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Academic paywalls unwittingly benefit oppressive regimes - at society's expense.
Sarah Kendzior
Opinion
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2013 05:44 GMT
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UN figures indicate a "significant increase" in people smuggling and the violence that accompanies the illicit trade.
Features
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2013 10:55 GMT
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As a temporary truce to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha fails, what are the prospects for peace in Syria?
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A growing number of refugees are settling into the neighbouring country with violence at home discouraging their return.
Features
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2012 12:43 GMT
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Fifty-four people trying to reach Italy die after a voyage in which their rubber boat gradually deflated, says UNHCR.
Africa
Last Modified: 10 Jul 2012 23:44 GMT
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Hundreds have been killed and thousands displaced, but the crisis has garnered little international attention.
Features
Last Modified: 01 Apr 2011 18:49 GMT
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Eight years after the US entered Iraq to topple Saddam and liberate the people, conditions are worse than ever.
Opinion
Last Modified: 21 Mar 2011 11:57 GMT
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More than 700,000 Iraqis have been forced to flee their homes in the last month.
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Kuwait's 'Bidoon' have been stripped of rights and treated as second-class citizens.
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People 'without' 
Kuwait's 'Bidoon' have been stripped of rights and treated as second-class citizens.
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