Yemen, Myanmar and George Floyd: human rights this fortnight in pictures
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A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Cambodia to Peru Continue reading…
Read More中国、EUへの対抗制裁を発表「乱暴な内政干渉だ」(2021年3月23日)
Read MoreIt is the first time for three decades UK or EU has punished China for human rights abusesBritain and the EU have taken joint action with the US and Canada to impose parallel sanctions on a senior Chinese officials involved in the mass internment of Ui…
Read MoreA reconsideration of Britain’s place in the world is necessary. But this paper fails to meet the challenges of the 21st century The integrated review offers a nostalgic – at times, even anachronistic – response to the challenges of the 21st century. It…
Read MoreCritics warn of imperial fantasy but the economic and political forces pulling the UK back to the region are realSome will call it a tilt, others a rebalancing and yet others a pivot but, either way, the new big idea due to emerge from the government’s…
Read MoreExclusive: Activists say EU should refuse to sign treaty until national security laws and election restrictions are liftedHong Kong democracy activists have warned the EU it must not ratify its planned new investment deal with China at a time when Beij…
Read MoreExclusive: officers involved in violent crackdown worked with European police on controlling protestsThe EU provided crowd control training to specialist Myanmar police units alleged to have been involved in a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protest…
Read MoreJho Low, wanted in connection with $4.5bn theft, tried to buy off-the-shelf citizenship from Cyprus, report statesA Malaysian fugitive wanted in connection with one of the biggest frauds in history attempted to buy a “golden passport” that would have g…
Read MoreEuropean commission will come under fire over agreement that is already causing tensions with USTransatlantic tensions over how to handle China will come into the open next week when MEPs condemn the European commission for rushing to sign a controvers…
Read MoreUK politicians challenge David Perry’s decision to act against group accused of illegal assemblyA British barrister has agreed to act for the Hong Kong government next month in its efforts to convict Jimmy Lai and eight other pro-democracy activists ac…
Read MoreInternational criticism mounts after arrests of 53 people, as EU urged to drop economic deal with ChinaThe British foreign secretary has accused China of deliberately misleading the world when it passed its new security law in Hong Kong last year in th…
Read MoreBurst of optimism over approvals has been followed by delays, shortages and bureaucratic errorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe global introduction of newly approved coronavirus vaccines has been marked by delays, shortag…
Read MoreZhang Zhan, who reported from city at start of pandemic, was sentenced to four years in jailThe European Union and United States have demanded that China release a citizen journalist jailed for her reports on the early outbreak of the coronavirus pande…
Read MoreDeal set to anger incoming Biden administration in US, which demanded to be consulted before deal went aheadChina and the EU appear to have resolved their differences over protecting labour rights in China and are set to sign a long-delayed investment …
Read MoreGermany says infectious variant has been present since November; Spain sets up Covid vaccine registerSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has found six cases of a more infectious variant of the coronavirus in people arriving from Britain, while South …
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