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Rotherham’s sex abuse scandal reveals failure at the heart of government
A report by Prof Alexis Jay has exposed shocking abuse and exploitation of 1,400 children as young as 11, over 16 years, in Rotherham, describing 'blatant' collective failures of the care system,...
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UK’s deportation of Buddhist monk delayed
Sheffield campaigners continue to work to secure release of Sushilananda Sraman from detention.The deportation order of Buddhist monk, Sushilananda Sraman, who feared persecution if deported to his...
View ArticleFilm review: the architecture of violence
The Architecture of Violence, part of AJE's Rebel Architecture series, explores the use of architecture as a central component of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, focusing on the work of Eyal...
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Fresh fears for Buddhist monk under threat of deportation from the UK
Friends and supporters share anxiety over the safety of Buddhist monk who made South Yorkshire his home after seeking refuge from persecution in his native Bangladesh.Sushil Sraman helping raise...
View ArticleThe human face
What are the human impacts of far-right extremism? Hear perspectives from a survivor of far-right violence and a former far-right extremist (Video, 3 minutes)The FREE Initiative (Far-Right Extremism in...
View ArticleWhy we should be concerned
What is the scale of the problem of far-right extremism in Europe? (Video, 2 minutes)The FREE Initiative (Far-Right Extremism in Europe Initiative) has produced a series of short films to showcase the...
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The Poroshenko Phenomenon
Why did the political crown fall into the hands of Poroshenko? How will he manage Ukraine’s domestic and external pressures? Back in 2005, it seemed that Petro Poroshenko, then serving as secretary...
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Post-independence in Scotland, Catalonia and the Basque Country:...
We are witnessing the establishment of a new European regional order, characterised by the presence of city-regional small nations as new key players beyond their referential nation-states.Cartoon....
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Starvation as a weapon of war in Syria
Since 1993, there have been calls for the legal and political recognition of starvation as a weapon of war. In Syria, it has regained distressing urgency. After more than three years of civil war in...
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Watching Ferguson, but still unseeing
Scaling back police militarization will not end the abuse of the state; the US has consistently mobilized the same tactics and attitudes towards undesirable communities domestically and abroad....
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Why are police becoming more like soldiers?
Militarisation of the police is a developing phenomenon, spreading into nominally democratic societies as the bonds of popular consent to the status quo weaken.Not your friendly neighbourhood...
View Article‘An Honourable Woman’: an argument in two parts on how to judge a political...
Diane Langford is angered by a BBC2 drama that purports to reflect the political realities in the Arab/Israeli conflict, yet in its “even-handedness” inescapably misrepresents the issues. But perhaps...
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Turkish paternalism in Northern Cyprus
Turkey's relationship with Northern Cyprus is akin to a controlling father disciplining its errant son, and this has affected its attitude to a Cyprus settlement as well.A Northern Cyprus entry point....
View ArticleNATO-Russia: time for a change in direction
NATO’s summit this week offers the opportunity to turn the tide against the re-emergence of the cold war in the context of the Ukraine crisis. It is an opportunity, however, unlikely to be taken.NATO...
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Our duty to the stranger: Remembering Helen Bamber
Although Helen Bamber has been celebrated as an ‘iconic’ human rights defender, the most fitting way to honour her is to redirect our attention to the marginalised and silenced people to whom she...
View ArticleFrom empire to earth community: Casa de Paz
In the Fruitvale district of East Oakland, California, 36th Avenue is the turf of three major gangs. Yet the residents of Casa de Paz never lock their doors. (Video 6 minutes)Anchored by Pancho Ramos...
View ArticleBrazil's vote, Marina Silva's chance
A charismatic environmentalist is now leading of Brazil's presidential race. Can she win and create the new politics she promises?The airplane crash on 13 August 2014 that killed the Brazilian...
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What the FSB is doing in Russian universities
In Soviet times, the KGB kept a close watch on intellectuals – they might turn out to be dissidents. Today, the FSB still skulks on university corridors…In the Soviet Union, higher education was only...
View ArticleNorway's shame: Educational discrimination against Iranian students
Iranian students are being systematically discriminated against by the Norwegian government. This is a closed minded approach that goes against long term European interests.For several months now there...
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NHS England 2014: Vichy France 1941
Doctors are being turned into Commissars, Apparatchiks and Healthdroids, mutely collaborating with endless health ‘reforms’. History reminds us why we must resist such totalitarianism.Rights...
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