Around 2.3 million US citizens are behind bars - a number that dwarfs any other country, reports Mark Engler.
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The Gambia
A profile of Africa’s smallest and most densely populated country.
Filed in: Gambia
- Dawn Starin
- October 31, 2011
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Letter from Cairo
Love can be tough amid the boredom and despair of a city slum, writes Maria Golia.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- October 18, 2011
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The silver screen behind the Spring
Feature films can tell us much about the cultural background to recent events in North Africa and the Middle East. Malcolm Lewis has been watching some of them.
- Malcolm Lewis
- October 7, 2011
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Kim Longinotto
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto on her latest film, Pink Saris.
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- New Internationalist Editorial
- October 4, 2011
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Armenia
Facts, figures and ratings in our latest country profile.
Filed in: Armenia
- Richard Swift
- October 4, 2011
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Letter from Cairo: the struggle for a free press
The independent press has gained strength from the revolution, writes Maria Golia.
Filed in: Egypt
- Maria Golia
- September 15, 2011
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Ten years after 9/11, time to end perpetual war
As the world looks back at the events of 11 September 2001 and their influence on the decade that followed, Mark Engler argues that patriotism does not equate to revenge.
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- Mark Engler
- September 9, 2011
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Film review: Blood in the Mobile
Nokia in the dock in a new film by Danish director Frank Poulsen.
Filed in: Film
- September 1, 2011
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Interview with Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy speaks out: on the moral police of India’s anti-corruption campaign, on the silence surrounding civil wars, and on despotism and democracy.
- Arundhati Roy
- September 21, 2011
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Krystian Legierski: an interview with the Polish gay rights campaigner
Krystian Legierski believes the tide is turning in Poland. He speaks to James Gray about his struggles against a notoriously homophobic and xenophobic administration.
Filed in: Poland
- James Gray
- August 30, 2011
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