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WATCH: Dennis Rodman says North Korea is “not so bad”

In Feburary 2013 the flamboyant “Worm” (ex-hall of fame professional basketball player Dennis Rodman) visited North Korea with Vice Media with the aim of hosting a basketball exhibition, stating on his first visit “I ...
by Ozlem Unat
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If I Were A Dictator, I Would Consider You My Enemy

This post is part of a special series of articles by blogger and activist, Marcell Shehwaro, describing the realities of life in Syria during the ongoing armed conflict between forces loyal to the current regime, and those seek...
by Marcell Shehwaro
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WATCH: 30 Inalienable Human Rights That No One Can Take Away

Drafted on December 10, 1948, the UN Declaration of Human Rights holds the Guinness World Record for “Most Translated Document”. The six pages outlining the first global expression of over 30 inalienable human right...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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WATCH: The Big Racism Experiment

The lazy, ignorant Blue Eyes vs. the superior Brown Eyes Thirty unsuspecting young people enter an old factory-like building. They signed up to participate in a TV-show without any prior knowledge about its content. Soon enough...
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Keffah Ali Deeb: A Symbol of Syria’s Non-Violent Resistance Movement

When the Arab Spring revolutions first broke out, artist Keffah Ali Deeb was one of the first people in Syria to protest outside the Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan embassies. She joined other activists in standing up against S...
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Opposition representatives propose “freedom from fear” law In Serbia

Nineteen representatives of the Serbian National Assembly filed a proposal for a new law that would guarantee Serbian citizens freedom from fear. While freedom from fear is allegedly a right guaranteed by the Constitution of th...
by Danica Radisic
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Asia

Hong Kong and China’s influence: Much ado about nothing?

It seems an unlikely question, is Hong Kong falling to the weight of The People’s Republic of China? Hong Kong has always been (and still is) seen as a cosmopolitan city of democracy, human rights and capitalist glory. Hong K...
by Jessica Trevis
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Canada

Can Idle No More Fill the Gap Between Non-Aboriginals and First Nations?

On January 10th I was sitting on the edge of my couch watching the most intense airing of Power and Politics I had yet seen, as host Evan Solomon updated changes to Friday’s high profile meeting with the Assembly of First N...
by Urban Times
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An Innovative Approach To Human Rights.

Scores of non-governmental organizations sprout every year in Geneva. Many of them dedicated to Human Rights in one way or another. So when a new NGO is established on the same theme, it draws little or no attention because it ...
by Nadim Souss
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