Secularism is a Women’s IssueWhat is being conducted in the British courts is not a trial but a legal farce, designed to cover up the lawless rendition of a political prisoner to a country that brazenly assassinates political opponents.
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UK: Did Belmarsh Irretrievably Show Its Hand By Not Allowing Assange Ample Time To See His Lawyers
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Iran: PORTENTS OF AN ASSASSINATION What Qassem Soleimani’s assassination means for the region
17 January, by siawi3A perfect storm seems to be brewing in the region after the American targeting in Baghdad of Iran’s most revered military commander Gen Qassem Soleimani. What does it mean for the region and particularly Pakistan?
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Pakistan: “Today, I am proudly Iranian”
17 January, by siawi3Today, I am proudly Iranian in siding against a global bully that flouts accepted canons of law and decency. Outrage at America’s overseas rampages is joining together peoples with hugely different thoughts and beliefs. Vicariously I too have joined the millions thronging Iran’s streets and public squares. In choosing to do so I will forget — but for one day and no more — that Iran’s theocratic government crushes civil liberties, has helped prop up Bashar al-Assad’s murderous government in Syria, and seeks to make atomic weapons.
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Le pape François nomme pour la première fois une femme à un poste de très haut niveau au Vatican
17 janvier, par siawi3C’est la première fois dans l’histoire du Vatican qu’une femme est nommée sous-secrétaire de la Section pour les relations avec les Etats, l’équivalent du ministère des Affaires étrangères.
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Libye : L’inquiétude égyptienne face à l’ambition d’Ankara dans son pré carré
17 janvier, par siawi3« Nous n’autoriserons personne à contrôler la Libye, c’est une question qui relève de la sécurité nationale de l’Égypte »
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From miners to ballerinas: France unites against Macron
17 January, by siawi3Drawing inspiration from the revolt of the Gilets Jaunes, French workers have been striking for weeks to protest President Macron’s neoliberal pension reforms.
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UK: Short of Time: Julian Assange at the Westminster Magistrates Court
16 January, by siawi3Another slot of judicial history, another notch to be added to the woeful record of legal proceedings being undertaken against Julian Assange. The ailing WikiLeaks founder was coping as well as he could, showing the resourcefulness of the desperate at his Monday hearing.
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UK: Assange’s 12-minute hearing presents a grim picture of judicial indifference
16 January, by siawi3Assange’s legal team denounced a series of irregularities in his preliminary hearing held on January 13 and expressed concern over his health
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For the sake of press freedom, Julian Assange must be defended
15 January, by siawi3No matter what label people put on Assange, his prosecution is a threat to journalists worldwide. Taken together, the 18 counts in the DOJ indictment criminalize key reporting practices and the publication of information obtained through them. And the extraterritorial application of the U.S. Espionage Act means that any journalist anywhere in the world could potentially be prosecuted for publishing classified information. A successful prosecution would chill whistleblowers and investigative reporting. This is why CPJ opposes Assange’s extradition.
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Gen. Soleimani Killing: Lessons for African Leaders
15 January, by siawi3Don’t forget that America and Osama Bin Laden used to be friends in the 1980s when the still unknown Saudi cleric was doing them a favor by fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. America has historically hit hard erstwhile allies who have become ‘stubborn.’ Assassinations, funding of protests, disruptions of governments, etc.
