Dependent on oil from Iran, but with the US its largest trading partner, Sri Lanka is stuck between a rock and a hard place, reports Lasanda Kurukulasuriya.
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Help President Nasheed of the Maldives!
President and climate movement ally Mohamed Nasheed has been ousted in a military coup. 350.org has set up a petition to put pressure on key international politicians to act.
Prospects for peace in Western Sahara
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
- Stefan Simanowitz
- February 8, 2012
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Rape at the border: how immigration officials are abusing women in Zimbabwe
Cross-border trade is a risky business for women, as Mgcini Nyoni witnesses.
- Mgcini Nyoni
- February 8, 2012
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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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A bride burnt every hour: the horror of dowry deaths
So why aren’t Indians up in arms about it? Time to name and shame, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- February 7, 2012
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A fair economy is not radical – it’s common sense!
…and a new podcast from the Tax Justice Network is set to explain why.
Filed in: Finance
- Naomi Fowler
- February 6, 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
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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
Release Somali hunger strikers from Lutsk detention centre!
Join campaigners on Monday 6 February at a picket outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London.
Filed in: Human Rights Somalia Ukraine
- Timothy Baster
- February 3, 2012
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Lobbyists lie to avoid copyright treaty scrutiny
Another week, another secret copyright treaty and this time it’s the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a hotel lies to pressure groups to keep them away from negotiations, reports Charlie Harvey.
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- Charlie Harvey
- February 2, 2012
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