opendemocracy.net —  3+ hour, 22+ min ago

...Why was a warlord allowed to sue a British journalist?. Tell chancellor Jeremy Hunt to publish the report. Please type and press enter.... ...Africa editor.... ...investigative reporting projects focused on organised opposition to women's and LGBTIQ rights in particular, and threats to human rights and democracy in general... ...and other groups. - Represent openDemocracy at conferences, in media interviews and other fora, as appropriate. - Where appropriate within the UK...

opendemocracy.net —  3+ hour, 46+ min ago

...Why was a warlord allowed to sue a British journalist?. Tell chancellor Jeremy Hunt to publish the report.... ...Please type and press enter. 100 days in, even Azerbaijan's opposition backs Nagorno-Karabakh blockade.... ...Ali Karimli, head of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan, did not oppose the regime during the second Nagorno-Karabakh war.... ...Ali Karimli, the head of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan, the country's largest opposition party, announced that he would not oppose the regime during...

opendemocracy.net —  5+ hour, 18+ min ago

...Labour leader Keir Starmer at the launch of the party's national mission on crime.... ...Even the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs warned against the efficacy of a ban.... ...Levelling up secretary Michael Gove -- who admits taking cocaine several times as a young journalist -- claimed the move was important to "stop parks...

opendemocracy.net —  20+ hour, 33+ min ago

...Why was a warlord allowed to sue a British journalist?. Tell chancellor Jeremy Hunt to publish the report. Please type and press enter.... ...The spectre of "foreign agent" laws resurfaced in Georgia a few weeks ago.... ...In these circumstances, Georgia's "foreign agent law" served as a stand-in for fears that Georgia would not be granted EU candidate status but follow... ...Georgia, which has long allied with the West against Russia, seemed set on adopting laws that would oblige some NGOs to publish their foreign funding...

opendemocracy.net —  1+ day ago

...Scotland's new first minister, Humza Yousaf, is the first Muslim leader of a Western democracy.... ...Here's how Humza Yousaf can deliver a fairer, greener Scotland. After 16 years in power, the SNP is stagnating.... ...As Peter McColl from the Royal Society of Edinburgh has pointed out, everyone who wears a smart watch is having their heart rate monitored.... ...As transport secretary, Yousaf was right to nationalise Scotland's train company, ScotRail, in 2022....

opendemocracy.net —  1+ day ago

...Drag queen Cali Je plays a ukulele and sings to a group of children at a reading event on 18 March 2023 in Pocatello, Idaho, one of many US states... ...Why was a warlord allowed to sue a British journalist?. Tell chancellor Jeremy Hunt to publish the report. Please type and press enter.... ...As summarised by Brooke Midgon in The Hill, the Tennessee law "builds on existing restrictions on "adult-oriented businesses" in Tennessee, expanding... ...How it will be enforced remains to be seen, but the law, which Republican governor Bill Lee signed along with a ban on gender-affirming care for...

opendemocracy.net —  1+ day ago

...A new report states the UK homelessness system is not ready for the impact of climate change.... ...Exclusive: A new report has warned homelessness services in the UK are not prepared for the climate crisis.... ...They include Bristol, Sheffield, and London councils Bexley and Hillingdon.... ...Some London councils referred MoH to the Greater London Authority (GLA), which coordinates the activation of Swep, but does not manage the service...

opendemocracy.net —  1+ day, 23+ hour ago

...Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.... ...As reports of hideous violence by serving Metropolitan Police officers such as David Carrick unravel the legitimacy of British policing as a whole... ...West Mercia PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith repeatedly brutalised Black ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson as he lay dying.... ...Laura Curran, a detective constable in the Met, was involved in the death of Olaseni Lewis, a 23-year-old who died of a brain injury and cardio-respiratory...

opendemocracy.net —  2+ day, 25+ min ago

...Somali residents have accused Tower Hamlets Council of racial discrimination and "social cleansing" through the housing waiting list.... ...Tower Hamlets residents say they are being overlooked for social housing and accused the council of discrimination.... ...The report, published in the Journal of the British Academy, was jointly written by a Somali GP working in east London and a London School of Economics... ...The residents say the discrimination has been going on for years, and protested outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall last week to demand answers, with...

opendemocracy.net —  2+ day ago

...A Refugee Action report found asylum seekers in the UK are being held in "de-facto detention". File image.... ..."I was a nurse in Iran," she said, reflecting on how she is used to keeping busy. "I am so bored [in the hotel] and feel useless.".... ...Although there is a doctor to treat medical problems at the hotel, she often waits up to four days to be seen....