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Agnes Chow, Hong Kong Activist, Exits for Canada After 2-year Silence
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, who was jailed as part of a China-imposed security crackdown,…
A Secretive Network is Fighting Indigenous Rights in Australia and Canada, Expert Says
A campaign to deny Indigenous peoples a voice in Australia’s national Parliament is using tactics similar to an…
In Manitoba and Elsewhere in Canada, Mean-Spiritedness Can Lose Elections
A well-respected politician once told me that governments lose elections if voters consider them too mean-spirited. Those words…
Elseddik Haftar, Libya’s hope for a new beginning or same old?
Brussels (12/09 – 18.18) Elseddik Haftar, eldest son of eastern Libyan strong man Khalifa Haftar said on Monday…
US Condemns Hong Kong’s ‘harassment’ of Pro-democracy Activists’ Family Members
The US State Department said Friday it “strongly condemned” the Hong Kong authorities’ “ongoing harassment” of family members of…
De-radicalisation of Ideology Is the Best Way to Tackle Islamic Terrorism: Sri Lankan Expert
Colombo (25/7 – 30.77) In his book “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” terrorism…
UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations
Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned…
Democracy, Security and Geopolical Risk Top the Agenda at Concordia Summit in Madrid
The one-and-a-half-day high-level closed-door summit takes place just before Spain begins its six-month takeover of the EU presidency.…
Young and Trans: How Does Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Differ Across the EU?
From Ireland to Spain, access to trans healthcare varies dramatically for young people, depending on where in the…
State of the Union: Brussels Asks for More Money, as Ukraine Reconstruction Pledges Are Made
Donors at a conference in London pledged billions towards rebuilding the war-torn country. It was a busy week…