Civil Rights
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Uganda’s Museveni Clings to Power – But Trouble Lies Ahead
But the contested election, marred by fraud claims, illustrated many citizens’ frustration with his administration. Murithi Mutiga ICG In this…
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Poland plans to make censoring of social media accounts illegal
Polish government officials have denounced the deactivation of Donald Trump’s social media accounts, and said a draft law being readied…
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No, a Twitter ban does not infringe Trump’s freedom of speech
In a response typical of those decrying Donald Trump’s Twitter ban, his namesake son tweeted: Chris Stevenson Independent “Free speech is dead and…
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Uganda police confront candidate Bobi Wine
He said they fired tear gas and bullets as they swarmed his car. The Canberra Times Australian Associated Press Journalists…
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Australia on bottom rung of Reconciliation ladder
Finally, I breathed a sigh of relief. We had done it; we had reached the momentous occasion of being united…
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Hong Kong arrests a ‘grievous attack’ on rights and freedoms, says UK
The U.K. denounced China over the arrest of 53 pro-democracy activists on Wednesday, accusing Beijing of breaching the Sino-British Joint…
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Black Lives Matter has brought a global reckoning with history. This is why the Uluru Statement is so crucial
Such protests have happened before, but not with this immediacy or level of intensity. Alison Holland The Convertion The Black…
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France could close almost 80 mosques after deporting dozens of migrants in ‘crackdown on separatism’
France has said it could close 76 mosques accused of “separatism” as part of an attempt to tackle religious extremism. Rory Sullivan Independent The…
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Easing Cameroon’s Ethno-political Tensions, On and Offline
The government should undertake electoral reforms, bar discrimination and work with social media platforms to curtail hate speech. ICG What’s…
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6G: We could be looking at techno tyranny
A RECENT SESSION of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) masterclass on 5G, featured…
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Erdogan’s reminisce of “rule of law”: then begins “a new legal and economic reform” period
Speaking at his party meeting in Tekirdag, Erdogan said Turkey will enter a new period of reforms based on economy…
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France considers envoy to explain Macron’s ideas to Muslim states
France is looking at appointing a special envoy to explain Emmanuel Macron’s thinking on secularism and freedom of expression in…
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Coronavirus: Can German courts overturn all lockdown measures?
So could courts potentially overturn the lockdown and open all restaurants again? Ben Knight Deutsche Welle German courts are dealing…
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As the world watches US election, the appeal of America is diminished
It is also a moment of immense cultural power which magnifies America’s global significance. Liam Kennedy The Conversation While political…
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French politicians urge deployment of surveillance technology after series of attacks
France has so far resisted a broad rollout of surveillance technology in public spaces. Nicholas Vinocur Politico That could be…
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Global coronavirus report: Italian police use tear gas to disperse anti-lockdown rally
Police in Italy have fired tear gas to disperse angry crowds in the northern cities of Turin and Milan after protests against…
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