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In Kazakhstan, where elections are superfluous

In Kazakhstan, where elections are superfluous

While Nursultan Nazarbayev is around, there’s little chance of marching in the streets of Astana and Almaty.

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Where torture goes (almost) unpunished

Where torture goes (almost) unpunished

Indonesian soldiers accused of posting torture videos on YouTube receive jail sentences for “disobeying orders”.

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Guantánamo's imperial past on its 10-year anniversary

Guantánamo's imperial past on its 10-year anniversary

After a decade, this detention centre remains on the wrong side of the law.

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Why has the left neglected the Tamils of Sri Lanka?

Why has the left neglected the Tamils of Sri Lanka?

Human tragedy on this South Asian island is all but ignored.

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Wake up to the real refugee issue, Australia

Wake up to the real refugee issue, Australia

The problem in this debate is not people smuggling.

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The Russian regions that are banning

The Russian regions that are banning "gay propaganda"

This legislation essentially prohibits the public discussion of homosexuality. The British press is depressingly silent.

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The Tunisian fruitseller who changed the Middle East

The Tunisian fruitseller who changed the Middle East

Time magazine's 2011 Person of the Year award should go to the late Mohammad Al Bouazizi.

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The NS Interview: Albie Sachs, lawyer and anti-apartheid campaigner

The NS Interview: Albie Sachs, lawyer and anti-apartheid campaigner

“If you’re fighting for justice, your methods have to be just”

Nadarkhani: The Iranian Embassy makes a statement

Nadarkhani: The Iranian Embassy makes a statement

Iranian Court of Appeal still to issue final verdict.

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To Hang an Apostate

To Hang an Apostate

Yousef Nadarkhani sentenced to die for changing his religion.

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More in Human Rights

The trial and punishment of Yousef Nadarkhani

Photography and Contempt of Court

Mosley fails in European Court privacy appeal

Women's suffrage: 118 years on

Full transcript | Harriet Harman | Speech On International Development | Labour Party Conference, Liverpool | 26 September 2011

Libya — is war over?

Saudi Arabia executes "sorcerer"

The NS Interview: Donna Marsh O’Connor, peace activist

The great (neck breaking) debate

The NS Interview: Norman Finkelstein

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Devil in the detail

There is devilish detail in the new euro pact

Scotland speech

Full transcript | Ed Miliband | Speech on Scotland | Glasgow | 30 January 2012
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