Archive for January 21st, 2018

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21/01/2018

‘Happy 18th birthday! You’re out’

Human Wrongs Watch

18 January 2018 (openDemocracy)* –– Tougher internal controls under Macron are only giving police more powers, allowing them to conduct identity checks in emergency shelters. Brutality towards migrants is likely to become even more common.
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Children inside the former Liniere camp in Grande Synthe, northern France. Many who couldn’t cope with life inside reception shelters had ended up in this camp.

.On New Year’s Eve, when cities were cheering and watching fireworks, Jahid called me from his shelter in France. He had been there since spring 2017, and had been living with the hope that his life would be sorted out in the not-too-distant future.

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21/01/2018

Donald Trump’s First Year and the Illusion of Choice

Human Wrongs Watch 

By Neil Clark*

The striking thing about Trump’s first twelve months compared to the Obama administration is not how different his foreign policies have been, but how similar.
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**Photo: Donald Trump Laconia Rally, Laconia, NH by Michael Vadon July 16 2015  | Author: Michael Vadon | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

January 20 marks one year since Donald Trump officially became the 45th President of the United States.

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