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Russia Takes Another Fascist Turn
As Vladimir Putin moves to secure his political future, Sarah Hurst reports on the country’s new political party.
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The Flags Are Out in Grimsby For Fish and Football
Stephen Colegrave reports on the patriotic fervour and local pride in Grimsby on the day before Britain leaves the EU on 31 January 2-2020.
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Legal Action Launched Over Hong Kong Police’s Use of Tear Gas on Democracy Protestors
Fears of long-term health issues had been exacerbated by the police force’s use of expired tear gas which can degrade into more toxic chemicals, Steve Shaw reports.
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‘I’m Almost Glad he Died Because He Would Never Have Coped in this Society’
As more harrowing stories emerge of people starving to death in the UK following benefits cuts, Natalie Bloomer asks why society isn’t outraged.
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Erdogan’s Crackdown on Lawyers: ‘Citizens have no Effective Access to Justice in Turkey’
Stephen Delahunty reports on how professionals and members of civil society in Turkey are living under a shadow.
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Sri Lanka’s Missing and Murdered Journalists: A Call for Press Freedom and Justice
Tasnim Nazeer investigates the murders, death threats and past abductions of journalists and activists in Sri Lanka which highlight growing fears for the future of press freedom in the country.
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Are Western Corporations Knowingly Profiting from China’s Uyghur Organ Harvesting?
CJ Werleman examines the role of western businesses in China’s persecution of its Muslim minority.
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Did the Ukrainian President Secretly Meet with Putin’s ‘Grey Cardinal’?
A Ukrainian MP claims that Volodymyr Zelensky met Vladislav Surkov in Oman. Stephen Komarnyckyj looks at the evidence.
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Can Labour Fight Against Infighting in its Leadership Contest?
Benedict Cooper reports on a Labour hustings event in Nottingham, which was marked by consensus and calm.
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‘Malta Promised to Get to the Bottom of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Murder – And It Is’
In an exclusive interview with Byline Times, Malta’s former Justice Minister Owen Bonnici reveals how he believes the country is responding with changes to international criticism over its handling of the murder of its most famous journalist.
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What Government Can Learn from Bridging the Age Divide
Saba Salman meets those involved with an intergenerational music project in Surrey, which brings together older adults with dementia or a disability and young people with learning disabilities or complex needs.
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China’s Harvesting of Uyghur Organs Gets Darker
CJ Werleman reports on new details emerging from China about the targeting of its Muslim minority for body organs sold on to Saudia Arabia.
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UK Government Considers Sanctions on China Over Persecution of Uyghurs
Steve Shaw reports on the UK Government’s response to news of China’s continuing human rights violations against its Muslim minority.
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Apple is Aiding China’s Repression
Stephen Delahunty looks at how the tech giant is facilitating the Communist country’s crackdown on free speech and pro-democracy movements.
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China Clamps Down on the Tibetans Escaping for Freedom
Worrying new figures seen by Byline Times show a significant drop in the past 12 years in the number of Tibetans successfully escaping China’s grip.
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‘Baseball Cap Politics’ Can Offer No Solutions – We Need to Work Out How to Fix Things Again
Former Conservative MP and independent Mayor of London candidate Rory Stewart gives his take on the biggest issue facing politics today.
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Did the Leave Campaigns Share Our Data? Key Questions Over Brexit Referendum Remain Unanswered
Former Labour MP Ian Lucas explains why we still need answers on electoral wrongdoing and data antics during the EU Referendum.
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Back in the USSR? Putin’s Plans for Russia’s Neighbour Belarus
As Vladimir Putin tries extend his reign, Belarus, a country of nine and a half million people, may soon be absorbed by Russia reports Stephen Komarnyckyj.
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Rupert Murdoch’s Son Reveals the Climate Change Disinformation Driving his Family’s Media Empire
Murdoch-owned tabloids control nearly 70% of Australia’s newspapers – providing the country’s right-wing political establishment with the space to deny the consequences of climate change.
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The EU’s Failure in Libya is Indicative of its Foreign Policy Impotence
While European states focus on their own interests, the EU’s ability to act as a peace-maker in conflict situations will be increasingly restricted, argues Jonathan Fenton-Harvey.
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Priced Out: Why Patients Allowed Legal Medical Cannabis are Turning to the Black Market
Joseph Shaw meets Lesley Gibson, who has MS, and was taken to court for growing her own cannabis – because the batch prescribed to her legally was too expensive.
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China’s Ambition to Control Tibet is Leaving Hundreds Incarcerated, Abused and Forgotten
Steve Shaw examines how the infrastructure of surveillance and abuse, now being used against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, was first developed by China to target Tibetans in order to change their identity.
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The Project of Paradoxes: In Search of Dominic Cummings – Part Two
Otto English continues his exploration of what drives the Prime Minister’s chief advisor, ending with a startling discovery.
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“F*ck Boris”: Are Schoolchildren Now Under Political Surveillance by the Government?
Byline Times has uncovered a disturbing tale of apparent censorship of students protesting against the Prime Minister using Stormzy’s rallying call to the young.
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The Odyssean Project: In Search of Dominic Cummings – Part One
Otto English considers whether the early years of the Prime Minister’s top advisor explain his disruptive career and ultimate motives.
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Could Trump have Started a Terrible New Era for Suicide Bombers?
Following the US President’s attack on Iran, the Shi’a suicide bomber – a human weapon that first emerged in the Middle-East in Iran – could resurface again
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Defending Wikipedia from Tabloid Hit Jobs and Political Shenanigans
Though writing sensationalised news about Wikipedia is a profitable occupation, John Lubbock argues that we all must make a stand against disinformation.
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What does Trump’s Escalation of Conflict with Iran Mean for the Region?
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey argues that Iran will avoid direct action against the US, but will now be unconstrained in proxy wars.
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The Political Climate – Heating up in Russia
Sarah Hurst reports on Putin’s increasingly desperate attempts to suppress dissent in Russia, where nothing is what it seems.
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India’s Divisive Citizenship Law has United All Faiths to Stand Up for Justice
Tasnim Nazeer speaks to those in India on what Narendra Modi’s law prohibiting Muslims from applying for Indian citizenship means for the world’s largest democracy.
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EGYPT, PALESTINE, SAUDI ARABIA: Boris Johnson’s Win is also a Victory for Human Rights Abuses
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey on the ominous signs of the new Conservative Government’s stance on repressive regimes.
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GENERAL ELECTION 2019: A Night to Remember with Otto English
Our Liveblog will cover all events which we can of this momentous General Election. Keep coming back for timed updates from Otto English and the Byline Times Team.
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GENERAL ELECTION 2019: Multiple Reports of Voter ID Suppression
Stephen Delahunty follows up worrying reports that voters have been turned away with false reports they need ID to fill in a ballot paper.
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The 70th NATO Summit and the Looming Crisis around Turkey
Evdoxia Lymperi on the rifts in the 70-year-old North Atlantic Alliance caused by growing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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The Russia Conundrum: Can a Critic of Putin be Inadvertently Serving his Interests?
Boris Johnson’s friend Aleksandr Temerko is one of a number of wealthy London-based Russians who, while opposing Vladimir Putin, are linked to organisations that are potentially useful to the Kremlin dictator.
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Facebook is Turning a Blind Eye to Users Spreading Anti-Muslim Hate
Profits from far-right groups and individuals posting unacceptable content on the social media giant about Muslims may be the reason why it’s not taking action to remove it.
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This General Election Exposes how our Nation was Failed
On the eve of the most important election in a generation, Otto English asks: will Britain – failed by so much – survive the coming trauma?
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BBC Denies Breaking Electoral Law over Postal Votes
In another basic error from the public service broadcaster, its political editor breaks the strict secrecy of the postal ballot.
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The Teenagers Running to become MPs
Harrison Kelly meets some of the teenagers hoping to be elected on Thursday and finds out what motivated them to throw their hats into the ring in the most important General Election for a generation.
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The Silencing of Palestinian and Kashmiri Voices on Social Media
Social media platforms are helping to prevent Kashmiri and Palestinian anguish from reaching a global audience
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The Rohingya Activists Facing Abduction Threats from Myanmar for Fighting for the Truth
With Aung San Suu Kyi due to appear at the UN’s highest court tomorrow to face questions over Myanmar’s persecution of its Rohingya Muslims, Tasnim Nazeer explores why the international community must stand up against its intimidation of those fighting for justice.
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Forced Migration – Death, Torture, Disease and Abuse
The consequences of forced migration must be a top developmental and humanitarian priority if so many needlessly wasted lives are to be saved.
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Brexit Party Payback: Farage Stitched Up like a Kipper
The bell tolls for Nigel Farage’s party – one good outcome of the General Election?
