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The Epitome of Impunity in Central African Republic
Last week, Hassan Bouba, the minister of livestock and animal health in the Central African Republic, gave a press conference while…
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Averting a New War between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Brussels must give the mission the means and mandate it will need to succeed. ICG What’s new? In January 2023,…
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Immigration detainee not given new food because maggots ‘just on the vegetables’, report finds
An immigration detainee served a contaminated meal was not offered an alternative because the maggots were “just on the vegetables”,…
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Australia misses another deadline to implement international anti-torture treaty
Australia has missed another deadline to implement an international anti-torture agreement, with the country’s three largest states accused of dragging…
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Could Biden Have Stopped Russia From Invading Ukraine?
Russian leader Vladimir Putin telegraphed his plan to attack Ukraine long before the first shot was fired. David L. Phillips The National…
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‘Adopt’ an Iranian Political Prisoner to Save a Life
Three months into the latest round of protests in Iran, at least 100 protesters are at risk of execution. Saeed Ghasseminejad and…
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Yoon calls for drones to monitor NKorea
SEOUL: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday called for stronger air defense and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor…
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Has the Worm Turned in the Assange Case?
The 91-year-old Ellsberg, whom the U.S. security state decades ago possibly hoped to drive to suicide, announced that he too…
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Domestic violence media coverage protects, excuses perpetrators, Newcastle University researcher says
In just one morning in the Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court, south-west of Melbourne, Magistrate Franz Holzer presided over half a dozen…
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Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh Lifeline Road Blocked
Ensure Access to Essential Goods and Services The sole road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia has been blocked since December 12, 2022, disrupting…
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Kazakhstan: No Justice for January Protest Abuses
The failure of the Kazakh authorities to effectively investigate the serious loss of life and other grave human rights violations during and immediately…
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America’s New Sanctions Strategy
On the morning of Sunday, February 27, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sat huddled in a secure room with a…
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Is Washington Ignoring the North Korean Nuclear Threat?
The question of what to do about North Korea and its nuclear weapons program has fallen off Washington’s radar. Foreign…
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Haiti’s Last Resort: Gangs and the Prospect of Foreign Intervention
Outside powers should prepare a mission only with solid backing from the country’s politicians, including their pledges to form a…
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Coup attempts in Germany and the US confirm it: the key terror threat is the far right
Perhaps it was the tweed jacket and cravat. Jonathan Freedland The Guardian Or maybe the medieval title: Heinrich XIII, Prince…
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ASEAN Must Get Its Act Together on Myanmar
When the Armed Forces of Myanmar (or Burma, depending on where you stand) staged a coup d’état against the country’s freshly elected government…
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