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• Au Canada multiculturaliste, le Québec devient une nation laïque
  18 juin 2019, par siawi3

  L’Assemblée nationale de la province francophone du Canada a voté le projet de loi 21 ce dimanche 16 juin, à l’issue d’un débat âpre et passionnel. Les fonctionnaires en position d’autorité ne pourront plus arborer de signes religieux au Québec. Les jours de la représentation du Christ crucifié, installé au dessus du président de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec, sont désormais comptés.

• Meeting Snowden
  24 juillet 2019, par siawi3

  Le temps d’une rencontre inédite, Edward Snowden, Lawrence Lessig et Birgitta Jónsdóttir, figures de la lutte pour les libertés, s’interrogent sur l’avenir de la démocratie. Les influences corruptrices de l’argent sur le processus démocratique.

• Migrants Denounce ‘Psychological Abuse’ in US Detention Centers
  7 July 2019, by siawi3

  U.S. authorities recently ​​​​​recognized extreme overcrowding and health risks at Border Patrol centers.

• USA: More Than 200 Civil Rights Groups Ask Congress To Decriminalize Border Crossings
  5 July 2019, by siawi3

  President Trump has built on the aggressive prosecution of immigration violations, which began under Democrat Bill Clinton and greatly expanded under Democrat Barack Obama.

• USA: DC Transgender Community Fighting For Equality 50 Years After Stonewall
  2 July 2019, by siawi3

  It is not just about employment and economics, it is about survival and human rights.

• Pakistan: Clients and patrons
  9 July 2019, by siawi3

  Rather than kick its dependency habits, Pakistan has sought and found new patrons. But, warned by earlier experiences, it’s surely time for us to reflect on the very nature of the patron-client relationship and its enduring costs.

• USA: MASS DETENTION – THE LAST TIME AROUND
  2 July 2019, by siawi3

  It is worth remembering that America has a long history of mass detention camps. Among the most notorious were the internment camps for Japanese-Americans during the Second World War.

• UN: Julian Assange faces ‘TORTURE’ if extradited to US – UN rapporteur warns
  31 July 2019, by siawi3

  UN rapporteur Melzer sheds light on Assange’s prison conditions. According to his observations, the journalist is being kept in a 2-by-3-meter cell where he is locked up about 20 hours a day.

• The final punishment of Julian Assange reminds journalists their job is to uncover what the state keeps hidden
  3 August 2019, by siawi3

  If we do our job, we will expose the same vile mendacity of our masters that has led to the clamour of hatred towards Assange, Manning and Snowden.

• What Sanctions Mean For My Iranian-American Family
  25 July 2019, by siawi3

  The absence of armed conflict doesn’t mean that over 80 million innocent people aren’t tremendously hurting already — and for no good reason. Economic sanctions are a form of warfare on people who are just trying to make ends meet.

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