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An open letter to Nicky Morgan
A teacher in England writes anonymously to the UK’s new Secretary of State for Education.
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Consequences of the detention of Alexander Sodiqov
My friend and colleague Alexander Sodiqov is being held in Tajikistan without charge, under suspicion of espionage and treason.
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Glasgow University recommendation to stop investing in fossil fuels is an important step into the future
Glasgow has become the first university in the UK to move towards divesting from fossil fuels. This is a major step forward for the UK’s climate movement.
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Singapore’s libraries don’t want kids reading about tango the penguin and his two loving fathers
Singapore’s National Library Board (NLB) has banned and destroyed copies of three children’s books that deal with same-sex couples and adoption after it received a complaint that the books are not ‘pro-family’.
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This project is helping France unlearn its stereotypes about Romania
Misinformation abounds in France when it comes to Romania, and the Newsroum project, an online initiative that sought to present different perspectives on Romania than have been shown in France’s mainstream media, wanted to do something about it.
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This woman is leading Baloch students in their struggle for independence from Pakistan
This might come as a surprise to people who follow mainstream media’s coverage of Pakistan: one of the most controversial student organizations in the country is led by a woman.
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Tajikistan: Free Alexander Sodiqov!
On June 16, Alexander Sodiqov, a political science PhD student at the University of Toronto, was arrested in Tajikistan while conducting research on conflict resolution.
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A post-Soviet dictatorship vs. an academic researcher
Alexander Sodiqov, a University of Toronto PhD candidate, was detained on June 16 by the Tajik KGB while he was conducting academic research in the country’s Gorno-Badakhshan province. His arrest has sent shockwaves through academic communities in Europe and North America.
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Student faces criminal charges for disrupting Philippine president’s speech on independence day
Philippine President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III was delivering his Independence Day speech when somebody from the crowd shouted: “Oust the pork barrel king! There’s no change in the Philippines!” […]
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Academies and the neoliberal project: the lessons and costs of the conveyor belt
Having studied one of Britain’s flagship academies it seems that their good results may come at a high social cost – something the media talks far less about…
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