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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisHow Keir Starmer can save the UK from elective dictatorshipThe Labour leader should learn from his predecessors and the triumph of fairness in New Zealand politics to push for...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: NewsHow the West is failing Afghan women under threatThe evacuation effort has been patchy at best – but it’s not too late to step up assistance
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureThe Afghan woman activist still determined to educate girlsWith the future of women’s rights and girls’ education in doubt under Afghanistan’s new Taliban regime, Zarlasht...
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Published in: Home: NewsControversial Tory-linked PR firm working to oust Trudeau in Canada’s electionCanadian Conservatives recruited Topham Guerin, accused of dirty tricks in Boris Johnson’s 2019 campaign, months...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsHuman Rights Act could be scrapped by UK government, experts warnSources suggest Dominic Raab was appointed as the new justice secretary because of his opposition to the Human Rights Act
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionCan the resurgent Greens win over the youth vote?The frontrunners for the leadership in England and Wales speak the language of social justice. It needs to be...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK government accused of ‘rigging democracy’ with election changesPlans to impose First Past the Post voting system on mayoral and police crime commissioner elections were ‘sneaked...
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureCanada’s elections: How the climate crisis is reshaping politicsIn June, Canada became one of the hottest places on Earth – forcing its political parties to confront the realities...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionAuthoritarian, corrupt, and more of the same. Lebanon has a new governmentThe challenge facing the country's new ministers is formidable – but at first look, it seems unlikely that they’ll...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsCabinet Office announces review into controversial FOI unitThe FOI ‘Clearing House’ was criticised by a judge after openDemocracy won a landmark case against the government
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsLiverpool rises in opposition to arms fair as legal challenge is mountedPressure mounts on council to cancel international electronic warfare conference that was blocked from Spanish city last year
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureThe deadly legacy of 20 years of US 'War on Terror' in IraqThe occupation of Iraq drained the country’s resources and left a legacy of economic crisis, energy shortages,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTake openDemocracy’s Big Tory donor quizHow much do you know about where the Conservative Party gets its money from?
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAfghan women’s rights activists have long been underfunded. This must changeRich Western countries like to claim they care about women and girls, but they need to do more – and directly fund...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWant to take big money out of British politics? Here’s howWe know that big donors buy access. What’s the solution? Put the public in charge
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsBoris Johnson accused of ‘appalling’ attack on election watchdogExclusive: Former electoral commissioner David Howarth says UK government's new Elections bill is a sop to Brexiters...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsGovernment’s poisonous Elections bill is designed to cement Tory ruleI was an Electoral Commissioner. Boris Johnson’s bill will benefit the Conservative Party at the expense of British democracy
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFate of the Piripkura tribe in the hands of agency taken over by BolsonaroLast remaining family members rely on Brazil’s Indigenous land protection orders for survival. With the protections...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsHow to sext like a feministWhat do sex-texts look like through a feminist lens? #sextlikeafeminist
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Published in: 50.50: NewsTech firms ‘facilitating censorship’ of LGBTIQ people must be held to accountStudy of six countries – from Indonesia to Russia – reveals what LGBTIQ people and rights activists face online, and...
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