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Western Sahara territorial dispute
New African consulates cause trouble for Western Sahara
Several African countries have opened diplomatic missions to Morocco in Western Sahara, a disputed area occupied by Rabat. This has been exacerbating the conflict in an already volatile region seeking independence. By Martina Schwikowski und Hugo Flotat-Talon
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Democratisation in danger
Sudan's ongoing turf war
Violent clashes between parts of the Sudanese security forces and the ominous influence of external financiers of the paramilitary "Rapid Support Forces" (RSF) are endangering the country's democratisation process. By Samuel Ramani
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International Women’s Day
Spotlight on Syria's female White Helmets
The women working for Syria's White Helmets are among the most courageous in the world. It's time they received the credit that is due to them, writes Anna Fleischer
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War in Syria
The horror of Idlib
The recent escalation of violence in Idlib is also a result of the increasing tensions between Turkey and Russia. The victims are those in Idlib, caught up in a hopeless situation amid a huge spectrum of differing interests. By Bente Scheller
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Human rights in the Islamic world
Battle cry "blasphemy"
Many predominantly Muslim countries have penal laws against "blasphemy", "defamation of religion" and "apostasy". In practice they serve as highly effective weapons to settle personal animosities, family vendettas and land disputes. By Thomas Krapf
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Muzoon Almellehan awarded German peace prize
"If you have an education, no-one can take it away from you"
Education is the key to the future. Muzoon Almellehan has known this since she was 14 years old. But she lives in a Jordanian refugee camp. And since then she has been fighting for better education for children in crisis zones. By Bettina Baumann
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Interview with democracy activist Iyad el–Baghdadi
Jeff Bezos, blackmail and MbS
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is accused of being behind the hacking of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' smartphone. Diana Hodali talked to democracy activist Iyad el–Baghdadi, who cooperated with Jeff Bezos' security team, about the background to the attack
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Libyan Civil War
EU divisions over Libya leave a gap for others
Libya is in turmoil and no political solution is in sight. The EU's inability to take concerted action in the country, meanwhile, is being exploited by third parties, such as Turkey.
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Muslims in Myanmar
What hope The Hague for the Rohingya?
The first hearings at the International Court of Justice reflect the entrenched positions in the Rohingya crisis. Rodion Ebbighausen believes the trial may finally help to soften the fronts
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Women in Turkey
Ankara turns a blind eye to femicide
A young Turkish woman was recently brutally murdered on her way home – one of 430 women killed in 2019 alone. Women's rights organisations are calling for better protection, but the government is doing almost nothing. By Daniel Bellut and Burcu Karakas
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Syria's constitutional committee
Geneva is key to Assad's rehabilitation
Finding a lasting political solution to the Syrian conflict is the challenge facing the constitutional committee that has been meeting in Geneva since the end of October, under UN mediation. But achieving this goal is an illusion, since the Syrian regime has for years shown no willingness to surrender any of its power. By Kristin Helberg
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A year to the day
The infamous murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Key Saudi figures in the Jamal Khashoggi murder investigation have so far escaped trial for his death. But while UN efforts to deliver justice have stalled, difficult questions about the killing still won't go away. By Tom Allinson