Civil Liberties
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Civil wrongs
Labor probably thought this would be a week where they got some credit for plans to improve press freedoms – even if…
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Nobel peace prize: Narges Mohammadi wins on behalf of thousands of Iranian women struggling for human rights
Mohammadi is serving multiple prison sentences in Evin prison in Tehran on charges which include spreading propaganda against the state.…
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Past Time to End the Persecution of Julian Assange
His flagrantly unjust incarceration is a global scandal, and the world is quite upset about it. Eve Ottenberg CounterPunch Indeed,…
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Digital currencies, Dimitra, and civil liberties
The pre-election climate in Greece is “electrified” and the dialogue extends to the creation of a monetary policy centered on…
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How Governments and Civil Society Can Help China’s Uyghurs
Since late 2016, the Chinese government has vastly expanded its harsh repression of the Turkic Muslim population in Xinjiang, in…
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UN Experts Find War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity in Libya
United Nations experts have concluded that security forces and armed groups in Libya may have committed a “wide array of war…
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The Whitlam government gave us no-fault divorce, women’s refuges and childcare. Australia needs another feminist revolution
Australia’s history of women and political rights is, to put it mildly, chequered. Angela Woollacott The Conversation It enfranchised (white)…
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Iran probes ‘deliberate’ poisoning of schoolgirls across the country
Iranian authorities say they are investigating the poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls across the country. Aina J. Khan NBCnews The mysterious incidents may…
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Press freedom deteriorates in South-East Asia as despots crush dissent
Fearless journalism is losing its voice in the region as state censorship and dictators close media outlets and threaten and…
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Zimbabwe’s President Shouldn’t Sign Repressive NGO Bill
Freedom of Association Vital for Credibility of Upcoming Elections Idriss Nassah HRW Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to “speedily”…
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Silencing somebody won’t help change their view
With the rise of social media, and polarised discussion leading to some topical issues in the for purpose sector becoming…
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Brazil: Ensure Justice for Attack on Democratic Institutions
President Lula Should Defend and Promote Rights Human Rights Watch (São Paulo) – Brazilian authorities should thoroughly investigate all those who have…
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Belarus: New Laws Target Critics in Exile
Belarusian parliament passed legislative amendments to a 2002 citizenship law that could be used to target members of the political opposition,…
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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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Texas: Investigation of Civic Groups Dangerous for Rights
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to investigate nongovernmental organizations acting to protect basic rights pose a serious threat to fundamental…
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Packed-out lecture hears Behrouz Boochani talk of freedom
Refugee Advice and Casework service with the University of New South Wales Centre for Ideas and the Kaldor Centre for…
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