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Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine: how many refugee crises can the world cope with?

By Anushka Asthana — The Guardian

By Anushka Asthana* – The Guardian On the borders of Turkey, a six-metre high wall in the snow is holding back a tide of people desperate to find a haven from tyranny The province of Van, in the east of Turkey, is a place of unbelievable beauty, where snow-covered mountains…

9 March 2022 · 5 min read

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The Orbán split: siding with both, simultaneously

By Attila Kálmán — Investigate Europe

By Attila Kálmán * – Investigate Europe For three terms, the Hungarian prime minister has fought with Brussels and moved closer to Moscow. Then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine — a painful reality check.

9 Mar 2022 · 8 min read

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Russia’s Disinformation Machine Runs So Deep, Some Don’t Know War Is Happening

William Rivers Pitt * – Truthout Imagine that you, as a refugee from extreme violence in Ukraine, called your family across the border for help — and were flatly told they did not believe you, that there was no war. You’ve witnessed the indiscriminate shelling of your…

8 Mar 2022 · 5 min read

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Militarism Is Never the Answer

By Mairead Corrigan Maguire — Transcend Media Service / Human Wrongs Watch

By Mairead Corrigan Maguire* – Transcend Media Service / Human Wrongs Watch Although we all condemn President Putin`s action in entering Ukraine we must now consider what steps can be taken to de-escalate the situation. Although some low level talks have been held we must…

8 Mar 2022 · 3 min read

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‘Fascist fitness’: how the far right is recruiting with online gym groups

Mark Townsend* – The Observer Anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate says extremists present self-improvement as part of wider political struggle The far right is increasingly recruiting via online fitness groups, whose popularity soared during the pandemic, prompting fears that new…

7 Mar 2022 · 4 min read

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Sanctions May Sound “Nonviolent,” But They Quietly Hurt the Most Vulnerable

By Khury Petersen-Smith — Truthout

By Khury Petersen-Smith* – Truthout Today, people around the world are demonstrating against the disastrous Russian invasion of Ukraine, and rallying against potential escalation and expansion of the war by other world powers. The current invasion is raising a dilemma…

7 Mar 2022 · 7 min read

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We Care More About Ukraine Because the Victims Are White

By Michael Shank — Newsweek

By Michael Shank* – Newsweek Citizens around the world are setting a new and impressive precedent in engaging in international affairs. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised a level of interest that dwarfs that of other recent conflicts or wars.

4 Mar 2022 · 5 min read

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The culture war: Russian artists under pressure to speak out against Putin

BY LAURENZ GEHRKE – POLITICO Those close to the Russian leader who don’t distance themselves from his war are being sidelined. BERLIN — Russian artists are being asked to speak out against Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine or risk losing work across Europe. On Tuesday…

4 Mar 2022 · 5 min read

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People of colour fleeing Ukraine attacked by Polish nationalists

By Lorenzo Tondo — Emmanuel Akinwotu

By Lorenzo Tondo – Emmanuel Akinwotu (*) – The Guardian Non-white refugees face violence and racist abuse in Przemyśl, as police warn of fake reports of ‘migrants committing crimes’ Women from South Africa and Zambia, who were studying medicine in Kyiv, at Medyka border crossing…

3 Mar 2022 · 5 min read

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Arms Industry Sees Ukraine Conflict as an Opportunity, Not a Crisis

By Jonathan Ng — Truthout

By Jonathan Ng * – Truthout In February, a photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting hunched over a 13-foot table with French President Emmanuel Macron circulated the globe. News about their sprawling table and sumptuous seven-course dinner was…

3 Mar 2022 · 14 min read