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Portuguese courts vs the racist Chega party

The Portuguese judicial system faces a crucial test: will it use laws outlawing racist and fascist organisations to ban the populist Chega party?

By Vinicius Bivar

/ 16 Dec 2021

Portuguese courts vs the racist Chega party

Pandemia entre los indígenas del Xingú, catalizada por la avalancha de noticias falsas

La desinformación difundida por el presidente Bolsonaro aumentó la vulnerabilidad de los indígenas. Lea la primera parte del especial sobre la pandemia y las noticias falsas en el Xingú, Mato Grosso, Brasil

By Fábio Zuker and Thomaz Pedro

/ 14 Dec 2021

Pandemia entre los indígenas del Xingú, catalizada por la avalancha de noticias falsas

Éric Zemmour is no fascist – he’s the creature of the French establishment

Unlike Marine Le Pen, far-Right presidential candidate Zemmour has no link to France’s fascist tradition. His meteoric rise comes from the mainstream

By Philippe Marlière

/ 9 Dec 2021

Éric Zemmour is no fascist – he’s the creature of the French establishment

Europe has entered its own era of McCarthyism – against Islam

As guilty until proven innocent increasingly becomes authorities’ approach to Muslims, basic rights such as freedom of religion are at great risk

By Farid Hafez

/ 8 Dec 2021

Europe has entered its own era of McCarthyism – against Islam

Will it take a COVID strain deadlier than Omicron to wake up world leaders?

The WHO had warned that worldwide vaccination was vital to ward off new variants, yet here we are. Blame the latest crisis on the Global North

By Paul Rogers

/ 4 Dec 2021

Will it take a COVID strain deadlier than Omicron to wake up world leaders?

Turkish extremist group Grey Wolves finds a favourable climate in Germany

How decades-old networks continue to support Turkish ultranationalists in Germany – and why this must change

By Gionathan Lo Mascolo

/ 30 Nov 2021

Turkish extremist group Grey Wolves finds a favourable climate in Germany

Afghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the Taliban

Two key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians

By Paul Rogers

/ 27 Nov 2021

Afghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the Taliban

Patel’s citizenship-stripping bill would accelerate UK race to the bottom

Britain already breaks international norms. The Home Office bid to remove citizenship without notice is a landmark on the path to authoritarianism

By Amal de Chickera

/ 26 Nov 2021

Patel’s citizenship-stripping bill would accelerate UK race to the bottom

Islamophobic raids hid Austrian government failure to prevent a terror attack

While the Austrian government busied itself with its Islamophobic agenda, its intelligence services missed vital intelligence about a real terrorist attack

By Nehal Abdalla

/ 24 Nov 2021