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The Guardian view on France and Algeria: breaking the silence

 

President Emmanuel Macron is right to want to face up to a dark chapter in French history

 

 

Tue 9 Feb 2021 19.11 GMT

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President of Brazil says it ‘makes no sense’ for him to be vaccinated   Jair Bolsonaro’s comments called ‘stupid and selfish’ in country where 600,000 people have di

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Lebanon sentenced me to 10 years in prison for helping sick Palestinian children – I consider my work a badge of honour   As a doctor, I believe turning away from desperately ill kids – be t

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Chile president Piñera faces impeachment after Pandora papers leak   Opposition politicians launch proceedings against Sebastián Piñera over possible irregularities

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UK: How far right uses video games and tech to lure and radicalise teenage recruits

 

After a 13-year-old was sentenced last week, a young victim of radicalisation talks about how white supremacists target children

 

 

Sun 14 Feb 2021 07.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Saudi Arabia: Loujain al-Hathloul release sparks calls for 'real justice'

 

Sisters of women’s rights activist step up pressure on Saudi leaders a day after her release from prison

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent
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Anger as Bolsonaro moves to make guns easier to access: 'A threat to democracy'

 

Gun control campaigners appalled after Brazil’s pro-gun president announces four decrees to facilitate acquiring weapons

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
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Alexei Navalny: how Vladimir Putin put his opponent behind bars

 

Moscow correspondent Andrew Roth was in the courtroom when Alexei Navalny was sentenced to more than three years in prison. He tells Rachel Humphreys why it was such a dramatic moment – and what it could mean for the future of Russia’s opposition

 

 

Presented by Rachel Humphreys with Andrew Roth. Produced by Courtney Yusuf and Axel Kacoutié. Executive producers are Nicole Jackson, Mythili Rao and Phil Maynard. Additional production by Joe Koning

Mon 15 Feb 2021 16.30 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2021/feb/16/alexei-navalny-how-vladimir-putin-put-his-opponent-behind-bars

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Colombia tribunal reveals at least 6,402 people were killed by army to boost body count

 

The killings, which took place between 2002 and 2008, were declared combat kills in order to boost statistics in war with rebel groups

 

Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá
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Belarus jails two journalists who covered Lukashenko protest

 

Jailing of Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova prompts international outcry

 

Agencies in Minsk
Thu 18 Feb 2021 20.28 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Khashoggi confidant Omar Abdulaziz: 'I’m worried about the safety of the people of Saudi Arabia'

 

The close associate of the journalist killed by the Saudi regime is determined to speak out in a new documentary, despite the arrest of family members

 

 

Sat 20 Feb 2021 15.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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‘It's in our DNA’: tiny Costa Rica wants the world to take giant climate step

 

President says the time is finally right for international agreement to tackle biodiversity loss and global heating

 

Mon 22 Feb 2021 11.30 GMT

Patrick Greenfield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/22/costa-rica-carlos-alvarado-quesada-environment-policy-action-aoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New stars on the American flag? Fresh hope as Puerto Rico and DC push for statehood

 

Five US territories float in constitutional limbo, but impetus is growing to put and end to a ‘fundamental democratic flaw’

 

David Smith in Washington
Sat 20 Feb 2021 07.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nicaragua leaders face backlash after forming space agency amid human rights crisis

 

Critics say President Daniel Ortega is attempting to distract from his dismal human rights record and poor response to the pandemic

 
Fri 19 Feb 2021 13.44 GMT
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Ayouni review – a raging lament for Syria's 'disappeared'

 

Yasmin Fedda’s powerful documentary lays bare the human cost of the Assad regime and salutes those who continue to fight

 

Mon 22 Feb 2021 12.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'He treated me as a slave': Women face rising violence amid war in Yemen

 

Civil war has drastically cut support services for women already at high risk of violence while displacing others who are now vulnerable to armed groups

 

Nicolas Niarchos in Turba
Mon 22 Feb 2021 10.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Saudi heir complicit in Khashoggi murder, US assessment reportedly finds

 

Reuters reports that intelligence assessment of murder of journalist will find that Mohammed bin Salman was complicit

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
Thu 25 Feb 2021 02.48 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Armenian prime minister accuses military of attempted coup

 

Nikol Pashinyan rallies supporters after military calls on him to step down amid anger at Nagorno-Karabakh defeat

 

Andrew Roth

Thu 25 Feb 2021 15.42 GMT First published on Thu 25 Feb 2021 11.26 GMT

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Germany convicts former Assad regime agent in historic Syria torture verdict

 

Eyad al-Gharib found guilty of aiding and abetting a crime against humanity

 

 

 
Bethan McKernan in Istanbul
Wed 24 Feb 2021 11.49 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Last public statue of Spanish dictator Franco is removed

 

Monument in north Africa commemorates the fascist leader’s earlier role in the Rif war of the 1920s

 

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The women who shaped Malcolm X

 

Around the anniversary of his death, we spoke to the civil rights icons’ daughter about the women who were a vital influence on him

 

 
Fri 26 Feb 2021 10.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

From Syria to China, dictators are still getting away with murder

 

Faced with evidence of crimes against humanity, we can’t rely on the glacial pace of international law to provide justice

 

Fri 26 Feb 2021 16.50 GMT

Jonathan Freedland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/26/syria-china-dictators-crimes-humanity

 

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The Observer view on Saudi Arabia’s crown prince

 

How can the west continue to do business with the man who approved Jamal Khashoggi’s murder?

 

 

Sun 28 Feb 2021 06.15 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/28/the-observer-view-on-saudi-arabia-crown-prince

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian view on the crimes of Assad’s regime: slow, uncertain justice

 

The conviction of an intelligence official in Germany marks the end of impunity – but will more senior figures be held accountable?

 

 

Thu 25 Feb 2021 18.49 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/25/the-guardian-view-on-the-crimes-of-assads-regime-slow-uncertain-justice

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

 

Sarkozy found guilty of corruption and influence peddling but is unlikely to spend time in prison

 

Kim Willsher in Paris
Mon 1 Mar 2021 13.16 GMT

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‘Help and you are a criminal’: the fight to defend refugee rights at Europe's borders

 

As illegal, and often violent, pushbacks of asylum seekers continue – human rights groups also report growing hostility

 

Mon 1 Mar 2021 06.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

More than 75% of Syrian refugees may have PTSD, says charity

 

‘There is a huge amount of damage you can’t see – the mental trauma’, says Syria Relief report author

 

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Khashoggi fiancee: Saudi crown prince must be 'punished without delay'

 

Hatice Cengiz calls on Joe Biden to serve justice after US finds Mohammed bin Salman approved journalist’s killing

 

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Criminal complaint filed against Mohammed bin Salman in German court

 

Reporters without Borders accuses Saudi heir of crimes against humanity over persecution of journalists

 

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Three female media workers shot dead in Afghanistan

 

Broadcaster Enikass TV confirms deaths of three workers in two separate attacks in Jalalabad

 

Agence France-Presse in Jalalabad
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ICC to open formal investigation into war crimes in Palestine

 

Decision to open inquiry into both sides in conflict is result of nearly five years of work, says prosecutor

 

 
Reuters in Amsterdam
Wed 3 Mar 2021 14.51 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

German intelligence agency to spy on far-right AfD party

 

Agency now able by law to monitor phones and activities of largest opposition party in parliament

 

Kate Connolly in Berlin
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How Covid derailed the great hope of the Dutch far right

 

In 2019 Thierry Baudet looked like a plausible contender for power. Now, as the Netherlands heads for the polls, he’s reduced to mimicking Trump

 

Thu 4 Mar 2021 10.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 12.31 GMT

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On the frontline of Myanmar's coup protests: ‘We don’t accept this dictatorship’ - video

 

Wai Yan Phyo Mo is one of the leaders of the protest movement in Myanmar who have taken to the streets to oppose the military coup which removed the ruling NLD party from power..............

 

 

Soe Moe Aung, Ivan Ogilvie, Kyri Evangelou and Charlie Phillips

Fri 5 Mar 2021 09.37 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/mar/05/on-the-frontline-of-myanmars-coup-protests-we-dont-accept-this-dictatorship-video

 

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China's five year plan could push emissions higher unless action is taken

 

Target is in line with previous trends and could lead to greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise

 

Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
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Rethink or reset? Joe Biden's dilemma over Mohammed bin Salman

 

US president has chosen to ‘recalibrate’ relations with Saudi Arabia, but some say a rupture is required

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
Fri 5 Mar 2021 13.33 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Turkish court refuses to admit US Khashoggi report as trial evidence

 

Killed journalist’s fiancee petitioned for report implicating crown prince to be part of case against 26 Saudis

 

Bethan McKernan in Istanbul
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Israel's military courts for Palestinians are a stain on international justice

 

I’ve defended people in this profoundly discriminatory judicial system. It needs dismantling – and the UK can help

 

Sat 6 Mar 2021 10.00 GMT

Sahar Francis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/06/israel-military-courts-palestinians-law-uk

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Ten grim lessons the world has learned from a decade of war in Syria

 

The legacies of the toxic conflict are global, pernicious and ongoing

 

Sun 7 Mar 2021 06.00 GMT

Simon Tisdall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/07/ten-grim-lessons-the-world-has-learned-from-a-decade-of-war-in-syria

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