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New Report Reveals Western Funding Streams for Conversion Therapy in Africa
An investigation by openDemocracy 50:50 has found that clinics offering ‘anti-gay therapy’ have received funding from Western NGOs – at a time when a ban on conversion therapy is in the UK spotlight
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Retreat and Stalemate in the Phoney War Between the UK and the EU
David Hencke reports how sabre-rattling over sausages, fishing rights and data-sharing has generally ended in climbdowns or delays
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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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Putin’s Hybrid War on Truth in Ukraine is a Threat to Us All
From digital attacks to physical assaults on journalists, Iain Overton’s investigation into the Russian disinformation playbook of chaos in Ukraine is a chilling portent of future wars
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How the US Christian Right Lends Support to Europe’s Anti-LGBTIQ Movement
American activist Brian Brown gave a speech about his ‘hope and optimism’ that US conservatives will join him in supporting Levan Vasadze’s anti-rights agenda in Georgia, reports Sian Norris
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How We Know China is Lying About Uyghur Genocide
Online propaganda, smears on survivors and a refusal to allow international officials to visit Xinjiang – CJ Werleman considers what Xi Jinping’s Government is giving away in its defensive approach to accusations of genocide
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‘A Pre-Meditated Campaign of State Terrorism’: The Descent of Myanmar
Stephen Delahunty speaks to a British citizen who was arrested by soldiers following the military coup in the country last year
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Boris Johnson Seeks Euros Glory in Latest Ego Campaign
The Prime Minister is once again using politics to furnish his own vanity, says Gary Gowers
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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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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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Is President Biden Just an Interregnum Before a Bigger Storm?
With the Republican Party now wedded firmly to the ‘Big Lie’ about the last election, CJ Werleman fears the worst is yet to come with a Trump 2.0
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Two Killers. Two Trucks. One Was a Muslim. Guess Who Got More Media Coverage?
How the press reports suspected Islamic terrorism versus suspected Islamophobic terrorism is a clear double standard, says Christian Christensen
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Between the Lines of the Biden – Putin Summit
US President Joe Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet for talks at the Villa La Grange in Geneva. Photo:: ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo
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Europeans are Here to Stay in Brexit Britain
The impact of EU migration on the UK has barely begun, explains Jonathan Portes
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Anti-Gender Groups’ Latest Attempt to Prevent Progress on Abortion Rights in Europe
Anti-gender organisations with links to the far-right and European aristocracy have launched a campaign to prevent the approval of the Matic Report on sexual and reproductive health
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The Trump Supporters, Russian Oligarchs and Aristocrats Funding Anti-Gender Actors in Europe
A report published by the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights reveals the extent of money being channelled to anti-abortion, anti-LGBTIQ initiatives
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The UK’s Misrule-Based International Disorder
The G7 summit further wrenched Britain away from our liberal democratic allies, says Mike Buckley
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Major UK COVID Test Provider Under Fire from US Regulator
A firm that has been contracted to supply more than £2.3 billion worth of tests to the UK has been accused of several violations in America by the FDA
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Slovakia’s Latest Attack on Abortion Rights is Part of a Worrying Trend
Across Central and Eastern Europe, legislators and protesters are launching attacks on women’s reproductive freedoms, Sian Norris reports
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Measuring the Cost: Brexit Six Months On
The end of the transition period was merely a staging post within a process that will be long with us, says Chris Grey
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The Cloak of Respectability and the Face of Extremism: The Campaign to Stop Millions from German Taxpayers Funding the Far-Right
Craig Stennett reports on the campaign by the Anne Frank Centre to prevent massive payouts to the AfD
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Austrian Government Pulls Controversial ‘Muslim Map’ After Far-Right Attacks on Mosques
The Austrian Government’s war against so-called ‘political Islam’ has led to accusations of stigmatising the Muslim community and enabling neo-fascist violence, reports Sian Norris
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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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The House of Blair, Serbia’s Regime and the Mob
John Sweeney reveals how the former Prime Minister is advising a Serbian regime he once bombed and his wife is representing them against the last independent TV channel
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‘Farms Will Not be Able to Survive This’: Farmers Speak Up About Brexit’s Damaging Impact
As the details of Boris Johnson’s trade deals are unveiled, two farmers spoke to Byline TV about the pessimistic post-Brexit future of their industry
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Revealed: Michael Gove and Priti Patel Linked to Israeli Military Charities and Netanyahu Propaganda Video
Nafeez Ahmed on the lobbying connections of the only two ministers to have met in private with the Israeli Prime Minister
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‘Everyone Knows Someone who is Sick or has Died’: On the COVID Frontline with India’s Poorest of the Poor
Former journalist Sean Duggan, who has supported the Calcutta Rescue charity for 30 years and is coordinating its communications during the pandemic, provides an insight into the impact of the Coronavirus on those who were already amongst the most vulnerable
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The Republican Party’s Strings Are Still Being Pulled By Trump
As a commission to investigate the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January is blocked by Republican Senators, CJ Werleman explores the effects of the lasting influence of the controversial former President
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Government Resettled Just 353 Refugees Last Year, Prompting Concern from Rights Groups
Refugee rights campaigners have expressed concern that the Government’s New Plan for Immigration lacks clarity on the future of the resettlement scheme, reports Sian Norris
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‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy has Made China the World’s Most Threatening Online Troll
China’s attacks on its critics are the actions of a superpower gone rogue, says CJ Werleman
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Why Johnson’s Meeting with Viktor Orbán Is Provoking Controversy
Hungary’s authoritarian Prime Minister will meet Johnson at Downing Street – but what will the pair find to talk about? Sian Norris sums up the controversies surrounding Viktor Orbán
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Foreign Aid Cuts Curtail Opportunities for the Disrupted Generation
A scheme sending young volunteers on charity projects abroad is on the brink of disappearing for good, thanks to Government aid cuts, Natasha Livingstone reports
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It’s Time to Talk About Racism in the Anti-Abortion Movement
Women of colour are disproportionately impacted by restrictions to abortion – and those restrictions are fuelled by racist ideology, argues Dr Pragya Agarwal
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The Politics of Torture and the Erosion of Truth
Oleksandra Matviychuk paints a troubling picture of a Russian tactic designed to undermine democratic rule in eastern Ukraine
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GB News Founder Says Platform Could Campaign Against Anti-Brexit MPs, Lords and Officials
The new network looks set for a showdown with Ofcom, reports Sam Bright
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State Kidnapped Belarusian Dissident Roman Protasevich is the Victim of a New Cold War
Nikola Mikovic reports on how the West’s reaction to a new wave of suppression in Belarus could drive it closer to Putin and the Kremlin
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The ‘Oslo Prison’: Why the Peace Process for Israel and Palestine is a Recipe for More Conflict
CJ Werleman says that the so-called ‘cease-fire’ between the Israeli Government and Hamas just returns Palestinians to the status quo. It can’t last.
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Anti-Abortion, Anti-LGBTIQ Organisation Opens First University in Poland
A member of the UK’s House of Lords and a duchess linked to the British Royal Family will attend the launch of Ordo Iuris’ new university later this week
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A Fixer’s War: Inside the Life of the Unsung Hero of Foreign Reporting
Iain Overton gives an insight into the local agents who act as a lynchpin of conflict journalism
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The Problems Plaguing the UK’s Post-Brexit Trade Deals
Sam Bright summarises the key issues with the UK’s attempts to forge new economic alliances after leaving the world’s largest trading bloc
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Biden Government and Chevron Colluding in Israel’s ‘Pillage’ of Gaza’s Gas Resources
Nafeez Ahmed looks at the evidence the current conflict not only suits extremists on both sides, but also hides a deal to monopolise natural resources
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The Colombia Uprisings Offer a Warning About Post-Pandemic Unrest Across the Developing World
Protestors are facing physical and sexual violence amid police crackdowns of anti-Government dissent, reports Nadja Sieniawski
