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What does Assad’s defeat in Syria mean for the region’s geopolitics?
A torn poster showing the image of former President of Syria Bashar al-Assad is seen near Aleppo airport on 14 December A ...
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Mexican feminists have won abortion rights in Chihuahua. But fight isn’t over
Interview: Activist Mariela Castro Flores tells openDemocracy about struggle for rights in highly conservative state ...
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Dark Arts Dispatch: SW1 is a ‘safe space’ for lobbyists
Plus, how Peter Mandelson might find common ground with Trump in rumoured new role as UK ambassador to Washington ...
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Women-led fish farming in Colombia becomes alternative to drug crops
Coca cultivation fuelled environmental degradation and violence in the Amazon. Now, locals turn to a greener future ...
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Our military courts are still failing survivors of sexual violence
Predators are walking free thanks to a broken system. The Crown Prosecution Service and civilian court must step in ...
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As a torture survivor, I’m calling on the UK government to honour the ban
Trump’s win gives a green light to torturing states. Now the UK must lead by example by meeting UN obligations ...
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Appeal court refuses to increase child rapist’s four-year jail sentence
Appeal to raise sentence of Martin Roberts, who abused seven-year-old while living on British Army base, was denied ...
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Emma Norton
Emma Norton is a lawyer who set up the Centre for Military Justice. She is the former head of the legal team at the human rights organisation Liberty.
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Iñigo Alexander
Democracy is an independent international media platform covering current affairs, ideas and culture. We seek to challenge power and encourage democratic debate ...