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‘Polarised’ debate on gender recognition is harming UK, says equalities chief
The departing chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said the polarising debate around transgender rights will be…
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Lebanon: Protesters take over ministries after deadly blast
Meanwhile, PM Hassan Diab says he… Deutsche Welle Lebanese protesters on Saturday stormed the country’s Foreign Ministry as they vent…
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‘Obstruction to democracy’: Hong Kong delays election by a year
Hong Kong’s government announced on Friday night the September elections would be delayed by a year, as the city attempts…
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Tsitsi Dangarembga – Booker Prize nominee arrested in Zimbabwe
Dangarembga, 61, and another protester were bundled into a police lorry while carrying placards. BBC The government has warned that…
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Algeria: Bringing Hirak in from the Cold
The authorities should respond to popular protests with a lighter touch and sit together with hirak members to discuss the…
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Our past silence has cost Hong Kong everything
The passage of the new ‘Hong Kong National Security Law on June 30 by the Chinese Communist Party apparatus has…
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Defusing Ethiopia’s Latest Perilous Crisis
Authorities and opposition leaders should call for calm and engage in sustained dialogue to bridge the bitter divisions. ICG A…
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Papua New Guinea women demand end to domestic violence after death of 19-year-old mother Jenelyn Kennedy
They carry with them images of a woman who cannot take part in their protest march. Authors ABC News Photos…
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James Baldwin Was Right All Along
America just needs to heed them. “There are days—this is one of them—when you wonder what your role is in…
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Australia set to offer safe haven visas to Hong Kong residents
The move will make Australia the second of the Five Eyes partners to offer Hong Kong residents refuge after British…
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Coca-Cola and Starbucks disappear from Facebook over hate speech
United States civil rights groups have enlisted the multinationals to help pressure the social media giant into taking concrete steps…
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Boris Johnson warns against annexation in Israeli newspaper article
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has missed his self-imposed target date for annexation of occupied Palestinian territories, as France warned of……
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Hong Kong Is a Colony Once More
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, stood in front of reporters on Tuesday for the most consequential press conference of…
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Simon Cheng: UK asylum for ex-consulate worker ‘tortured in China’
Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong citizen, was detained on a business trip to mainland China for 15 days last August.…
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New Security Law Gives China Sweeping Powers Over Hong Kong
China unveiled a contentious new law for Hong Kong late Tuesday that grants the authorities sweeping powers to crack down…
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Mahmoud Dicko: Mali imam challenges President Keïta
Corruption and cronyism, weak public services and national leadership, electoral malpractice and the government’s inability to bring an end to…
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