Since June 2015 WikiLeaks has been releasing details of leaked cables and other documents from within the Saudi Foreign Office. Julian Assange explains what’s inside.
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What the Saudi leaks tell us: An interview with Julian Assange
- Julian Assange
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- 17 Mar 2016
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Golden goal for child miners in Burkina Faso
Child miners are finding an unlikely escape from goldmines, through football, writes Rebecca Cooke.
- Rebecca Cooke
- Issue 490
- 17 Mar 2016
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Innocents detained in Nigeria
Ayuba Ijai was held hostage for months by Boko Haram terrorists before government soldiers detained him on suspicion of being a Boko Haram member. Samuel Malik explains.
- Samuel Malik
- Issue 490
- 16 Mar 2016
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In the cruellest way, Israeli settlements affect all Palestinians
The occupation system made the Dawabshe family victims, writes Noreen Sadik.
- Noreen Sadik
- Web
- 15 Mar 2016
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A volley of protest in Iran
Human Rights Watch has thrown its weight behind a challenge to Iran’s ban on women watching volleyball matches. Kelsi Farrington reports.
- Kelsi Farrington
- Issue 490
- 15 Mar 2016
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Introducing... Freddy Lim
Who would have imagined that a tattooed heavy-metal musician would break the stale stand-off in Taiwanese politics? Richard Swift asks.
- Richard Swift
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- 15 Mar 2016
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Blogs
Calculating the environmental benefits of peace in Colombia
The costs of the 50-year conflict add up to ecocide. Doug Weir reports.
Five years of Syrian crisis hits women hard
Tabitha Ross describes how the conflict is affecting women exposed to gender-based violence.
- Tabitha Ross
- 15 Mar 2016
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If Google and Facebook can flip elections does code now rule the real world?
Internet users used to be worried about government control of the web but the opposite may be true, writes Chris Spannos
- Chris Spannos
- 11 Mar 2016
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Hail Caesar! The personal whim of not so fair trade
The struggle for real Fairtrade is reminiscent of gladiator battles, writes Ben O’Hanlon.
- Ben O'Hanlon
- 8 Mar 2016
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Worse than fiction: discrimination against women
Too often our legal system privileges the status quo instead of protecting the vulnerable, writes Brian Loffler.
- Brian Loffler
- 8 Mar 2016
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The EU-Turkey summit exposes our inhumanity to refugees
Open and democratic societies cannot be built on fear and hatred, writes Nick Dearden.
- Nick Dearden
- 8 Mar 2016
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