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Fruit pickers lured to Portugal by the dream of a ‘raspberry passport’
Farm workers from south Asia describe exploitative conditions at the heart of Europe’s soft fruits industryWor…
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Workers paid less than minimum wage to pick berries destined for UK supermarkets
Exclusive: Workers in Portugal picking berries ending up on the shelves of Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and T…
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EU could suspend Vanuatu visa-free travel over ‘golden passports’ scheme
EU states set to vote on proposal after commission found deficiencies including ‘the granting of citizenship t…
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Desmond Tutu’s funeral and Kazakhstan clashes: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Hong Kong Continue rea…
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‘The need is still there’: last young refugees arrive in UK as family reunion route closes
Activists lament that a safe, legal way into Britain has closed with Brexit, when stranded children need it as…
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Lives lost at Europe’s borders and Afghan MPs in exile: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
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Bosnian Serb leader: Putin and China will help if west imposes sanctions
Exclusive: Milorad Dodik dismisses fears Serb separatists are planning breakup of Bosnia-HerzegovinaThe Bosnia…
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‘We will start again’: Afghan female MPs fight on from parliament in exile
From Greece the women are advocating for fellow refugees – and those left behind under Taliban ruleIt is a Sat…
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Migrant caravan and Qatar’s tarnished World Cup: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
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Local Covid vaccines fill gap as UN Covax scheme misses target
India, Egypt and Cuba among first states to develop and make their own vaccines as Covax falls behind Developi…
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Global energy crisis: how key countries are responding
As demand increases amid the pandemic, there is a shortage of supply – and prices are rising rapidlyGlobal ene…
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Most Europeans believe US in new cold war with China and Russia – poll
Few view their own country as a direct participant but larger proportion feel EU is part of conflict A majorit…
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EU has no choice but to engage with Taliban, says foreign policy chief
Josep Borrell tells MEPs that EU can only influence future developments by engaging with new Afghan regimeThe …
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Europe’s reputation as a cosmopolitan haven has been exposed as a mirage | Hans Kundnani
The EU increasingly embraces the idea of a continental identity, one that’s white and Christian. Is it really …
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UK negligent in failure to stop customs fraud, says senior EU lawyer
Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothesA senior EU …