On the eve of a ninth round of UN-sponsored negotiations, Stefan Simanowitz assesses the chances of a resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara.
Filed in: Human Rights Morocco Western Sahara
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Rich London, poor London – a tale of two cities
What would Charles Dickens, born 200 years ago this week, make of Britain’s inequality in the 21st century? wonders David Hewitt.
- David Hewitt
- February 7, 2012
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‘London should not have Dow’s toxic legacy on its conscience’
‘Ethics tzar’ Meredith Alexander explains why she resigned from the London Olympic committee
- Jack Laurenson
- February 6, 2012
- 0
US drones invade Iraqi skies
When is a US troop pullout not a pullout? asks Felicity Arbuthnot.
Filed in: Iraq Military United States War and Peace
- Felicity Arbuthnot
- February 3, 2012
- 0
‘Democracy does not apply to Aboriginal people’
To mark Australia Day on 26 January, Christoph Behrends talks to Aboriginal rights activist Michael Anderson about past and current struggles.
Filed in: Australia Human Rights Land
- Christoph Behrends
- January 25, 2012
- 2
Doomsday Clock: five minutes to midnight
As the Doomsday Clock moves to five minutes to midnight, Obama’s rhetoric is beginning to seem rather hollow, says Felicity Arbuthnot.
Filed in: Nuclear Weapons Politics
- Felicity Arbuthnot
- January 17, 2012
- 3
Grave concerns over security laws in Kashmir
A grim discovery has exposed the military’s abuse of draconian powers in a culture of impunity, says Freny Manecksha.
Filed in: Human Rights Kashmir Military
- Freny Manecksha
- January 16, 2012
- 1
Guantanamo has got to go: protesting ten years of indefinite detention
Ten years on from Guantanamo’s opening, Mark Engler reflects on the surreal absurdity that such a place even exists.
Filed in: North America Resistance
- Mark Engler
- January 13, 2012
- 1
Egyptian fugitive ex-minister exposed at London lecture
Despite being wanted by Interpol, the former Egyptian finance minister, Youssef Boutros-Ghali, is spotted at a lecture in London, reports Stefan Simanowitz.
- Stefan Simanowitz
- January 11, 2012
- 0
Sumatra: this land is my land
Daniel Pye reports from Indonesia on a dogged resistance by rural communities to plantation companies’ violent land-grabbing.
Filed in: Environment Indonesia
- Daniel Pye
- January 6, 2012
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Counting kids in Sierra Leone
The country’s first headcount of street children is complete. Now the government must act, says Gabriella Jozwiak.
Filed in: Sierra Leone
- Gabriella Jozwiak
- January 5, 2012
- 1
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