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Published in: Shine A LightLost childhoods: age disputes in the UK asylum systemChildren seeking asylum in the UK are regularly disbelieved about how old they are and can end up facing harmful,...
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Published in: ourBeebIs the BBC licence fee still up for grabs?John Whittingdale says the July agreement did not settle the BBC licence fee: is this a Government U-turn?
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC and the over-75s: what is the truth?The BBC viscerally opposes subscription: it wants universal access to homes that only criminal enforcement can deliver.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNorthern Ireland: what Einstein would have saidThe latest crisis in Northern Ireland looks like déjà vu all over again. It’s not that the situation never changes...
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Published in: openSecurityEl Salvador’s gang truce: a lost opportunity?The truce declared in 2012 may have been imperfect and controversial but positive lessons must be learned amid the...
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Published in: openSecurityYemen at warWith a humanitarian crisis mounting in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has eased its military pressure—for the moment.
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Published in: openSecurityMexico: active civil society key to ending culture of impunityA renewal of democracy should be the means to cleanse Latin America of its history of corruption and abuses of...
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Published in: openSecurityEbola and global health politics: an open letterThe human toll from the Ebola outbreak is all too evident. A more proactive global health policy is needed to avoid...
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Published in: HomeWestphalia to Southphalia
Does the rise of non-western states such as China, India, South Africa, and Brazil threaten the dominant model of...
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Published in: HomeDon’t touch my constitution! Burkina Faso's lesson
A popular uprising in the west African country reflects a wider awakening among citizens and young people across the...
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Published in: HomeBrazil: the road to 2018Brazil emerges from the 2014 election with a re-elected president, two problems, and four names in mind.
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Published in: 50.50One year on from the 'Go Home vans' flop: has the Home Office learned anything?The UK government seems immune to criticism of its hostile approach to immigration, but the decision to return home...
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Published in: HomeDefault or not default? That is the (Argentine) question...
Argentina's president, Cristina Kirchner, refuses to accept that the country has defaulted on its debts. But her...
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Published in: HomeA new, Eurasian, world order
China and Russia are at the heart of the world's shifting power-balance. But current cooperation between them is...
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Published in: openSecurityArrested democracy: why Thailand needs a new social contractThe Thai military may think its May takeover has run smoothly but authoritarian dictates and an elite power monopoly...
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Published in: 50.50UK Detention Inquiry: a step in the right direction
A parliamentary inquiry, launched today, will hear from people directly affected by immigration detention. Will the...
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Published in: 50.50Due diligence for women's human rights: transgressing conventional lines
On international human rights day, Yakin Ertürk discusses the new vulnerabilities faced by women, including refugee...
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Published in: 50.50Journeys of great uncertainty
Asylum seekers arriving in the UK are dispersed to make their own way to major cities in remote regions to be...
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Published in: 50.50Academics speak out against the UK Immigration BillResearchers are challenging government policy, exposing untruths and contesting the terms of the debate. We must use...
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Published in: HomeNorth African diversities: Algeria in flux
Algeria’s circles of power and their relationship to a complex society and history are hard to grasp. Francis Ghilès...
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