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7 Dec 2011 10 minute read

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Business as usual: Peru’s new president leaps to the right

By pushing forward a hotly contested mining project and enacting a state of emergency, Ollanta Humala's presidency is off to a...

1 Dec 2011 4 minute read

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West Papuans mark bitter-sweet ‘independence’ day

It's 50 years since West Papua first won independence, only for Indonesia to cruelly snatch it away. Nick Harvey reports on...

29 Nov 2011 5 minute read

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Egypt’s unfinished revolution

Stefan Simanowitz reports on the mood surrounding the elections in Cairo.

Fortnum & Mason convictions are unacceptable assault on protest

18 Nov 2011 2 minute read

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Fortnum & Mason convictions are unacceptable assault on protest

The guilty-by-association verdict for 10 Uncut activists is straight-up intimidation, says defendent Pete Speller....

14 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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A Greek tragi-farce

Katerina Kitidi looks back over the recent political twists and turns that have beleaguered Greece.

10 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Hallelujah for Occupy London!

The appearance of Reverend Billy and his megaphone breathed some holy fire into the London campers, says Jamie Kelsey-...

Tunisia votes: the medicine of democracy

7 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Tunisia votes: the medicine of democracy

Three good doctors have helped to put Tunisia’s body-politic firmly on the road to recovery, says Larbi Sadiki...

7 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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The occupation will not be astroturfed

Leaking, spin, and triangulation has no place in Occupy London, says Lisa Ansell.

3 Nov 2011 4 minute read

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Niall Ferguson, defender of the one per cent

By championing Wall Street, Niall Ferguson once again gets it wrong at exactly the right moment, says Mark Engler.

Climate Camp lives on in the Occupy movement

31 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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Climate Camp lives on in the Occupy movement

The climate justice movement, like the current #Occupy protests, placed the need for real democracy at its heart, says...

Argentina's Cristina Kirchner sails to victory

25 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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Argentina's Cristina Kirchner sails to victory

Ed Stocker witnessed first hand how the presidenta’s curious combo of glitz, compassion and...

#OccupyLSX: London joins the global push

17 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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#OccupyLSX: London joins the global push

New Internationalist's Jamie Kelsey-Fry reports from the highly-organized, diverse and inspirational anti-...

From India to Libya: democracy or hypocrisy?

8 Sep 2011 3 minute read

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From India to Libya: democracy or hypocrisy?

Why is one state deemed democratic and another demonic when repression and corruption are evident in both? Sokari...

7 Sep 2011 3 minute read

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Demanding democracy in Swaziland

Fed up with near-zero democracy and rampant corruption, thousands have taken to the streets of Swaziland this week to call for...

Our response to the riots is knee-jerk and oppressive

19 Aug 2011 3 minute read

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Our response to the riots is knee-jerk and oppressive

This post-riot crackdown is irrational and driven by fear, says Jody McIntyre.

17 Aug 2011 3 minute read

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The process is an ass!

Rushed decisions, disproportionate sentences and collective punishments mean the post-riots legal process is on shaky ground,...

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