Black lives should matter in the Mediterranean too
Malta’s fatal strategies to counter the growing number of refugees are part of the EU’s systematic racism and violent border regime.
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Published in:North Africa, West AsiaUnderground Botox: what is essential and what is not during a global pandemic?
COVID-19 might have changed people’s perception of what is considered essential, but the perception of necessities...
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Published in:North Africa, West AsiaLocked up with no escape: refugees and migrants in Libya face bombs,virus and everything in between
While the situation in Libya is bleak overall, it remains exceptionally desperate for the refugees and migrants who...
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Published in:North Africa, West AsiaA history of violence: slavery, colonialism and coups d’etat
Only through an understanding of the historical impact of colonialism can we begin to heal the wounds caused by...
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Published in:North Africa, West AsiaThe UK must immediately stop selling arms that are killing Yemeni civilians
After more than five years of war, governments, including the UK, can no longer credibly claim to be fooled by...
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Published in:North Africa, West AsiaRojava: statelessness in a time of pandemic
Lack of international recognition as a state has disastrous consequences on an area already suffering from war and...
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Published in:North Africa, West AsiaNo country for minorities: the inequality of state repression in Iran
To build a solidarity movement with the Iranian people, one must listen to the voice of Iran’s oppressed minorities.
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Published in:Home"لا أستطيع أن أدير ظهري للمعاناة": محامين شجعان للدفاع عن مجتمع الميم في شمال إفريقيا
في مصر والمغرب وتونس ، يواجه هؤلاء المحامون ردة فعل عنيفة على كافة الاصعدة. كيف يمكنك الوصول إلى العدالة إذا لم...
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Published in:Homeسينما جديدة في سوريا: الثورة مستمرة، والرقابة أيضاً
نجت السينما السورية عموماً من رقابة النظام، ولولا ذلك لما شهدنا أفلاماً ومخرجين جدداً وصلوا إلى أرفع الأماكن والمهرجانات.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Iran’s airspace is not safe”: is more isolation the answer?
Will halting flights to Iran produce the desirable outcome and induce Iran into cooperation in the investigation of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow does authoritarianism survive in Syria? An interview with Lisa Wedeen
How did the emergence of a civil-war autocracy in Syria change the way the regime reproduces its power?
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Published in: 50.50Detained in Jordan for disobeying men, girls use art to tell their stories
Long before COVID-19, these girls were detained under a controversial ‘male guardianship’ system. Here are some of...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersWill global corporations take responsibility for those they have long exploited?
A transnational solidarity beyond borders must include the corporations and conglomerates who benefitted from...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEspionage and repression in the Middle East courtesy of the West
Western companies are providing surveillance tools to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLibya’s forgotten half: between conflict and pandemic, women pay the higher price
Now more than ever, the country needs everyone’s contribution to survive the upcoming changes.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDoes anyone remember the chemical attacks on Sudanese civilians?
In 2016, Omar al-Bashir's government committed yet another war crime in Darfur by using poisonous gas against...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Could Turkey’s opposition provide a model for the defeat of populist authoritarian rule?
COVID-19 could strengthen global resilience against populist authoritarianism. Those movements should also learn...
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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: 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 AsiaThe moral triangle: Germans, Israelis and Palestinians in Berlin
An Interview with Sa′ed Atshan and Katharina Galor about the difficult, complex relationship of these three communities.
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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.