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How the UN is Held Hostage by Power and Money
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explores the forces manipulating and undermining the objectives of the United Nations
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Money Over Morality: Saudi Arabia Feeds the Premier League’s Financial Addiction
As the Government turns its gaze to the regulation of the football industry, the takeover of Newcastle United shows the urgent need for reform, says Adrian Goldberg
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After Trump, is Cooperation Blossoming in the Middle East?
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explores how the power balance in the region has shifted following last year’s US Presidential Election
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Up to Six Million People: The Unrecorded Fatalities of the ‘War on Terror’
Nafeez Ahmed examines the direct and indirect deaths of the post 9/11 era, as a new kind of state-sanctioned mass violence became globalised and normalised
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Ministry of Mystery: Government Doesn’t Know how Many Civilians it has Killed in Wars Abroad
A Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Defence has revealed that the Government is failing to record civilian deaths during military operations
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MOD Refuses to Say How Many Towns and Cities the RAF Bombed in Iraq and Syria
The decision to refuse a Freedom of Information request that aimed to clarify civilian casualties related to UK airstrikes raises concerns about MOD transparency
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Gavin Williamson Faces Free Speech Legal Challenge Over Palestine Letter
After 47 Muslim pupils and teachers faced censure for expressing solidarity with Palestine during the recent conflict with Israel, a human rights group has launched a legal challenge against the Secretary of State
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Turning a Deadly Blind Eye: Government Forced to Court Again Over Its Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
UK ministers continue to licence arms for sale to Saudi Arabia when there is a clear risk that they will be used to kill innocent Yemeni civilians, report Bonyan Jamal and Molly Mulready
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Only 12 Vulnerable Children Resettled Under Asylum Scheme in 11 Months
Only a dozen child refugees have been resettled in the UK while conflicts rage across the globe, reports Sam Bright
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Syria’s Assad Cements Control Amid Continued International Inaction
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey reports on how a sham election with Russian and Iranian support is creating a failed state in Syria
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UK Military has Trained Israeli and Palestinian Forces
The UK has provided training to both militaries, as well as approving millions of pounds in arms sales to Israel, reports Sam Bright
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The World Needs to Pay Attention to the Myanmar Conflict Before It’s Too Late
The military coup has unleashed a fresh round of violence in the country that could spiral out of control, says CJ Werleman
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‘We Are Waiting for Patients to Die so Others Can Have Their Beds’: Lebanon’s Medics Tell Their Story
First-hand testimony from Lebanon’s young healthcare workers reveals the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the country
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Still Reeling After the Beirut Explosion, Lebanon Is At Breaking Point
The country has been plunged into crisis since the blast, reports Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
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After Six Years of War in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is Forced to Offer a ‘Peace’ Solution
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey looks at the latest cease-fire under pressure from the US as the war-torn country faces the dual threats of famine and COVID-19
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The Top Five Most Dangerous Countries for Civilians Will Surprise You
CJ Werleman digs into the findings of a new report detailing acts of political violence around the world in 2020
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‘A Decade of Savage Loss For All Syrians’: The Psychological Cost of Civil War
CJ Werleman speaks to the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross about a new report laying bare the immense human suffering caused by 10 years of conflict in Syria
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Joe Biden is Done with the Middle East
CJ Werleman explains why the new US President is pivoting his foreign policy toward the challenge of China
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Yemeni Torture Victim Speaks Out Against Iranian Backed Militias
CJ Werleman talks to Samira al-Houry, an activist who was assaulted and raped in a Houthi prison
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Making A Mockery: I Witnessed Boris Johnson’s Casual Attitude to Yemeni Lives
One of Boris Johnson’s former legal advisors recalls his inability to grasp the gravity of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
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Brexit Boost for Arms Industry and Human Rights Abusers As ‘Global Britain’ Gets Underway
Now isolated from the Continent and determined to ‘rule the waves’ once more, Britain looks to countries with questionable regimes to strike up business deals
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The Gulf Crisis: How Diplomacy Trumped Populism and Manipulation
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey explains how Joe Biden’s election victory has already provided an impetus for peace among Gulf states
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German Arms Continued Flowing to Countries Bombing Yemen Despite Saudi Embargo
Steve Shaw reports on Germany’s arms exports to the countries creating the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
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‘Authoritarian But Stable’: The Role of Western Governments in Derailing the Arab Spring
The second part of Jonathan Fenton-Harvey’s assessment of the Arab Spring explores how the lives of people living in the region could still be improved with the help of a West committed to democratic reform
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How The Arab Spring Was Never Allowed to Succeed
Ten years on from its origin in Tunisia, Jonathan Fenton Harvey assesses the chequered fate of the uprisings against autocrats in Egypt, Libya and Syria
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The Government’s Excuse for Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Goes Against its Own Policy
Steve Shaw reports on hwo Trade Secretary Liz Truss’ excuse that there is no ‘pattern of war crimes’ in the Gulf Nation goes against its own export criteria
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Minister and Officials Held Talks With Saudi Regime Over Newcastle United Takeover
Sam Bright and Adrian Goldberg provide details of discussions held between Saudi and UK officials over the future of Newcastle United
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Misguided Priorities: Britain Cuts Foreign Aid While Boosting Defence Spending
Boris Johnson has promised Brexit means a Global Britain but plans to cut foreign aid in favour of defence spending is likely to mean the opposite explains Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
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For All was Lost: Comparing US and UK Soldier Deaths in the ‘War on Terror’
New analysis by the Action on Armed Violence charity has tracked how many British and American combatants have died since 2001
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Science and Common Sense in Bahrain and Britain
John Ashton compares the responses of the two nations to COVID-19, explaining why quick, decisive action is essential in a pandemic
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The Assassination that Could Bring War to the Middle East and End the Iran Nuclear Deal
Steve Shaw reports on the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, which could be part of Israel and Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to bury Barack Obama’s nuclear deal
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Australia has Revealed its Part in Afghan War Crimes, Now the UK Must Face Up to Its Own
After damning revelations of war crimes committed by Australia’s special forces were revealed to the public it is time the British Government faced up to its own bloody history in the Middle East writes Steve Shaw
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Saudi Arabia’s War on Academics, Intellectuals and Human Rights Defenders
Days before Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 Summit, British MPs have been told the kingdom is experiencing one of the worst periods of repression in recent times, reports Steve Shaw
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Trump’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal Could Inflame an Arms Race
Steve Shaw reports on Trump’s hopes for a major arms deal in the Middle East that could spark a broader race for military superiority
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US Election 2020: How a Trump Defeat Could Reshape America’s Role in the World
The hallmark of the Trump administration’s foreign policy has been for America to always come first but, if the President fails to win re-election, the world could see a return of a global leader, says Steve Shaw
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Saudi Arms Sales: How Much Longer Can the Government Defend Prolonging War in Yemen?
With a Saudi-led coalition continuing to drop bombs on Yemen, campaigners prepare to take the UK Government to court again over its arms sales to the kingdom
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Would Biden Turn Around Trump’s Destructive Middle East Legacy?
Donald Trump’s foreign policy has led to more instability in the Middle East but, as Jonathan Fenton-Harvey reports, the election of Joe Biden may not mean significant change
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Brexit Britain Must Not Flog its Military to Human Rights Abusers at Any Cost
As the effects of Brexit loom and the UK military becomes more active abroad, it must remember its duty as a human rights advocate, argue Iain Overton and Murray Jones
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Sanitising War: How the UK Media Turned Its Back On Syria
In failing to report on individual instances of war’s devastation, the media risks losing sight of the inhumanity of conflict
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Mohammad bin Salman Faces Lurking Threats to his Brutal Regime
The Saudi Crown Prince has crushed dissent, yet his position still remains precarious, reports Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
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Azerbaijan–Armenia Conflict: Braced for Escalation
Nikola Mikovic reports on the intensification of violence between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as foreign superpowers wait in the wings
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Modern Day Islamophobia Starts with the US and Israeli Right-Wing but Ends With Saudi Arabia and the UAE
CJ Werleman traces the evolution of a plan to equate Islam with ‘terrorism’ to an ideology deployed by Arab Gulf leaders and autocrats everywhere
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Genocide Denialism Flourishes in the Social Media Age
CJ Werleman looks at the proliferation of genocide denial, from the Shoah to Bosnia, and how this enables continued killing and repression in Syria and China
