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Internal Security

Incursion of foreign private security companies, violation of state sovereignty in Africa, Middle East

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
July 7, 2023
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4 min

Wagner’s recent rebellion against the Russian government drew attention to the problem of the proliferation of private security and military companies in Africa and...

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Tajikistan: U.N experts deplore criminal proceedings against human rights defenders

Posted byby Marie Corrie
July 4, 2023
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2 min

GENEVA (4 July 2023) – UN experts* today urged Tajikistan to show genuine commitment to improving the situation of human rights defenders in the...

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The Forgotten Victims: Unraveling the Mystery of Syria’s Missing Persons

Posted byby Marie Corrie
July 3, 2023
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3 min

The Syrian War, a brutal and protracted conflict that has raged since 2011, has left an indelible mark on the world. The war has...

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News

UN experts warn ‘Arab Interpol’ failing to protect against political extraditions

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
June 29, 2023
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3 min

UN experts have warned the Arab League that a body dubbed the “Arab Interpol” is not shielding people who are wanted over political activities...

Posted inin Counter Terrorism
Extremism

Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion Fuelling Terrorism, Warns UN Chief

Posted byby Marie Corrie
June 22, 2023
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3 min

With terrorism posing a complex, constantly evolving and multi-faceted threat, law-enforcement agencies gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday in search...

Posted inin Asia
Featured

Tajikistan: Decree bans funerals for alleged “terrorists”, denies relatives bodies

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
June 19, 2023
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4 min

On 28 April, President Emomali Rahmon who has ruled Tajikistan since 1992 signed into law a Decree imposing the Procedure for “burying the bodies...

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News

Doha Deal Excludes Afghan Women from Political Engagement

Posted byby Marie Corrie
June 19, 2023
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2 min

Kabul — The Doha agreement, which was signed between the US and the Taliban, is less transparent and also excluded Afghan women from political...

Posted inin Far Right Extremists
Featured

Taking a Terrible Toll: The Taliban’s Education Ban

Posted byby Marie Corrie
June 8, 2023
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6 min

Over a year and a half after the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, ‘the sadness is overpowering,’ In March, 20 months after the...

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Featured

Civil Society the Biggest Casualty of Crackdowns in Tajikistan And Uzbekistan

Posted byby Marie Corrie
May 30, 2023
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5 min

ALMATY — Tajikistan and Uzbekistan last year waged deadly crackdowns to crush protests that erupted in the autonomous regions of the Central Asian nations....

Posted inin Asia
Europe

Tajikistan tyranny triggers new wave of refugees in Europe

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
May 23, 2023
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4 min

The Pamir Gate triggers a geopolitical crisis. For the Pamiri ethnic minority and the inhabitants of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in Tajikistan,...