umbertino Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy As ethnic militias back the popular uprising and refugees flee the country, the similarities with Syria are deeply disturbing Sun 4 Apr 2021 06.15 BST Simon Tisdall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/04/is-myanmar-the-new-syria-rising-violence-threatens-a-repeat-tragedy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 What did 20 years of western intervention in Afghanistan achieve? Ruination Britain’s justifications for invading were having influence and deterring terror. They are just neo-imperialist platitudes Fri 16 Apr 2021 12.40 BST Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/16/20-years-western-intervention- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 Raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist party His retirement means that Cubans will not have a Castro formally guiding their affairs for the first time in over six decades Associated Press in Havana Fri 16 Apr 2021 21.13 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/16/raul-castro-cuba-communist-party-resigning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 France ‘did nothing to stop’ Rwanda genocide, report claims Report by US law firm commissioned by Kigali says France bears ‘significant responsibility’ for deaths Jason Burke Africa correspondent Mon 19 Apr 2021 19.12 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/19/france-did-nothing-to-stop-rwandan-genocide-report-claims 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Violence erupts as Mexico’s deadly gangs aim to cement power in largest ever elections Clashes have sparked political assassinations and the forced displacement of thousands ahead of crunch 6 June polls Falko Ernst in Mexico City Tue 20 Apr 2021 10.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/apr/20/mexico-violence-gangs-cartels-criminal-elections Skepticism and a shrug: Cubans greet the end of 62 years of Castro rule People in Havana more concerned about buying chicken suspect little will change with Raúl’s departure Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana Mon 19 Apr 2021 05.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/19/skepticism-and-a-shrug-cubans-greet-the-end-of-62-years-of-castro-rule 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Keiko Fujimori would be ‘lesser of two evils’ as Peru president, says Nobel prize author Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa says Fujimori’s opponent Pedro Castillo would undermine democracy Sam Jones in Madrid Sun 18 Apr 2021 13.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/18/keiko-fujimori-would-be-lesser-of-two-evils-as-peru-president-says-nobel-prize-author-mario-vargas-llosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 The Republic of False Truths by Alaa al-Aswany review – the personal cost of a failed coup This fictionalised account of the Egyptian uprising of 2011 has an eye for telling detail in the choice between struggle and self-preservation Stephanie Merritt Sun 18 Apr 2021 13.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/18/the-republic-of-false-truths-by-alaa-al-aswany-review-the-personal-cost-of-a-failed-coup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 Biden becomes first US president to recognise Armenian genocide President called Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday to inform him US would make designation on 106th anniversary of the genocide Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov in Beirut Sat 24 Apr 2021 19.10 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/24/joe-biden-armenian-genocide-recognition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 In Britain, the rich are richer but the poor far poorer than in Europe When calamity strikes, people on low incomes face the toughest time and in the UK their margin of comfort is thin Sun 25 Apr 2021 09.20 BST Torsten Bell https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/25/in-britain-the-rich-are-richer-but-the-poor-far-poorer-than-in-europe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 ‘War weary’ Libya reflects 10 years on from Gaddafi and Arab spring Overshadowed by Syria, the lessons of Libya from the past decade have barely been cross examined Peter Beaumont Mon 26 Apr 2021 05.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/26/war-weary-libya-reflects-10-years-on-from-gaddafi-and-arab-spring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Brazil begins parliamentary inquiry into Bolsonaro’s Covid response Opponents hope investigation will torpedo chances of re-election for far-right president Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Tue 27 Apr 2021 18.20 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/brazil-begins-parliamentary-inquiry-into-bolsonaros-covid-response 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says Human Rights Watch calls on international criminal court to investigate ‘systematic discrimination’ against Palestinians Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Tue 27 Apr 2021 12.34 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/israel-committing-crime-apartheid-human-rights-watch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Political chaos and poverty leave South America at virus’s mercy President Jair Bolsonaro’s prediction that the crisis was nearing an end was misguided in Brazil and many of its neighbours Tom Phillips in Rio Sun 2 May 2021 09.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/02/political-chaos-and-poverty-leave-south-america-at-viruss-mercy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 Atlantis review – strangely upbeat exploration of war-ravaged Ukraine Valentyn Vasyanovych’s award-winning drama casts deeply likable non-professionals – most with direct experience of the conflict with Russia Leslie Felperin Mon 3 May 2021 12.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/03/atlantis-review-strangely-upbeat-exploration-of-war-ravaged-ukraine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Fears of a coup in France are exaggerated, but a far-right president is a real possibility Many people support an open letter raising the spectre of a military coup. Marine Le Pen is one of them Jean-Yves Camus Tue 4 May 2021 13.27 BST https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/04/coup-france-far-right-president-marine-le-pen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Colombia braces for further unrest after police react violently to mass protests At least 16 demonstrators and one officer dead after police fired at protesters and rammed crowds with motorcycles Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá Mon 3 May 2021 21.06 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/03/colombia-protests-police-response-unrest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Cuba punches above its weight to develop its own Covid vaccines Island hit by biggest economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union has two vaccines in phase three clinical trials Ed Augustin in Havana Tue 4 May 2021 15.06 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/04/cuba-covid-vaccines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 Ethiopian patriarch pleads for international help to stop rape and genocide by government troops Orthodox priest releases video statement on suppression of Tigray district Observer staff Sat 8 May 2021 19.22 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/08/ethiopian-patriarch-pleads-for-international-help-to-stop-and-genocide-by-government-troops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 What has caused Jerusalem’s worst violence in years? Hundreds of Palestinian protesters wounded in clashes with Israeli police and more than 20 dead in Gaza Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem Tue 11 May 2021 10.24 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/11/what-has-caused-jerusalem-worst-violence-in-years-israel-palestine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 Cali is the cockpit of chaos as Colombia protests threaten to spiral out of control The presence of armed civilians attacking protesters has added a worrying dimension to a wave of unrest that has claimed 47 lives Joe Parkin Daniels in Cali Mon 10 May 2021 19.58 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/10/cali-colombia-protests-violence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2021 Revealed: devastation that awaits Syrians facing expulsion by Denmark Copenhagen will not renew residency rights – and families fear being sent back to homes that no longer exist Emma Graham-Harrison and Mais Katt Sun 9 May 2021 06.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/09/revealed-devastation-that-awaits-syrians-facing-expulsion-by-denmark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 The Guardian view on Jerusalem and Gaza: old struggles bring fresh violence The new outbreak is the predictable result both of recent grievances and accumulated injustices Tue 11 May 2021 19.28 BST Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/11/the-guardian-view-on-jerusalem-and-gaza-old-struggles-bring-fresh-violence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Human Rights Watch: World Report 2021 Israel and Palestine Events of 2020 https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/israel/palestine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 EU states cooperating informally to deny refugees asylum rights – report Beatings, thefts and dog attacks are just some of the border police practices migrants say they face when pushed back from Europe’s frontiers Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Helena Smith in Athens Wed 12 May 2021 15.04 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/may/12/eu-states-cooperating-informally-to-deny-refugees-asylum-rights-report 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted May 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 Israeli air and ground forces hit targets in Gaza Strip as death toll climbs Military says no troops currently operating inside territory as number of casualties continues to grow Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem , Harriet Sherwood and agencies Fri 14 May 2021 12.42 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/14/israel-ground-troops-attack-gaza-strip-conflict 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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