• What was Behind the Indian Farmers’ Protests?

    What was Behind the Indian Farmers’ Protests?

    Extreme nationalism and anti-Muslim hatred are mounting in India, all at the expense of its democracy. It is being led or coddled by the sitting Government of Narendra Modi and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But the Indian farmers’ protests tell another story about an attack on freedom: the government’s efforts to de-regulate agriculture

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  • Amnistie internationale : un réquisitoire essentiel

    Amnistie internationale : un réquisitoire essentiel

    Amnesty International vient de publier un document choc sur les droits de la personne en Israël et dénonce la politique d’apartheid du régime en place. Les réactions pavloviennes du côté tant du gouvernemental israélien que de la diaspora juive dans le monde sont typiques de toute condamnation de l’État hébreu : dénonciations hystériques et accusations d’antisémitisme,

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  • Africa, Ukraine, and the New Geopolitics

    Africa, Ukraine, and the New Geopolitics

    When the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the African vote split right down the middle. Of the 54-member strong bloc, 28 voted for the resolution, 26 abstained or absented themselves, while Eritrea stood solidly with Russia. For all intents and purposes, 28 African states were in favour, and 26 were

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  • Afghanistan: Tying Aid to Women’s Rights

    Afghanistan: Tying Aid to Women’s Rights

    As the world’s attention shifted dramatically to the Ukraine crises unfolding rapidly, the challenges posed by the humanitarian catastrophe threatening Afghanistan have been overshadowed and moved to the backseat. However, Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate as the country’s economy is rolling in a deepening spiral of impoverishment and destitution. At least half of the

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