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The Death of a Journalist ‘Blame the Russian Federation’
Kseniya Kirollova reports on the death of Irina Slavina, editor of the best known independent newspaper in the Volga region of Russia
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How Trump is Working with Russian Intelligence
Stephen Komarnyckj on reports US Intelligence services are suppressing evidence that the US President is still colluding with Putin’s influence operations
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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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Rape and Caste Supremacism in India
CJ Werleman argues that the rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras is another alarm bell indicating the extent of the human rights crisis in India
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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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Putin’s Gameplan in the Armenia-Azeri Conflict
Kseniya Kirillova explains the Kremlin’s strategy as conflict mounts between Armenia and Azerbaijan
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A Message to the US Media: Biden and Trump Are Not ‘The Same’
The false equivalence awarded to Donald Trump and Joe Biden is grossly misleading and a danger to democracy, argues CJ Werleman
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UK Power Station Pillages North Carolina Forests
Stuart Spray investigates the environmental impact of Drax in North Yorkshire, the world’s largest wood-consuming power station
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Our Land: A Corporate-State Stitch-Up is Crushing Indigenous Communities in Argentina
Carole Concha Bell speaks to indigenous rights activists in Argentina about their battle to reclaim ancestral land
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Putin and Punishment: Gulag Historian Suffers Stalinist Sanctions
A Russian historian devoted to exposing the horrors of Stalinism has just been handed an unexpected new jail sentence, reports Sarah Hurst
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The Kremlin’s French Connection: Five Reasons Why Putin Still Commands Gallic Respect
With support from the Far Right, and distrust of NATO and the US from the left, Tom Miles explains why Russian interference is not the issue in France it is in the UK
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Trump and Putin: Is Naftogaz the Big Prize?
Paul Niland explores the evidence that, with the help of the US President, Ukrainian’s state-owned oil and gas company could be an important asset in Russia’s hybrid warfare
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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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On the Brink of War: Tensions Escalate between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Nikola Mikovic explores the implications of war between the two energy-rich territories and how Russia and Turkey are expected to become more directly involved
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The Paradox of Brexit and COVID-19: Closer to Europe
Jonathan Portes argues that the Government’s EU negotiations and Coronavirus measures are actually drawing the UK deeper into the European mainstream
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‘There is No Alternative to Herd Immunity’: How a Dangerous Fallacy Infected the World
Sam Bright reports on the spread of a dangerous concept that has gained a foothold in public health decisions across the globe
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Half a Million Tibetans Forced into Labour Camps In Disturbing Parallel to Chinese Abuse of Uyghurs
Steve Shaw reports on Chinese Government documents revealing oppressive measures designed to change Tibetans’ lifestyles and remove the influence of their religious beliefs in military-style ‘training’ camps
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Rewriting Victims of Rape into the History of War
A new book by foreign affairs journalist Christina Lamb asserts a shameful truth: that rape is a rule not an exception of war but is the one least spoken of
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Who is the Legitimate Leader of Belarus?
Nikola Mikovic considers the future of the opposition movement in Belarus, after autocrat Alexander Lukashenko was secretly inaugurated for a sixth consecutive term
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‘Cover the Streets of London with Blood’: Did British Intelligence Help Cover Up the Murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher?
Duncan Campbell and Richard Norton-Taylor report on a new legal case which seeks to uncover the truth behind the London Libyan Embassy shooting in 1984
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How ‘Fortress Europe’ is Complicit in Greece’s Asylum Tragedy
Jonathan Fenton-Harvery reports on the destruction of Europe’s largest refugee camp and argues it exposes the region’s lack of humanity towards those fleeing war
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A Second Coronavirus Wave was Only ‘Inevitable’ Because Johnson Messed Up
With the Prime Minister admitting that new restrictions could last for six months, Mike Buckley explores why the UK is in such a bad position compared to other countries in Europe
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Populism and Ostracism: Living with COVID-19 in India
Sanket Jain reports on how an incompetent Government response, mixed with stigmatising beliefs around the Coronavirus, are leading to a humanitarian crisis
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How Can Liberal Democracy Respond to the Rise of QAnon?
CJ Werleman explores the overlap between those with hard right beliefs and people with a desire to lead alternative lifestyles via the conspiracy theory group which believes Donald Trump is saving the world from cannibals and paedophiles
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How Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement is Changing
Tommy Walker reports on the more nuanced methods of resistance democrats are adopting in the face of repressive new laws
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Voices of the Dispossessed: Uyghur Families Reveal the Persecution of Loved Ones
Tasnim Nazeer investigates the plight of family members of missing Uyghur Muslims persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang
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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
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‘Digital prison’: Why It’s Unsafe for Western Companies to do Business with Russia
Kseniya Kirillova speaks to a cybersecurity specialist about how Russia obtains sensitive information from Western companies
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Boris Johnson and the Politics of Perfidy
Alex Andreou looks at the treacherous debasement of British politics as the Government rushes headlong into a trade war with our biggest partner
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The Last Stand of One Nation Conservatism
Sam Bright contends that Johnson’s brand of radical Brexit fanaticism seeks to divide and conquer at the cost of national and even party unity
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Belarus Crisis: Can Putin and Lukashenko do a Deal without Involving the West?
Nikola Mikovic reports on the crucial meeting on Monday between the Belarus and Russian Presidents
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Braverman’s Confidants: The Lawyers Spurring the Government to Break the Law
Byline Times reports on the legal minds helping the Vote Leave Government in its war against the judiciary
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Johnson & the Brexit Bill: The Nexus of Destruction and Ego
Jonathan Lis assesses the motives of the Government in treating the public, the UK’s democracy, its international partners – everyone outside of itself – with contempt
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The Brexit Bill is Nothing to do with Northern Ireland or Trade – It Is About Power
Mike Buckley analyses another concerning aspect of the Government’s Internal Market Bill: the scale of the powers it confers on ministers and what this will mean for UK democracy
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It’s Time for Britain to Reassess its Capitulation on Tibet
China’s refusal to respect autonomy in Tibet and Hong Kong resembles an attempt to revive a colonial past – one which Britain has an obligation not to walk away from
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Trump’s A Deadly Liar – Why Won’t America’s Mainstream Media Say So?
CJ Werleman explores the repercussions for US democracy of the press not saying it like it is when it comes to the President
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Irish Independent Politicians Excuse Kremlin Crimes and Oppose Belarus Sanctions
Sarah Hurst reports on two Irish MEPs who regularly appear on Russian sponsored media to defend Putin’s imperialist policies
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Donald Trump and the Coronavirus – A Death Cult
CJ Werleman argues that the more deadly the US President’s actions become, the more backing he receives from his most ardent supporters
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Extinction Rebellion: Damaging Society or the Best Hope to Tackle Climate Change?
While the UN continues to highlight the urgent need to tackle climate change, the British Government continues to vilify activists argues Stuart Spray
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Why Does the Media Turn a Blind Eye to Attacks in Gaza?
Stephen Delahunty reports on how mainstream Western media outlets are marginalising the voices and experiences of Palestinians
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Johnson Threatens Good Friday Agreement and Sabotages US Trade Deal
Mike Buckley reports on how the Government’s reneging on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement has already lined up its closest allies – against the UK
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‘When Suicide Becomes Logical’: Inside A Separatist-Run Prison In Ukraine’s Donetsk
Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Asyev explains why choosing life over death was so important during his horrific 962 days imprisoned by the Kremlin-backed statelet
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Tory Hussars in the Last Battle Against Themselves
As the Conservative party rebels against its own ‘oven-ready’ EU deal, Otto English sees a parallel with the absurd self-defeat of the Austrian Army in the catastrophic Battle of Karánsebes
