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Published in: openSecurity

Published on: 12 May 2014

Written by: Dan Smith All articles by Dan Smith

The last two decades have seen a growing global appetite for peace but unless concerted, informed action is taken...

Published in: openSecurity

Published on: 28 April 2014

Written by: Aaron Edwards All articles by Aaron Edwards

The toll of violence in Yemen continues unabated—if largely unreported. And unless the international community...

Published in: Transformation

Published on: 28 April 2014

Written by: Nina Power All articles by Nina Power

My partner Alfie Meadows was nearly killed when a police officer hit his head with a truncheon at a demo. After...

Published in: openSecurity

Published on: 22 April 2014

Written by: Todd Miller All articles by Todd Miller

Written by: Tom Engelhardt All articles by Tom Engelhardt

Americans may increasingly wonder whether NSA agents are scouring their meta-data, reading their personal emails,...

Published in: openSecurity

Published on: 22 April 2014

Written by: Olof Blomqvist All articles by Olof Blomqvist

The presidential election has shown Afghanistan’s increasingly mature media scene at its best – hopefully not for...

Published in: openSecurity

Published on: 22 April 2014

Written by: Abdul Shaban All articles by Abdul Shaban

In the 1990s Mumbai's 'crime-busting' policing strategy included routine extra-judicial executions, known as...

Published in: openSecurity

Published on: 16 April 2014

Written by: Elizabeth Minor All articles by Elizabeth Minor

Written by: Serena Olgiati All articles by Serena Olgiati

Casualty recording has redefined efforts to protect civilians in conflict, and provide aid and accountability to...

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