Politics & environs articles 2021

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Norwegian journalists reporting on World Cup workers arrested in Qatar

 

Pair investigating conditions for labourers detained as they tried to fly home

 

Jon Henley

Wed 24 Nov 2021 11.03 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/24/norwegian-journalists-reporting-labourers-qatar-world-cup-arrested

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‘Un grand monsieur’: Lula challenge to Bolsonaro finds welcome in Europe

 

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gets a fist bump from Olaf Scholz and an invitation to the presidential palace from Macron

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Thu 25 Nov 2021 10.15 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-european-leaders-delighted

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Sweden’s first female prime minister resigns after less than 12 hours

 

Magdalena Andersson quits on day one after the Centre party withdraws support for her budget and Greens quit government

 

Agencies in Stockholm

Wed 24 Nov 2021 18.15 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/24/swedens-first-female-prime-minister-resigns-after-less-than-12-hours

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Muammar Gaddafi’s son disqualified from standing in Libya election

 

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was ruled ineligible amid disputes over rules and threats to peace process

 

Reuters

Wed 24 Nov 2021 19.57 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/24/muammar-gaddafis-son-disqualified-from-standing-in-libya-election

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Haile Gebrselassie says he is joining Ethiopian army to fight insurgency

 

Two-time Olympic gold medallist enlists as alarm grows over war that threatens to engulf Addis Ababa

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Wed 24 Nov 2021 16.17 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/24/haile-gebrselassie-joining-ethiopian-army-fight-insurgency

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Turkish court extends imprisonment of philanthropist Osman Kavala

 

Decision paves way for Council of Europe to launch infringement proceedings against Turkey

 

Associated Press

Fri 26 Nov 2021 14.24 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/26/turkish-court-extends-imprisonment-of-philanthropist-osman-kavala

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Zhang Gaoli: official accused by Peng Shuai remains out of public eye

 

While world wonders about fate of tennis star, former Chinese vice-premier has remained silent

 

Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies

Fri 26 Nov 2021 12.27 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/26/where-is-zhang-gaoli-official-accused-by-peng-shuai-remains-out-of-public-eye

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The warning signs are there for genocide in Ethiopia – the world must act to prevent it

 

The country has been scarred by violence on all sides, but there may be much worse to come as Tigrayan civilians are targeted

 

Fri 26 Nov 2021 08.00 GMT

Helen Clark, Michael Lapsley and David Alton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/26/ethiopia-genocide-warning-signs-abiy-ahmed

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Rio Olympics chief sentenced to 30 years in prison for buying 2016 votes

 

• Ruling against Carlos Arthur Nuzman becomes public
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• Court heard Lamine and Papa Diack were bribed for votes

 

Associated Press

Fri 26 Nov 2021 09.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/26/rio-olympics-chief-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-buying-2016-votes

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Interpol’s president: alleged torturer rises as symbol of UAE soft power

 

Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi’s election has raised concerns about human rights and the surveillance state

 

Ruth Michaelson

Thu 25 Nov 2021 18.40 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/25/interpols-president-alleged-torturer-rises-as-symbol-of-uae-soft-power

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How settler violence is fuelling West Bank tension

 

As attacks on Palestinians worsen, we speak to farmers, settlers, Israeli human rights activists, and the mother of a three-year-old boy left injured in a raid

 

Donald Macintyre & Quique Kierszenbaum in Al Mufakara

Sun 28 Nov 2021 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/28/israel-palestine-west-bank-settler-violence-tension

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Honduras presidential election: a referendum on the nation’s corruption and drugs

 

The next congress will have the opportunity to elect a new supreme court, attorney general and state auditors

 

Jeff Ernst in Tegucigalpa

Sun 28 Nov 2021 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/28/honduras-presidential-election-juan-orlando-hernandez

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The English turned Barbados into a slave society. Now, after 396 years, we’re free

 

The former British colony is about to become a republic, and we Barbadians can cast off our label of Little England

 

Mon 29 Nov 2021 15.00 GMT

Suleiman Bulbulia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/29/english-barbados-slave-society-republic-barbadians

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‘How dictatorship works’: Hungarian academic quits in censorship row

 

Andrea Pető was asked to withdraw criticism that a Europe-wide standards group had failed to confront illiberalism in Hungary and Poland

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Tue 30 Nov 2021 11.40 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/30/hungarian-academic-andrea-peto-quits-in-censorship-row

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When a far-right candidate has ‘le buzz’, France shouldn’t take young people for granted

 

The youth movement around Éric Zemmour, though small, is an indication that this deeply political generation can also be nihilistic

 

Thu 2 Dec 2021 11.45 GMT

Oliver Haynes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/02/far-right-candidate-france-youth-movement-eric-zemmour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Neither saint nor criminal’: Austria’s former chancellor Kurz quits politics

 

Sebastian Kurz dominated domestic politics for five years before being placed under corruption investigation

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Thu 2 Dec 2021 12.45 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/austria-former-chancellor-sebastian-kurz-quits-politics

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Saudis used ‘incentives and threats’ to shut down UN investigation in Yemen

 

Exclusive: Political officials and diplomatic and activist sources describe stealth campaign

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Wed 1 Dec 2021 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/01/saudi-arabia-yemen-un-human-rights-investigation-incentives-and-therats

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EU launches €300bn fund to challenge China’s influence

 

Global gateway infrastructure strategy aims to counter belt and road initiative impact in Asia, Africa and Europe

 

Jennifer Rankin

Wed 1 Dec 2021 16.45 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/01/eu-infrastructure-fund-challenge-china-global-influence-asia-africa-eastern-europe-gateway

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Myanmar’s top general Min Aung Hlaing is strangling a democracy. What will the west do about it?

 

Joe Biden’s ‘waffle-fest’ summit shows the international community is toothless when faced with a murderous junta boss

 

Sun 5 Dec 2021 09.15 GMT

Simon Tisdall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/05/myanmars-top-general-min-aung-hlaing-is-strangling-a-democracy-what-will-the-west-do-about-it

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The most unsafe passage to Europe has claimed 18,000 victims. Who speaks for them?

 

As Europe outsources its border policing to Libya, rescue operations by NGOs are hampered by criminal inquiries in Italy

 

Thu 2 Dec 2021 14.28 GMT

Lorenzo Tondo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/02/unsafe-passage-europe-18000-victims-border-libya

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Myanmar’s junta condemned as Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail term

 

First verdict against Nobel peace prize winner and Myanmar’s former leader, who was deposed in a coup in February

 

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Mon 6 Dec 2021 14.12 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/06/aung-san-suu-kyi-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-for-incitement

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‘They’ll fight for you’: how Scotland’s guardians change young refugees’ lives

 

Unique scheme offers arrivals continual support from navigating bureaucracy to grasping local slang

 

Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Mon 6 Dec 2021 10.20 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/06/they-will-fight-for-you-how-scotlands-guardians-change-young-refugees-lives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fortress Europe: the millions spent on military-grade tech to deter refugees

 

 

We map out the rising number of high-tech surveillance and deterrent systems facing asylum seekers along EU borders

 

Mon 6 Dec 2021 06.00 GMT

by Kaamil Ahmed and Lorenzo Tondo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/06/fortress-europe-the-millions-spent-on-military-grade-tech-to-deter-refugees

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The richest 10% produce half of greenhouse gas emissions. They should pay to fix the climate

 

This is not simply a rich versus poor countries divide: there are huge emitters in poor countries, and low emitters in rich countries

 

Tue 7 Dec 2021 11.30 GMT

Lucas Chancel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/07/we-cant-address-the-climate-crisis-unless-we-also-take-on-global-inequality

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US says it will send troops to eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine

 

On eve of talks between Biden and Putin, European leaders say they have agreed to present a ‘united front’ on aggression towards Ukraine

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow and Julian Borger in Washington

Mon 6 Dec 2021 19.10 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/06/us-says-it-will-send-troops-to-eastern-europe-if-russia-invades-ukraine

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Helping refugees starving in Poland’s icy border forests is illegal – but it’s not the real crime

 

The asylum seekers on the Poland-Belarus border are not aggressors: they are desperate pawns in a disgusting political struggle

 

Wed 8 Dec 2021 08.00 GMT

Anna Alboth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/08/helping-refugees-poland-belarus-border-forests-illegal

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The truth is now plain: in Johnson’s Britain, some lives are more equal than others

 

When I visited Cambridge, I found desperate inequality. Yet while people struggle, the government looks on and laughs

 

Thu 9 Dec 2021 06.00 GMT

Aditya Chakrabortty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/09/johnson-britain-equal-cambridge-rich-poor