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Rakhine conflict hurts Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

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BANGLADESH

A ceasefire agreed in November 2020 collapsed in August this year. The fighting has important ramifications not only for civilians currently living in the area but also for the…

Policing troubles will persist in France

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FRANCE

The killing of Nahel and the subsequent unrest has fuelled concerns over police brutality in France, but the union's assertive response highlights the difficulty facing the…

South-east Asia faces further decline in human rights

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…

Israeli-Palestinian clashes risk West Bank chaos

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PALESTINIANS

An April 5 Israeli security raid on the mosque led to rocket fire from Gaza, and less predictably, a barrage from southern Lebanon, stoking fears of a regional conflagration. It…

Mexico priest killings will feed amnesty debate

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MEXICO

The Catholic Church's role in tackling violence.

Erdogan may get little on Syria from Moscow trip

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TURKEY/SYRIA

The atmosphere is certain to be tense. With the Turkish army unable to enter Manbij, the two sides will find it difficult to reach agreement. Yet unless they do so, Turkish…

Terrorist trauma will prove turning point for France

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FRANCE

Paris is on the highest terrorist alert after men armed with assault rifles killed twelve people at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo -- eight journalists, a…

Jihadist expansion into West Africa will take time

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WEST AFRICA

While the overall number of incidents is fewer than a dozen since the rise of the region's jihadist insurgencies in the early 2010s, the trend lends credence to growing warnings…

Libya intervention will heighten Egypt security risks

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EGYPT

The government faces three security challenges: an intensifying jihadist insurgency in North Sinai; a persistent campaign of sabotage from Muslim Brotherhood-connected underground…

Lahore attack reveals Sharif's conflicting priorities

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PAKISTAN

The attack shattered the relative peace that the capital of Punjab -- Pakistan's largest, most populous and economically dominant province -- had enjoyed in recent months…