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Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf: On a rescue ship in the Mediterranean, a survivor tells of their detainment in Libya, which the EU helped to fund […]
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December 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Europe is paying Libya to torture migrants on its behalf: On a rescue ship in the Mediterranean, a survivor tells of their detainment in Libya, which the EU helped to fund […]
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In Ghana’s markets, ‘brotherly bonds’ with Nigeria are being tested: The Ghanaian government has taken a custom and levies approach to a centuries-old 'immigrant trader' phenomenon, that seems impossible to enforce […]
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December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In Ghana’s markets, ‘brotherly bonds’ with Nigeria are being tested: The Ghanaian government has taken a custom and levies approach to a centuries-old 'immigrant trader' phenomenon, that seems impossible to enforce […]
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‘A flash in the pan’: The end of Gabriel Boric’s government in Chile: Chile’s presidential run-off is looming, and the left’s hopeful, Jeanette Jara, is distancing herself from government […]
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December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
‘A flash in the pan’: The end of Gabriel Boric’s government in Chile: Chile’s presidential run-off is looming, and the left’s hopeful, Jeanette Jara, is distancing herself from government […]
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Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump’s support?: Horrified by IDF war crimes in Gaza, more Americans are said to support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever […]
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December 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Israel is acting with impunity. Is it overconfident in Trump’s support?: Horrified by IDF war crimes in Gaza, more Americans are said to support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever […]
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UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns: The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable refugees’ trauma and suffering […]
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December 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns: The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable refugees’ trauma and suffering […]
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Police take ‘no further action’ in more than half of rape reports: Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’ […]
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December 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Police take ‘no further action’ in more than half of rape reports: Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’ […]
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Trump, Maduro, and the risks of the unpredictable: Trump’s military campaign and threats of regime change in Venezuela add uncertainty to the country’s democratic future […]
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December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump, Maduro, and the risks of the unpredictable: Trump’s military campaign and threats of regime change in Venezuela add uncertainty to the country’s democratic future […]
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With UK politics in flux, Your Party may well surprise you yet: Last weekend, two very different Your Party conferences took place: the one reported on in the press, and the real one […]
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December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
With UK politics in flux, Your Party may well surprise you yet: Last weekend, two very different Your Party conferences took place: the one reported on in the press, and the real one […]
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The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy: Our politics have changed, but our voting system remains the same – and it’s holding us back […]
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December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy: Our politics have changed, but our voting system remains the same – and it’s holding us back […]
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Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference: The event was a messy, fractious and, at times, tense display of the kind of true democracy missing from UK politics […]
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December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference: The event was a messy, fractious and, at times, tense display of the kind of true democracy missing from UK politics […]
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December 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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From Reeves to Milei: Is this the brightest future we can imagine?: Our weekly newsletter https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/newsletter-reeves-milei-budget-2025/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
From Reeves to Milei: Is this the brightest future we can imagine?: Our weekly newsletter https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/newsletter-reeves-milei-budget-2025/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS
Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts: Birth control shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of contraceptives […]
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December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts: Birth control shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of contraceptives […]
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Farewell, from Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: After 11 years of publishing, the team at Beyond Trafficking and Slavery is moving on to new projects. Thank you for joining us! […]
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December 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Farewell, from Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: After 11 years of publishing, the team at Beyond Trafficking and Slavery is moving on to new projects. Thank you for joining us! […]
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In Milei’s Argentina, austerity economics manifests as a mental health crisis: Drastic cuts to mental health budget and benefits are worsening Argentina’s already fragile emotional well-being […]
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November 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In Milei’s Argentina, austerity economics manifests as a mental health crisis: Drastic cuts to mental health budget and benefits are worsening Argentina’s already fragile emotional well-being […]
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Did Rachel Reeves’ ‘cost of living budget’ deliver for women?: The Labour budget offered some promising measures, but lacked any great ambition to tackle inequality […]
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November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Did Rachel Reeves’ ‘cost of living budget’ deliver for women?: The Labour budget offered some promising measures, but lacked any great ambition to tackle inequality […]
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This budget shows Labour government is still stuck in short-termism: Labour has tied itself in knots with its fiscal plans and spending cuts – and neither will grow the economy […]
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November 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This budget shows Labour government is still stuck in short-termism: Labour has tied itself in knots with its fiscal plans and spending cuts – and neither will grow the economy […]
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Global gold prices have made Ghana richer. But at what cost?: Vital medicinal plants, which some 70% of Ghanaians rely on due to high costs of private healthcare, are being lost to illegal gold mines […]
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November 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Global gold prices have made Ghana richer. But at what cost?: Vital medicinal plants, which some 70% of Ghanaians rely on due to high costs of private healthcare, are being lost to illegal gold mines […]
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Will American anti-trafficking ever recover from Trump 2.0?: The White House is dangerously close to making anti-trafficking what the critics always said it was: flash and fluff […]
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November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Will American anti-trafficking ever recover from Trump 2.0?: The White House is dangerously close to making anti-trafficking what the critics always said it was: flash and fluff […]
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Yet another government has failed to deliver for Disabled people: Like her Conservative predecessors, Labour’s Reeves has blamed Disabled people for the state’s problems […]
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November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Yet another government has failed to deliver for Disabled people: Like her Conservative predecessors, Labour’s Reeves has blamed Disabled people for the state’s problems […]
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Ecuador referendum: No more blank cheques for President Noboa: The electorate has forcefully voted no to foreign military bases and the Noboa’s attempt to draft a new constitution […]
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ecuador referendum: No more blank cheques for President Noboa: The electorate has forcefully voted no to foreign military bases and the Noboa’s attempt to draft a new constitution […]
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Israel increasing violence in Palestine despite Trump’s ‘peace’ deal: Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu appears to have free rein to do as he pleases, as UN Security Council backs Gaza plan […]
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November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Israel increasing violence in Palestine despite Trump’s ‘peace’ deal: Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu appears to have free rein to do as he pleases, as UN Security Council backs Gaza plan […]
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Clover in South Africa: where workers’ rights met Palestine solidarity: When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square […]
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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Clover in South Africa: where workers’ rights met Palestine solidarity: When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square […]
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A bizarre new alliance is coming after sexual freedoms. We’re ready: Radical feminists and religious groups teamed up against sex work. Now they’re going after broader reproductive freedoms […]
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A bizarre new alliance is coming after sexual freedoms. We’re ready: Radical feminists and religious groups teamed up against sex work. Now they’re going after broader reproductive freedoms […]
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Russia refracted: Russians are seen as either united supporters of the war or as fearful and oppressed. Neither portrayal is true https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/russia-ukraine-war-society-opinion-economic-winners-middle-class-putin/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Russia refracted: Russians are seen as either united supporters of the war or as fearful and oppressed. Neither portrayal is true https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/russia-ukraine-war-society-opinion-economic-winners-middle-class-putin/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=RSS