HOW FAR CAN CHINA AND RUSSIA’S ‘NO LIMITS’ PARTNERSHIP GO?

Tue 21 March 2023: After the Kremlin said Putin and Xi had held a “thorough” exchange of views during their first day of talks and discussed China’s peace plan for Ukraine, the two leaders are expected to continue further discussions on Tuesday. But the meeting between Putin and Xi, who have referred to each other […]

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PODCAST: SAUDI RAMADAN RULES NEED TO BE READ IN BROADER DE-ISLAMIZING CONTEXT – SAMI HAMDI

Wed 15 March 2023: Radio Islam International · Saudi Ramadan rules need to be read in broader De-Islamizing context – Sami Hamdi Source: Radio Islam International ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS: TWITTER (CLICK HERE)  https://twitter.com/IpIndependent  FACEBOOK (CLICK HERE) https://web.facebook.com/ipindependent Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!

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PODCAST: WHO’S KILLING MEXICO’S JOURNALISTS?

Fri 03 March 2023: More journalists were killed in 2022 in Mexico than in any other year. The murders of Lourdes Maldonado Lopez and Margarito Martínez last January were the latest in a string of killings that have largely gone unsolved. As rights groups continue to call for government action, we are revisiting our episode with Mexican […]

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PODCAST: REVISITING THE UK’S DUEL TO HOLD ‘PREVENT’ TO ACCOUNT

Sun 19 February 2023: What does Prevent prevent? The UK government says the programme is key to counterterrorism and protecting vulnerable people. However, human rights organisations and Muslim groups say it is surveillance and counterproductive. The government has not released an independent review of Prevent – but during the review process, it was boycotted by […]

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PODCAST: NEW DIGITAL IDS IN KASHMIR RAISE SURVEILLANCE CONCERNS

Thu 09 February 2023: As India undertakes a vast digitisation push across the country, the government is now planning to roll out new digital IDs in Indian-administered Kashmir. While authorities say the new database would improve access to social welfare benefits, many Muslim Kashmiris see it as an attempt to exert further control over their […]

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