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Afghanistan Law To Silence Victims Of Honour Killings, Domestic Violence And Forced Marriage
A new law in Afghanistan might allow the perpetrators of domestic violence, honour killings and forced marriages to commit these crimes without any consequences – simply because they are related to the victim. The controv...
We’re All Journalists Now: Press freedom, internet freedom, and the line between the two
Today is World Press Freedom Day. As the IPF exists to provide a platform for free speech, it is an important occasion for us; we recognise the role that a free press continues to play in exposing corruption, keeping people i...
Obama in Israel: A Setback for Palestinian Aspirations
President Obama’s visit to Israel and to Palestine (the West Bank occupied territory), hailed in Washington as a turning point in American-Israeli relations, did not have the same resonance with Palestinians. In fact, it ...
Oil Production And The Prisoner’s Dilemma
In 2014 the geopolitics of oil production changed dramatically. Due to the recent U.S. shale boom, Saudi Arabia – the world’s largest oil exporter – lost its position as a ‘swing producer’ in the oil industry which ha...
“Out of sight, out of mind” – The Mentally Ill in African Countries in Crisis
A 13-year-old boy in Somalia has been tied to a stick for over ten years. An 8-year-old girl in Nigeria has been kept with high-risk inmates at the local prison for several months. A 26-year-old man in Kenya has been locked in ...
When War Shatters Childhoods
Around one billion children in the world live in conflict-affected areas, according to the European Union. As conflict begins, their childhoods disappear. Suddenly they live at risk of losing their education, their homes and th...
