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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt hosting the African Commission to cover human rights abuses?Sisi has re-positioned Egypt to play host to major regional and international gatherings to legitimize his...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico and the Sustainable Development GoalsThe capture of the State by the corporate elite largely explains the SDGs’ slow progress - particularly in Mexico. Español.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWho is observing the occupation in Hebron?Following the expulsion of international observers from Hebron, settler violence is already escalating.
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Published in: HomeThe quiet coup that could devastate human rights in GuatemalaPresident Jimmy Morales and his allies in business, politics and the military are racing to break the rule of law...
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Published in: HomeCGI crime scene reconstruction opens new leads in Kurdish activist killingInvestigation into Tahir Elçi’s shooting by Goldsmiths research group Forensic Architecture sheds new light on stalled case.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaI am not a criminal, I am an artistThe story of three Moroccan dancers who despite having valid Visas, were refused entry, locked up, and deported by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: a horror storyAn attempt to remember, and cope with a trauma that pervades the lives of millions of Egyptians.
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Published in: oDR“We don’t need the State Department to hold a revolution”Russian rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina has been defending the rights of refugees and displaced persons for...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The UK Government must not sacrifice our rights in the name of security after BrexitTheresa May has made no indication or commitment that she plans to hold onto some hardwon vital safeguards after Brexit.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe West’s approach to Saudi Arabia: ‘one step forward, two steps back’Western powers are actively enabling the very human rights violations they seek to expose.
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Published in: oDRMeet the Ukrainian mothers battling for their sons held in Russian prisonFamilies of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russian jails are fighting for their release – and this struggle is...
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Published in: oDROleh Sentsov, Olexander Kolchenko and the meaning of solidarityAs filmmaker Oleh Sentsov enters Day 71 of his hunger strike to release all Ukrainian political prisoners, it’s...
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Published in: oDRThe struggle for freedom of speech in Tajikistan: Khayrullo Mirsaidov and the question of international responsibilityThe conviction of a well-known journalist once again raises the question of the international community’s attitude...
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Published in: oDRKhayrullo Mirsaidov: the journalist from Tajikistan who received 12 years in prison for his honesty and courageThe west cannot preach democracy and free media in Tajikistan while leaving the locals who implement these...
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Published in: oDRHow the Russian authorities fabricated criminal charges against Crimean farmer Volodymyr BalukhThe prosecution of Volodymyr Balukh, who has been on hunger strike since 19 March, has been a show trial for those...
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Published in: oDRHow Russia’s security services target Crimean Tatars as “Islamic terrorists”In the four years since the peninsula’s annexation, Russian security services have become well practiced at...
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Published in: oDRWomen’s rights in Russia's North Caucasus: between “national traditions” and “ordinary” murdersHow the Russian state authorities supports “national traditions” that infringe on the rights of women in the Caucasus. RU
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Published in: oDRWhat’s behind China’s anti-Kazakh campaign?If you're an ethnic Kazakh or a Kazakh citizen in northwest China, you can face detention on espionage and extremism...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow Assad tortures and kills Syria’s pacifist young leftistsWhy is it that the brightest peaceful activists who preach freedom against violence are the first to be killed by...
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Published in: oDRNo defence in Chechnya: Oyub Titiyev and the grim future of human rights in Russia’s North CaucasusThe prosecution of a Chechen human rights campaigner is a landmark step in the systematic elimination of civil...
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