Civil Liberties
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After 13 years, Julian Assange walks free
Julian Assange is expected to be in Australia late tomorrow, a free man. Mary Kostakidis * Pearls and Irritations Footage tweeted by…
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The battle of the Verses
I never cared much for Salman Rushdie’s work. Nicholas Karides * I had tried to read The Satanic Verses not as the…
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Azerbaijan accused of media crackdown before hosting Cop29
Azerbaijan’s government has been accused of cracking down on media and civil society activism before the country’s hosting of crucial…
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The Criminalization of Solidarity: The Stop Cop City Prosecutions
Georgia’s sweeping and political application of conspiracy law echoes a tactic that shattered the left roughly a hundred years ago,…
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‘Failed’: Criticism over budget’s response to Australia’s gendered violence crisis
The latest federal budget contained welcomed investments in women’s safety — but some advocates say it was also a “missed…
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How is this possible. How is this possible. How is this possible.
Over the last 5 weeks, I developed a friendship with a woman in Gaza. Her name will be W. Isabelle…
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Slovakia’s Fico plots to dismantle the free press
In Slovakia, Robert Fico’s government has shunned the independent press and wants to remake the public broadcaster into a state-run…
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George Bizos ICON – Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland.
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland friends & colleagues, ” George Bizos ICON ” An 87 minute Documentary The touching story…
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South Africa celebrates 30 years since the end of apartheid
Yesterday’s occasion was marked with a ceremony in the capital Pretoria that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of…
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Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers
Τhis battle was never about the removal of a single violent video for Elon Musk – it was always going to turn…
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Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees
Kurdish, Baluch, Azeri, and Other Ethnic Communities Apparently Targeted. (Beirut) – Iran’s security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing…
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Julian Assange extradition edges closer after US promises not to seek death penalty
In short: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains at risk of being extradited to the United States, where he faces 18 criminal…
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Senegal: Human Rights Agenda for President Faye
Prioritize Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Nairobi) – Senegal’s newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, should make protecting and promoting human…
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Historic vote in Australian parliament on Julian Assange
The Australian House of Representatives passed a motion introduced by Tasmanian Independent, Andrew Wilkie on behalf of the Parliamentary Friends…
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Hungary: Media Curbs Harm Rule of Law
EU Action Needed to Tackle Declining Press Freedom, Pluralism The Hungarian government’s interference with media freedom obstructs journalists from holding…
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Another Niger Media Organization Suspended
The interior minister of Niger’s decision this week to suspend the activities of Maison de la Presse (Press House), an independent media organization,…
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