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End the hypocrisy of European arms deals in the Middle East
Earlier this month the South Korean export agency announced that, following an international campaign supported by Campaign Against Arms Trade, they would cancel a shipment of 1.6 million gas canisters...
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Understanding Erdoğan’s toxic recrimination in Turkey
It is fair to say that Turkey's government has no particular ideas and vision, no systematic critique of anything, no attachment to any particular text. That is why it has been going nowhere in...
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Turkish human rights and EU accession: the Gezi Park protests
What started out as a peaceful protest by environmentalists in Gezi Park in 2013 has engendered only government contempt for the freedoms of speech and assembly. The implications, in relation to...
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Sister revolution and its shadow twin, counter-revolution
From the start, the revolution was not supported by a significant part of the Egyptian society, a fact that does not seem to have sunk in with anyone except the old regime.Let us remember some things...
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Turkey, the EU and Syria: reprioritising refugees’ rights and needs
Turkey, historically a laggard on taking in refugees, is showing the EU in a poor light on accepting Syrian asylum-seekers.Last year was important for asylum in Turkey and the EU. Turkey passed a Law...
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The US and Colombia: building an exportable model of security
Through the laboratory of Plan Colombia, the US has developed its 'stabalization' model for counter insurgency operations. With a peace agreement with the FARC on the horizon, what is the future for...
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This week's window on the Middle East - February 18, 2014
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, Photojournalism in the Palestinian Territories.Photojournalism in the...
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Territorial stigma and regeneration in Tottenham
The stigmatising narratives which dominate popular discourse on the 2011 riots have imbued the punitive regeneration of Tottenham with a political and moral urgency.Soaring house prices, a lack of...
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Stuart Hall: endearing theoretician of note
The towering intellect and powerful political imagination of this generous teacher, cultural theorist and campaigner produced some of the most incisive analysis of the workings of post-imperial Britain...
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The perils of procedural democracy: a lesson from Bosnia
The lack of substantive democracy has been bringing citizens onto the streets throughout the European Union, the Middle East, and even United States for many years now.Recent unrest in Bosnia has...
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In support of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A voice of encouragement to the protesting citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Over the past few weeks the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been rallying against their municipal, cantonal, and...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: putting social justice on the agenda
This is a revolt, not yet another NGO or academic report assessing BiH’s progress on its ‘Road to Europe’ or to NATO, nor a bland press statement from the Office of the High Representative, the supreme...
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France and Islamic feminism: intersectionality in the Republic
The fact is that Islamic feminists in western countries, and especially in France, struggle with identity affiliations and fight against multiple forms of oppression that bind them to post-colonial and...
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Life is bleak for the 'lost generation'
A new generation of British graduates are now living back at home, unemployed, and losing any hope of having a 'proper job'. It's not easy.Flickr/lydia_shiningbrightlyUnemployment might be on the...
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NHS England delays share of personal data
Mounting criticism and legal challenges force 6 month pause in system that would allow sale of GP medical records.As criticism of the controversial care.data scheme reached a crescendo last night, and...
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Brazil needs new public mechanisms and laws to fund human rights domestically
Human rights groups in the global South are dependent on international funds, but those monies are dwindling for NGOs in emerging economies such as Brazil. To survive, Brazilian public interest groups...
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Can philanthropy support the transformation of society?
Can philanthropy be more than a smile on the face of inequality? Two of America's leading philanthropists say "yes." This is the second article in our series on the role of money in the transformation...
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Banning nuclear weapons: point of no return
The Nayarit conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons demonstrated beyond doubt that preventing nuclear catastrophe is the responsibility and right of all. As Austria picks up the baton,...
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Producers-parasites-hosts
This sound installation was first performed at the 4th Athens Bienniale under the 'Value and Economy' theme heading. (Video, 30 minutes).Artists and scientists investigate life and our environment at...
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Psychedelics and shadows of society
Taking lessons from how psychedelics work on individuals we can build a more cohesive society. Changing drug policy needs to go hand in hand with changing attitudes. In recent years we have seen a...
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