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The worst refugee situation in the world

Every so often the tragic human situation of the Rohingyas pushes itself to the forefront of international consciousness. Lately it has been as a result of the Thai authorities forcing hundreds of desperate men out to sea in open boats and left to die. When 220 of these former Burmese refugees, known as Rohingyas, were…
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Sudan and the International Criminal Court

Along the stretch of highway leading to the international airport in Khartoum, there are illuminated signs of Sudan’s President Omar el-Bashir alternating with those of Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court who has indicted him. It is quite a jarring sight, and a jarring statement as the country waits to see if…
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Sarah Brown: a phenomonal woman?

I wonder what it was that made Michelle Obama, an impressive woman herself, say that Sarah Brown, the wife of the British Prime minister, was a phenomenal woman. What is it that has so far gone unnoticed by the British public. Is it simply a case of getting up in the morning knowing that Gordon…
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Journalism – a luxury pursuit

Who ever thought that journalism would morph into a hobby rather than a career? That seems to be what is happening with newspaper circulations in free fall and the finest brains in the industry trying to work out how to save that old print dinosaur because they also can’t figure out how to make money…
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