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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDetainees in Libya need protection: they must be released now
The right to health and life of detainees in Libya must be protected especially in times of pandemic.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn times of crisis, diaspora groups know what to do
Kurdish diaspora associations in European cities have performed a crucial function to mitigate the challenging...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDespite COVID-19, Libya war rages with civilians at risk
After years of getting away with their crimes, armed groups in Libya continue to destroy the country’s fragile...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: a brutal history of state encounters
Egyptian photographer and director Shady Habash’s death in prison is one in a long history of state brutality in the country.
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Published in: 50.50New marriage, new country and no friends
I was sent to Iran to be married. My family in Afghanistan ask me how Iranians treat me. How would I know? I’ve...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPoverty or virus? Lebanon’s uprising continues despite the pandemic
Despite increasing protests, the coronavirus crisis remains a double-edged sword for the Lebanese uprising.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA Libya story: pandemic and human rights in times of conflict
How does a fragmented state fight a global pandemic?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat does it mean to be an urban refugee in Turkey during a pandemic?
In Turkey most refugees are spread across urban centers and they are among the most impacted by the economic...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Turkey, Erdogan’s crackdown on Kurds takes no coronavirus break
It is clear that Turkey’s Kurds can expect no respite during the coronavirus public health crisis.
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Published in: 50.50Stuck in a foreign land with no passport or work
I support family in Ethiopia, have to pay my Lebanese sponsor who keeps my passport - and my cleaning work has...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn the Gulf, migrant workers fear for their future
Between draconian migration laws and the continuing lockdowns, migrant workers in the Gulf are facing increasing uncertainty.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS sanctions: collective punishment in the time of COVID-19
The coronavirus outbreak exposes the fundamental inhumanity of US foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Published in: Pandemic BordersFor Indian migrants in the Gulf it is a financial rather than a health crisis
What awaits the millions of Indian migrants in the Gulf who lack much needed access to healthcare and financial security?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor Iran and the US, public health is a political weapon
With or without the US sanctions, the Iranian regime is neither capable nor interested in prioritizing the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA call from North Africa: sovereignty over our land, food and destiny
The only solution before us is unity and solidarity in order to build a new world in which people’s sovereignty,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCoerced innovation: Gaza makes its own tools to fight against COVID-19
Gaza’s engineers have been forced to confront the COVID-19 pandemic with ingenuity: building ventilators from scratch.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPalestinians in East Jerusalem: living under a deadly virus and a violent occupation
The coronavirus pandemic is revealing the ugly realities and the injustice of occupation which can no longer be ignored.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFighting COVID-19 in war-torn Libya: local initiatives might be the answer
Suffering from war, a weak economy and a nearly non-existent healthcare system, how can Libya fight a pandemic?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyrian cinema: motion picture in the age of transformation
The image can be an act of resistance and testimony that helps to understand the origins and development of the...
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Published in: 50.50Alarm as 2 billion people have parliaments shut or limited by COVID-19
Democracy groups warn of 'significant risks' to rights around the world as a growing number of parliaments shut down...