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Dissent is viewed as illegitimate. Rule of law matters less than edicts purported to reflect popular opinion

19 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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You will agree: escalating repression

Mandeep Tiwana on how repression becomes the rule.

Shrinking political space: the current clampdown on popular rights mirrors a profound malaise with our system of top-down political representation.

1 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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Whose streets? The clampdown on popular rights

Across the world political space is shrinking. Richard Swift explains how and why.

Turkey political prisoners: Turkish riot police crack down on people protesting against the purge of academics, outside Ankara University.

1 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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İştar Gözaydın: from lectern to prison

Academic İştar Gözaydın’s first-hand experiences of the clampdown in...

Artist Kaya Mar with his satirical portrait Erdoğan, the Turkish Sun King – after France’s absolute monarch Louis XVI.

1 Dec 2017 4 minute read

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How Turkey’s citizens lost their rights

The low-down from Turkish writer and analyst Hakki Mahfuz on the country’s crackdown.

The end for Robert Mugabe? A look at the Zimbabwe coup. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt/Released

17 Nov 2017 3 minute read

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Zimbabwe’s coup that isn’t a coup

With tanks on the streets and rumours in newspapers, Nhau Mangirazi reports from Zimbabwe.

Kenyan elections: Kenyatta is sworn in as president after the 2013 elections.

27 Oct 2017 3 minute read

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After re-run, Kenyan opposition vows resistance

Wangui Kimari reports on the twists and turns of this year’s election season.

9 Oct 2017 5 minute read

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Monbiot: ‘we need that new political narrative’

The acclaimed journalist talks to Nick Dowson about how to get out of the mess we’re in.

Terrorist definition: are we all terrorists?

1 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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Are we all terrorists?

Yes, pretty much, argues Scott Weinstein.

Brazil coup

1 Oct 2017 14 minute read

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Brazil’s soft coup hardens

Vanessa Baird reports on Brazil’s unfolding rightwing takeover. Can it be stopped?

make a soft coup

1 Oct 2017 2 minute read

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Marcela’s recipe: how to make a soft coup

This dish may seem challenging at first, but is guaranteed to impress your guests!

Operation Car Wash

30 Sep 2017 2 minute read

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What is Brazil’s ‘Operation Car Wash’?

Is it the world’s biggest corruption scandal? By Vanessa Baird.

South Sudan power

30 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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From friends to foes: South Sudan’s power pair

Richard Swift profiles president Mayardit and former vice-president Machar.

A campaigner speaks at an event organised by the CUP.

29 Sep 2017 6 minute read

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The radical party behind the Catalan referendum

Party or movement? Marc Almodóvar reports on Catalan anti-capitalists the CUP.

18 Sep 2017 6 minute read

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‘My revolution across Syria and beyond’

A word with Macer Gifford, a former currency trader who joined the Kurdish revolution.

11 Sep 2017 5 minute read

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Can Brexit be stopped?

Momentum for an exit from Brexit is building, writes Vanessa Baird.

1 Sep 2017 4 minute read

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Reviewing our favourite books of the month

Democracy in Chains, Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic, and more: our favourite books of the month.

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