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Published in:North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisHirak anniversary: Political prisoners freed as Algerians continue to protestTwo years on from the Hirak movement that brought down the former regime, people in Algeria are again taking to the...
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Published in:North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisDid the UN inadvertently recognise Iran’s guardianship of Iraq?A recent visit to Tehran suggests that the UN is officially recognising Iran's presence – and interference – in its...
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Published in:North Africa, West Asia: InterviewThe influencer who lost his family and survived torture in Iraq’s secret prisonsI spoke to Ahmed Al-Ghaleb in January, as he prepared to make the perilous journey to Europe to seek asylum. He...
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Published in:North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisWhat the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about US-Iran diplomacy todayThe 1962 stand-off offers insights into dealing with the crisis following the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal
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Published in:North Africa, West Asia: FeatureEgyptian student of gender and religion jailed for terrorism on visit homeCrackdown on freedoms is intensifying with the arrest of Ahmed Samir Santawy – the latest student to be locked up on...
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Published in:North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe sultan and his sycophants: Erdoğan is leading Turkey towards a bleak futureThe appointment of a controversial new rector to Boğaziçi University is typical of the president’s poor leadership
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Published in:Home: Featureالمساعدون: طلاب يمنيون يبيعون العلم لطلاب سعوديينفي ظل الحصار والحرب والحجر الناتج عن جائحة كورونا في اليمن وجد بعض الطلاب اليمنيين سوقاً لبيع معرفتهم لطلاب سعوديين
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Published in:Home: Analysisالشعبوية الأوروبية وتنظيم داعش: وجهان لعملة واحدةلخطاب الاستقطاب سمات متشابهة سواء كان شعبويا كخطاب حزب البديل من أجل ألمانيا أو دينيا متطرفا كخطاب داعش
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Published in:Homeالسودان: تحديات عديدة تواجه تحقيق السلام على أرض الواقععجز القوى السياسية الداخلية في السودان يشكّل تهديدا خطيرا لعملية السلام ويجدد المخاوف من تفاقم العنف في البلاد.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWill a landmark ruling from the International Criminal Court finally get justice for Palestinians?Israel may finally be investigated for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the West Bank,...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat the assassination of Lokman Slim tells us about LebanonIn a country where impunity is the rule, those who murdered Slim can be sure that everyone will know who they are,...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionLebanon’s protesters want an end to incompetence, corruption and impunityThe country’s COVID-19 response has been a disaster – but the people expected nothing else after decades of abysmal...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureTunisia’s new uprising: a return of the police state?A decade on from the country's revolution, protesters are once again taking to the streets in Tunisia.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen’s rights have improved in North Africa, but the struggle continuesTen years after the Arab Spring uprisings, we looked at the impact on women’s rights in the Maghreb.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe troubling case of Maâti Monjib highlights Morocco’s climate of repressionFor five years, the 60-year-old academic and journalist has been the subject of police persecution.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow the West supports Egypt’s military dictatorshipWhile human rights groups condemn President al-Sisi’s regime, he receives European arms deals, American aid, and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyrian prison literature and human rights: an interview with Shareah TaleghaniLiterature about prison has actually assisted international campaigns in the release of individual detainees.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSudanese women show that peace requires participation not just representationThis December Sudanese women are celebrating the second anniversary of the revolution with mixed feelings of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom ‘Tickling Giants’ to making kids laugh: an interview with Bassem YoussefThe Egyptian comedian’s first book for young people tackles bullying, racism and discrimination among immigrant children.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDancing with the devil: how the EU is complicit in Egypt’s brutal regimeJust weeks after staff from an Egyptian human rights group were arrested on terror charges, Macron rolled out the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhile the world was locked down, Yemen faced an apocalyptic yearWith the international community preoccupied with COVID-19, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis worsened,...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWhat exactly is Erdoganism?The spectacle of Erdoganism is much closer to a tribal state than to a state governed by the rule of law.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat does Biden’s presidency mean for the future of the Gulf?Will the new president undo Trump’s hawkish stance on Iran, Yemen, Libya and Qatar?
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionSanctions not normalisation are needed to stop Israel’s human rights abusesUntil when will the Israeli government be allowed to continue its transgressions without international accountability?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill Europe stop covering up the crimes of the Egyptian regime?The latest wave of arrests of EIPR human rights activists in Egypt exposes Europe’s complicity with the regime.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCOVID-19 has deepened the 'pandemic of poverty' for Palestinian refugees in LebanonSocial and economic upheaval in Lebanon in 2020 has deepened and magnified the poverty of Palestinian refugees.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor young Syrian refugees, education and employment cannot remain apoliticalWhy is it that despite the huge efforts invested by donors and UN agencies, do young refugees continue to struggle...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow Algeria’s new regime won a referendum but lost legitimacyWhy did the 2020 constitutional amendment in Algeria fail to give Tebboune’s regime the legitimacy it desperately needs?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow Syria’s Afrin became hell for KurdsTurkish backed militias have turned life in Afrin into one of constant fear of torture, kidnapping, and death.
