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Behind the Unrest in Kazakhstan
In this Q&A, Crisis Group explains that demonstrators’ varied demands reflected discontent with worsening inequalities and calcified leadership and discusses…
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Boycotts are an essential and necessary part of public life
On this particular estate, negotiations over rent had turned sour and 11 of the farmers were threatened with eviction. Osman…
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What’s Really Behind the Unrest in Kazakhstan?
Mass protests erupted earlier this week in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen, ostensibly triggered by sharp increases in fuel…
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“One Country, One Law”: The Sri Lankan State’s Hostility toward Muslims Grows Deeper
Critics have called the move “incomprehensible”, but it is readily understood as a way to divert discontent among the government’s…
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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi jailing sparks global outrage
Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was handed a two-year jail sentence by the country’s ruling junta on Monday, drawing…
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White nationalists ordered to pay millions in damages to victims of Charlottesville protest violence
After a nearly month-long civil trial, the US District Court jury was deadlocked on two key claims but found the white…
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Why the Victorian protests should concern us all
While the latest protests were relatively peaceful, they have followed a week of similar gatherings whose language and symbolism were…
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India’s Modi to repeal controversial farm laws that led to protests
Farmers, who form one of India’s most influential voting blocs, have camped out on the outskirts of the capital since…
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Victoria’s controversial pandemic bill: 6 ways for the government to show it is serious about scrutiny
Amid the politics, public fear-mongering and death threats, there appears to be a growing consensus among lawyers the bill would bring…
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US/UK: “Drop the charges, Stop the extradition and Free Julian Assange,” says Amnesty head
Amnesty spokespeople at the court and available for interview Ahead of an appeal hearing against the decision by a UK…
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Violence Threatens Fraying Rule of Law in Lebanon
Hizbollah must allow the investigation to proceed or risk further weakening of the state. ICG A new round of violence…
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The Australian ‘police state’ is nothing new
Recent lockdowns have not signalled that Australia is a police state, though other civil rights abuses raise such questions, writes…
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‘The world has ignored us’: Myanmar resistance leader urges more support from Australia
Dr Sasa fled Myanmar after the February military coup for two reasons. Abbie O’Brien SBS News The first, he says,…
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Statement by the Hellenic American Leadership Council and the International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA)
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 NEW YORK — With heavy hearts, PSEKA and HALC express their disappointment with the recent events surrounding…
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What are the protests against Victoria’s construction union all about? An expert explains
Yesterday these protests continued, with up to 2,000 demonstrators holding up traffic around Melbourne’s CBD and clashing with police. Giuseppe…
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Myanmar’s shadow government declares resistance war in ‘public revolution’ against junta
Formed two months after the February 1 coup, the National Unity Government (NUG) is comprised of ousted politicians and the heads…
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