their country of...
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Published in: oDRUkraine’s opposition protest: not quite a Maidan, not yet a movementAs the opposition splinters, the line between protest and destabilisation grows thinner in Ukrainian minds.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe anti-Islamist campaign and Arab democracyEgyptians, Libyans, Tunisians, and other Arabs deserve better than to be told that they must choose between...
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Published in: oDRPeace-building versus human rights in Ukraine’s DonbasDiplomatic games are being played in and around Ukraine. But officially recognising a Russian invasion is the only...
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Published in: oDRVictim of Chechnya’s anti-LGBT purge seeks justiceBut will the Russian authorities deliver on their pledges to Investigate?
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Published in: oDRHow to hide evidence of torture inside Russia’s prison systemIn Russia, law enforcement quickly puts pressure on prisoners who come forward about torture inside the prison system. RU
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Published in: oDRAfgan Mukhtarli: after the abductionMy husband was kidnapped on the streets of Tbilisi and ended up in an Azerbaijani jail cell. Four months on, I’ve...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBrother, where art thou? Libya, spaces of violence and the diffusion of knowledgeThe decreasing number of migrants arriving on Italian shores does not mean that the people stopped fleeing...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHuman Rights Council condemns reprisals amidst unprecedented rate of cases in MENA regionOne can only wonder how the HRC can maintain its credibility while its member states are actively working against...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPain, torture and alienationDue to Egypt’s dire political and economic situation, pain and alienation are bound to be a feature of the lives of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInsurgent feminisms in ColombiaThe unlikely alliance between the FARC and the Trans Community Network in Colombia provides grounds for hope in the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow many native communities are in danger in Argentina?The Indigenous Territorial Emergency Law, which restrains legal evictions and prevents native communities from...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDSEI: A supermarket for state surveillance and border warsAs borders are increasingly militarised and their operation privatised, migration, more than ever before, is also an...
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeHumanitarian citizens: breaking the law to protect human rightsWhen states criminalise help, is it a sign of active citizenship to disobey?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace and exploitation in the GulfIt is time for the issue of race to become central to any discussion on the continued exploitation of workers in the Gulf.
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