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Iran: Activists Fleeing Assault on Civil Society

The space in Iran for civil society has been shrinking since the crackdown following the disputed presidential election in 2009, with government forces brutally suppressing largely peaceful anti-government demonstrations, and hundreds of activists seeking refuge in neighbouring countries.

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The Global War on Terror Monument at Fort Riley, US

Victims of the ‘War on Terror’

Lindsey German examines the latest developments in the ‘war on terror’, from Afghanistan to Syria and the extradition of Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan

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Turkey: Nobody in Wants War With Syria

The Turkish people and their reflective media see their Syrian neighbours as brothers, and do not want to get involved in a war that would quickly become messy and bloody for all involved.

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Turkey: Prime Minister Signals Negotiations with Kurdish Rebels

After months of deadly violnce from Kurdish rebels in response to Turkish policies, the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has signaled that he will negotiate with rebels in the hope of peace and progress.

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Syrian women and their children flee the violence in the northwestern city of Sermin

Syria: Politics Trumps Humanitarianism

With this week’s headlines focused on the Syrian delegation walking out of the Non-Aligned Movement summit, and Preseident Assad claiming he needed more time to win the war, the humanitarian situation is being neglected in the country.

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