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April 09th, 2019
Brunei passes new laws that violate human rights
in:Humans
by:Yair Oded
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Despite growing international pressure, the Southeast Asian sultanate invoked a new set of laws authorising the government to stone to death any person.
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Danny Rose
April 06th, 2019
Black football stars can't wait to leave the racist game
by:Gurmeet Singh
Professional football is so lofty and moneyed, so removed from everyday life, that anything goes, doesn't it?
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March 15th, 2019
47 years after "Bloody Sunday", the chance for some justice
by:Gurmeet Singh
In 1972, British soldiers opened fire on civil rights protestors in Derry, Northern Ireland. Now one of those soldiers has been charged with murder.
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March 01st, 2019
Centrism: the new, old way of keeping everything the way it is
by:Gurmeet Singh
At the still point of the turning world, the past and future are gathered, to paraphrase T. S. Eliot. The new philosophy of centrism.
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February 26th, 2019
These people don’t actually exist
in:Arts, Technology
by:Shira Jeczmien
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GAN images are developing at an unprecedented rate. What does this mean for the future of authenticity and deepfakes?
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Shamima Begum
February 22nd, 2019
Let Shamima Begum back into the U.K. to face the consequences
by:Gurmeet Singh
Shamima Begum is one of three British girls who left the UK to join ISIL in Syria. She and her friends were 15 years old at the time.
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nathan
January 25th, 2019
Neo-nazis or just nitwits?
by:Gurmeet Singh
Earlier last week, a video began to circulate on social media – a video which seemed to ignite every proverbial bonfire across the U.S. and . the U.K.
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January 07th, 2019
Could ‘smart growth’ ever take off in the UK?
in:Nature, Economy
by:Robin Whitlock
The American’s and Canadians call it ‘dumb growth’ - its stains are visible in every community. But is the alternative 'smart growth" the answer?
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poverty uk
November 23rd, 2018
The U.K.'s efforts to destroy people with poverty
by:Gurmeet Singh
The UN's assessment of the U.K.'s austerity policies is bleak: the U.K. is unnecessarily punishing its poorest citizens.
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brexit
November 04th, 2018
Brexit campaigner under investigation
by:Gurmeet Singh
The legitimacy of the Brexit referendum of 2016 is nowhere near settled.
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rogue landlord
October 26th, 2018
Rogue landlords making people's lives hell
by:Gurmeet Singh
The U.K.’s housing market, particularly the rental market, is deeply troubling. So who is responsible?
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fracking protest
October 02nd, 2018
Protestors in the U.K. sentenced to prison for anti-fracking action
by:Shira Jeczmien
Following a three-day direct action protesting last year, three anti-fracking activists are sentenced to prison, the first in the U.K.
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zero discrimination
March 01st, 2018
Let’s celebrate our commonalities rather than our differences
by:Shira Jeczmien
A new study shows that diversity in the workplace will raise the UK's GDP by approximately 7 percent.
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Paradise
November 06th, 2017
Just another day in Paradise
by:Gurmeet Singh
Elite individuals and organisations use loopholes in laws to avoid paying monumental sums in tax. The dimension shown by the Paradies Papers is frightening
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slavery uk
September 19th, 2017
The scandal of modern slavery in the UK
in:Humans, Economy
by:Federica Tedeschi
About the hidden horrors of modern-day slavery in UK
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brexit
September 12th, 2017
Brexodus burning a hole in the UK
by:Maria João Morais
Drain or salvage? What impact will the Brexit have on the British labour market?
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homeless
August 08th, 2017
Sleeping rough in Britain’s coolest city
by:Maria João Morais
Recently voted the UK's "coolest city", Bristol has a major rproblem: homelessness.
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london attack
March 29th, 2017
Tolerance (not racism) fights extremism
by:Maria João Morais
Opportunist far right parties hurried, once again, to link the recent terrorist attack on Westminster, which killed four people, with immigration. The message is not new: we [...]
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March 10th, 2017
Forced marriage in the UK
in:Humans
by:Federica Tedeschi
Over the years the FMU, which was set in 2005 and works on the Government’s forced marriage policy to operate both inside the UK and overseas, has dealt with cases concerning more than 90 [...]
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February 27th, 2017
My Granddad’s car
in:Humans, Arts
by:Federica Tedeschi
The exhibition, which took place last month at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery in Greenwich (London), followed an overwhelmingly positive response to the previous display at the New Art Exchange [...]
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January 13th, 2017
Refugees find their voice through theatre
in:Humans, Arts
by:Judith Vonberg
Over £40 million was removed from the ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) budget last year alone and in May this year, the government rejected an [...]
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October 10th, 2016
Death under UK's police custody
in:Humans
by:Federica Tedeschi
There have been 29 deaths involving the police in England and Wales so far this year, including two fatal shootings, according to INQUEST, a [...]
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April 11th, 2016
Are workplaces in the United Kingdom LGBT-friendly?
in:Humans
by:Federica Tedeschi
According to the Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2016 report, respondents who feel comfortable disclosing their sexual orientation in the workplace to all colleagues, clients [...]
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October 14th, 2015
Who backs who in Syria?
by:Vanessa Ellingham
So let me get this straight: Russia isn't just targeting ISIS in Syria, but actually other groups who oppose the Assad regime?This dichotomy from the Guardian breaks down who supports who in Syria, and boy, is [...]
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January 30th, 2015
We don't do God
by:Ama Lorenz
Against the backdrop of the worldwide Islam discussions, the sentence “We don’t do God”, once said by Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's director of strategy and communications at that time, seams to get a new [...]
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November 03rd, 2014
Drown a migrant to save a migrant?
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Starting this week the Italian search and rescue mission for migrants crossing the Mediterranean is set to come to an end, resulting in outrage in [...]
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October 27th, 2014
Make diversity work
in:Humans
by:Gurmeet Singh
Some words I learnt as an 11 year old: metaphor, synthetic, altruism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, Kosovo. Some were learnt from books, others from my school mates.The transition from [...]
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September 12th, 2014
Rift between China and Hong Kong widens
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Last week China announced it would not permit open nominations for the post of Hong Kong chief executive next time it comes up for renewal in 2017, breaking the [...]
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smoking
June 23rd, 2014
Purchasing cigarettes could be be banned for Britons born after 2000
by:Vanessa Ellingham
In an attempt to protect future generations from the negative health effects of smoking, British doctors will vote this week on whether to campaign [...]
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somalia
January 26th, 2013
Somalia in Transition - An Interview with the British Ambassador to Somalia
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
After two decades without a stable government, Somalis witnessed open campaigning and were able to cast their vote in what was an important step in [...]
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