umbertino Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Lula 2022? Brazil poised for sensational political comeback With former president’s political rights restored, polls suggest he would thrash Jair Bolsonaro if he stands for election Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Fri 30 Jul 2021 15.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/30/lula-2022-brazil-poised-for-sensational-political-comeback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 The Guardian view on Arab democracies: the least worst option Benevolent dictatorship is not the answer to the region’s real problems Thu 29 Jul 2021 18.54 BST Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/29/the-guardian-view-on-arab-democracies-the-least-worst-option 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Amnesty condemns Colombia police brutality after scores of protesters killed ‘He died as he lived, resisting’, says mother of young artist killed in Cali, as report claims authorities used systematic ‘pattern of violence’ in city Joe Parkin Daniels in Cali, Colombia Mon 2 Aug 2021 17.52 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/02/colombians-mourn-after-deadly-protests-as-amnesty-cites-unlawful-repression 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 ‘Parents are dressing up their children to be buried’: Syria’s war on young escalates Mural artist Hussein Sabbagh, 13, one of 27 children killed in government attacks in north-west Syria in two months Bethan McKernan Middle East correspondent Sun 1 Aug 2021 18.05 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/01/parents-are-dressing-up-their-children-to-be-buried-syrias-war-on-young-escalates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 The Guardian view on Fortress Europe: a continent losing its moral compass The increasingly draconian approach to irregular migration betrays the spirit of the 1951 refugee convention Sun 1 Aug 2021 18.30 BST Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/01/the-guardian-view-on-fortress-europe-a-continent-losing-its-moral-compass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 If the US really cared about freedom in Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions Critics dismiss Cuba as a failed state, but don’t accept how badly it’s hamstrung by the US blockade Wed 4 Aug 2021 09.00 BST Helen Yaffe https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/04/us-freedom-cuba-punishing-sanctions-critics-blockade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Brazil’s election authority to investigate Bolsonaro over baseless fraud claims President has stepped up crusade against Brazil’s electronic voting system – prompting counter-attack from superior electoral court Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Tue 3 Aug 2021 17.04 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/03/brazil-election-authority-bolsonaro-fraud-claims 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Around the world, disadvantaged people have been left behind by politicians of all hues Studying hundreds of elections, we found parties increasingly catering to two elite groups – the well-educated and the well off Thu 5 Aug 2021 12.45 BST Amory Gethin, Clara Martínez-Toledano and Thomas Piketty https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/05/around-the-world-the-disadvantaged-have-been-left-behind-by-politicians-of-all-hues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Even a priest in Brazil is not spared rage of Bolsonaro supporters Far-right congregants fumed at clergyman after he criticised president over Covid in his service Tom Phillips in Fortaleza Thu 5 Aug 2021 10.10 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/05/even-a-priest-in-brazil-is-not-spared-rage-of-bolsonaro-supporters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 EU sanctions Nicaragua’s first lady and vice-president over human rights violations Seven other senior officials accused of serious human rights violations or undermining democracy Staff and agencies in Brussels Mon 2 Aug 2021 15.32 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/02/eu-sanctions-nicaragua-first-lady-vice-president 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 North Africa: A coup or not? Tunisian activists grapple with president’s powergrab While Saied’s shutdown of parliament has outsiders worried, in Tunisia he has 87% support and civil society remains strong Simon Speakman Cordall in Tunis Thu 5 Aug 2021 12.43 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/05/a-coup-or-not-tunisian-activists-grapple-with-presidents-powergrab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Palestinians facing eviction from East Jerusalem offered deal Judge proposes compromise to settle dispute over home ownership with Israeli settlers in Sheikh Jarrah Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierszenbaum Mon 2 Aug 2021 17.37 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/02/palestinians-facing-eviction-from-east-jerusalem-offered-deal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 ‘New wave of volatility’: Covid stirs up grievances in Latin America A new series on Covid’s global political impact starts by looking at how the pandemic has fuelled turbulence in Latin America and the Caribbean by Tom Phillips in Fortaleza, Ed Augustin in Havana and Dan Collyns in Lima Fri 6 Aug 2021 13.51 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/06/new-wave-volatility-covid-stirs-up-grievances-latin-america 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Taliban seize second Afghan provincial capital in two days Airport of Sheberghan is only part of northern city to remain under government control following assault by insurgents Akhtar Mohammad Makoii in Herat Sat 7 Aug 2021 14.59 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/07/taliban-seize-second-afghan-provincial-capital-in-two-days-sheberghan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Ethiopia conflict set to escalate after Tigray rebels refuse to withdraw Government says it will ‘deploy entire defensive capability’ and Amhara region threatens attack against Tigray forces Guardian staff and agencies Sat 7 Aug 2021 02.34 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/07/ethiopia-conflict-set-to-escalate-after-tigray-rebels-refuse-to-withdraw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 ‘If I go back, I’ll die’: Colombian town scrambles to accommodate 10,000 migrants Necoclí, population 20,000, faces bottleneck as Covid rules lift and unrest, poverty and violence grow across region Joe Parkin Daniels in Necoclí Sun 8 Aug 2021 10.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/08/necocli-colombia-migrants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Major coup for Taliban as fighters take Afghan city of Kunduz Insurgent group seizes important political and military hub as pro-government forces retreat Akhtar Mohammad Makoii in Herat and Luke Harding Sun 8 Aug 2021 22.49 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/08/taliban-seize-symbolic-victory-with-capture-of-kunduz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Germany and the Netherlands halt deportations to Afghanistan Governments’ U-turn comes amid country’s deteriorating security as Taliban continue their rapid advance Agence France-Presse in Berlin Wed 11 Aug 2021 14.59 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/11/germany-and-netherlands-halt-deportations-afghanistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Bolsonaro’s ‘banana republic’ military parade condemned by critics Armoured vehicles roll through streets of Brasília as congress prepares to vote on plans to change Brazil’s voting system Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Tue 10 Aug 2021 16.35 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/10/bolsonaro-banana-republic-military-parade-condemned-by-critics-brazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 Cuba’s health system buckles under strain of overwhelming Covid surge A lack of medical supplies is crippling the Covid response, amid an economic crisis sparked by the pandemic and US sanctions Ed Augustin in Havana Sun 22 Aug 2021 10.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/22/cuba-coronavirus-vaccines-health-system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Qatar has failed to explain up to 70% of migrant worker deaths in past 10 years – Amnesty World Cup host has not properly investigated fatalities, rights group says, citing concerns over heat stress and safety Pete Pattisson Thu 26 Aug 2021 12.40 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/26/qatar-has-failed-to-explain-up-to-70-of-migrant-worker-deaths-in-past-10-years-amnesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 China’s children start first day schooled in ‘Xi Jinping thought’ The Chinese president’s political ideology is incorporated into the national curriculum as the new school year begins Agence France-Presse Wed 1 Sep 2021 06.24 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/01/chinas-children-start-first-day-schooled-in-xi-jinping-thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 Cuba review: American history of island neighbor is telling and timely As Ada Ferrer writes, ‘Cuba – its sugar, its slavery, its slave trade – is part of the history of American capitalism’ Carrie Gibson Sat 4 Sep 2021 07.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/04/cuba-american-history-review-ada-ferrer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Fears of violence on Brazil’s streets as millions rally to back Bolsonaro His rural voters see the embattled president as a ‘messenger from God’. And this week they will march in the cities to support him Tom Phillips in Sinop Sun 5 Sep 2021 10.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/05/fears-of-violence-on-brazils-streets-as-millions-rally-to-back-bolsonaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted September 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 The Palestinian Authority’s crackdown on protest shows it will never serve its own people Palestinians are being repressed and brutalised by their own government in collaboration with the Israeli state Wed 1 Sep 2021 17.40 BST Yara Hawari https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/01/palestinian-authority-crackdown-protest-israeli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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