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Ice Bucket Challenge, meet Ukraine’s ‘blood bucket’ challenge

A group of European youths are attempting to draw attention to the conflict in Ukraine by putting a gory twist on the infamous Ice Bucket Challenge. This time around, the buckets are filled with metaphorical blood.
by Tetyana Lokot
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Ramadan Flavoured Arrests In Egypt

A year has passed since the ousting of Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi and the new regime has already received a lot of criticism for the declining human rights condition which arbitrary arrest is a big part of. In part...
by Global Voices
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Hungary’s New Media Tax: An Undemocratic Legislation?

Hungary’s tumultuous political sphere seems like a never ending topic for democracy advocates. Right after the governing party’s much criticised actions (alterations in the country’s constitution, forced retirements and o...
by Tímea Fazekas
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Daily News Roundup – 17 October 2012

  Europe Radovan Karadzic denies Bosnian war crimes Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, beginning his defence against charges of war crimes in the Hague yesterday, has said he should be rewarded for “reducing su...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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No go Zone: Could Retirement Armnesty Law inspire Presidential Retirement in Africa?

In the wake of the popular walk to work protests that affected Kampala until a few months ago, one thing stood out: the opposition politicians and their faithfuls wanted to send a message to the regime of President Museveni an...
by Ivan Atuyambe
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Daily News Roundup – 16 October 2012

  Europe McKinnon extradition blocked by UK government British Home Secretary Theresa May has announced today that hacker Gary McKinnon, who admits accessing US government computers, will not be extradited to the United States...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 15 October 2012

  Europe Pakistani girl shot by Taliban travels to UK for treatment Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban last week for her pro-education campaigning, is being flown to the UK for medical tre...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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North America

One Nation Under God?

Vice President Joe Biden might be notorious for sometimes speaking before he thinks, but many will agree that he couldn’t have said it better when it came to abortion and the role of religion during last night’s Vice Presid...
by Laura Casey
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China

Sticking by a Friend, Swaziland and Taiwan Relations

While the rest of Africa is running helter-skelter in excitement because of investment mainland China is pouring into Africa, Swaziland has continued to stick to her guns, and has continued to be a faithful ally to Taiwan. In f...
by Mark Mngomezulu
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