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How Irish anti-abortion activists are drawing on Brexit and Trump campaigns to influence referendum
Backlash against Irish abortion rights enlists some of the same technologies, companies, and individuals involved in controversial Trump and Brexit campaigns
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MLK’s vision matters today for the 43 million Americans living in poverty
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, while fighting for a 10-cent wage increase for garbage workers
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Sinn Fein apoya el Tribunal Internacional de los Pueblos
El ex líder del Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams, prometió su apoyo a un Tribunal Internacional simbólico donde los funcionarios turcos serán juzgados por sus acciones contra el pueblo kurdo.
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S STRUGGLE DAY, – FROM KURDISTAN – “To the Women of the World”
This March 8 should be a time for people to stand up and support the achievements gained against insurmountable odds by Kurdish women in their struggle
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Ambiente y Derechos Humanos: breve análisis de la opinión consultiva OC-23 de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
El pasado 7 de febrero del 2018, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos dió a conocer su respuesta a la solicitud de opinión consultiva que le hiciera Colombia el 14 de marzo del 2016
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Turkey demands “patriotic” coverage of “Operation Olive Branch”(sic)
On January 24, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the freedom-of-the-press NGO, with its head office in Paris, France, condemned the “increase in censorship and social media arrests in Turkey, that has accompanied the Afrin Operation.”
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2017 Another BEATING for Press Freedom in Turkey
For the second year running CPJ, (the Committee to Protect Journalists) finds Turkey tops the list in its diligence in oppressing journalists and writers, only matched by China and Egypt
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IF FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IS DEMOCRACY, then what do you call this?
According to the 2017 World Press Freedom Index, the world is becoming a more dangerous place for journalists to do their job
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El asesinato de Berta Cáceres en Honduras: las contundentes conclusiones del informe del GAIPE
En estos primeros días de noviembre del 2017, se ha dado a conocer el informe elaborado por el Grupo Asesor Internacional de Personas Expertas (GAIPE) sobre la muerte de la lider indígena y ecologista Berta Cáceres, acaecida en Honduras el 2 de marzo del 2016
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Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement (A.I.M.) Leader, Dies…
Dennis Banks, one of the original founders of the American Indian Movement (A.I.M.) in 1968, has died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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