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With the Spectre of the Far-right Looming, the Spanish Prime Minister Gambles to Unite the Left
Pedro Sánchez hopes to win over wavering centrist votes in a snap election. But what of the potential king makers on the far right and far left?
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The ‘Big Power Off’ and the Importance of Fact-Checking
Katherine Denkinson explores the genesis of the protest against rising fuel costs and the media’s unwitting part in promoting untruths
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The Far-Right Attack on Education From Poland to the UK and US
The superintendent of Poland’s Małopolska province is seeking to ban anti-racist, pro-human rights groups from working with students – but the attack on progressive education goes beyond Polish borders
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Number of Migrants Returned to EU Rises Since Brexit
Data analysed by Byline Times reveals the numbers of EU migrants being returned to their home country or another EU state in the first quarter of 2021 was higher than in previous years
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‘Even Animals Couldn’t Live Like This’: The People Seeking Asylum on Spain’s Militarised Border
People fleeing conflict and the climate crisis reach the Spanish border only to find a militarised, hostile environment where even children are forced to sleep in the open air. Conor Patrick Faulkner reports
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Gas Crisis Reveals the Imminent End of Europe’s Fossil Fuel Age
Nafeez Ahmed sees the current energy crisis as a symptom of a deeper malaise – reliance on Russia and fossil fuels – which could lead to spiralling inflation and a perfect global economic storm
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The View From The Rock: Brexit in Gibraltar
Since the EU Referendum, remain-voting Gibraltar has faced uncertainty, food shortages and ignorance – and people in the territory are doubtful that this will change
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Will Poland Introduce an Anti-LGBT Propaganda Law?
Reports that Poland plans to introduce a law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ have been denied by ministers – but the assault against LGBTIQ rights in Europe continues
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The Money Men Behind CitizenGO’s Anti-Rights Agenda
In the second of her series on the anti-abortion, anti-LGBTIQ campaigning platform CitizenGO, Sian Norris examines its funding model and the financial scandal haunting one of its board members
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Who is Behind Spain’s Anti-Rights Movement?
In the first of a series, Sian Norris reports on the global network behind Spanish-founded anti-rights platform CitizenGO – friends with the far-right Vox Party
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IWD 2021: The Global Anti-Rights Networks Behind Madrid’s Anti-Feminist Rally
A virtual protest organised by Spain’s Women Of The World Platform is part of a global assault on women’s and LGBTIQ rights, reports Sian Norris
