London (28/11 – 58) Tajikistan’s human rights record continues to deteriorate amid an increased crackdown on freedom of expression and the political opposition, as well as the targeting of independent…
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Unions Tell Tata Steel UK Steelmaking is at Risk If Blast Furnaces Closed
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenUnion leaders have told Tata Steel they must keep a blast furnace at Port Talbot steelworks open until 2032 or else risk the future of the company’s UK steelmaking, in…
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Activist Called on UN to Assess Tajikistan Security Forces
Berlin (06/12 – 67.67) Asliddin Sherzamonov, an activist from Tajikistan, strongly believes that the United Nations (UN) should assess the actions of the Central Asian country’s security forces during the…
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UK Police Question Russell Brand Over Sex Assault Allegations
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansActor and comedian Russell Brand has been questioned by detectives from London’s Metropolitan Police over allegations of historical sex offences, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday. British police said in…
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Earnings for Millennials in the US Will Make Their UK Counterparts Jealous
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansGraduate salaries have fallen 16% since 2007 in Britain, but across the Atlantic youth-friendly policies are paying off, new research finds Should we envy Americans? There are the wonderful national…
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‘Shocking’ Scale of UK Government’s Secret Files on Critics Revealed
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansFifteen government departments have been monitoring the social media activity of potential critics and compiling “secret files” in order to block them from speaking at public events, the Observer can reveal. Under…
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The Relevance of NATO in the 21st Century
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesFrankfurt (3/12 – 12) The relatively rapid cohesion of disparate nations, historically competitive or even at war with one another, into the European Union came about in part because of…
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Tajikistan: Attacks on Journalists Remain Unpunished
Attacks on journalists have become a frequent occurrence in Tajikistan in recent years. Why are those responsible for attacks on journalists remain unpunished? Berlin (23/11 – 67) November 2 is…
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Police County Lines Strategy ‘Cruelly Targets’ Black Youth in UK
The Home Office’s approach to tackling county lines drug operations is based on unproven assumptions and “racialised tropes” that criminalise Black boys and young men, according to new research. The study also…
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Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet Shuffle Won’t Fix the UK’s Tories’ Problems
Suella Braverman is out, and David Cameron is back. Conservatives are still bitterly divided. If nothing else, one thing is certain about the United Kingdom’s Conservative government: There’s going to…