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authoritarianismHealthHuman RightsNeo-liberalismPopulismRadical extremismReligionxenofobia 15 min readSpectacle and Social Murder in Pandemic India 30 March 20210By Alf Gunvald Nilsen* – Boston Review Narendra Modi’s government has used lockdown to force further neoliberalization and continue its... Read More
Human RightsImmigration and RefugeesmilitarizationRadical extremismReligionViolence 4 min readMyanmar airstrikes cause thousands to flee across Thailand border 29 March 20210By Jacob Goldberg in Bangkok, a Guardian reporter in Yangon, and agencies About 3,000 estimated to have crossed over after... Read More
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