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27 Nov 2014 4 minute read

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The Morning Star will rise all over the world

Clare Harding on global solidarity with Indonesian-occupied West Papua to mark its independence day.

19 Nov 2014 7 minute read

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A false Messiah: Turkey’s negative role in the Middle East

Accused of aiding IS and still oppressing its Kurdish population… Turkey’s reputation is in tatters, argues Naila Bozo...

18 Nov 2014 4 minute read

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Britain is all talk and no action on human rights

Andrew Smith deplores the government’s latest attempts to cosy up to Saudi Arabia.

1 Nov 2014 3 minute read

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So much for free speech...

It's a complicated issue, admits Kate Smurthwaite.

17 Sep 2014 3 minute read

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Sex workers’ rights must be upheld

Advocates for sex workers are winning in Kenya’s law courts, reports Radar citizen journalist Musa Haron.

5 Sep 2014 5 minute read

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Thailand’s youth asked to cyber-spy for the state

Not satisfied with its crackdown on internet freedom, the junta has new plans to increase its control, reveals David...

3 Sep 2014 3 minute read

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Carry On Jihading?

British plans to take passports away from those ‘suspected’ of terrorism are wrong on so many counts, says Kate...

28 Aug 2014 5 minute read

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Fishing for justice in Brazil

Lydia James talks to Brazilian fisher and human rights defender Alexandre Anderson de Souza.

22 Aug 2014 3 minute read

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What lies behind Europe’s murky oil deals with Azerbaijan?

EU politicians’ vested interests in the resource-rich country are supporting the regime’s suppression of human rights....

14 Aug 2014 4 minute read

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Egypt’s cover-up: one year after the Rab’a Square massacre

The military-backed authorities recently refused entry to Human Rights Watch workers. They blocked the messengers but they can...

14 Aug 2014 7 minute read

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'The British government is promoting its own interests in Burma’

Zoya Phan talks to Jack Gilbert on the Burma-Britain relationship.

13 Aug 2014 3 minute read

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Cambodia brings Khmer Rouge leaders to justice

Simon Crowther reports on the outcome of the trials.

21 Jul 2014 3 minute read

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500 dead: ‘Mr Obama, do you have a heart?’

Mads Gilbert, a doctor in Gaza’s largest hospital, writes an open letter as the Palestinian death toll rises...

18 Jul 2014 4 minute read

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Stop the killings of innocents in Gaza

Children are dying while feeding birds on their roof tops, or playing football on the beach. On Day 11 of Israel’s assault,...

11 Jul 2014 3 minute read

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The secret war on Asia’s workers

When everything is a commodity, labour rights count little, says Josiah Mortimer.

3 Jul 2014 2 minute read

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Colombia’s smiley face hides torture and repression

Those who trade with Colombia should look at the plight of its political prisoners, writes Hannah Matthews....

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