From a pro-democratic perspective, civil society and new media organisations are surging in the aftermath of the Orban regime.
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Honored Argentine Judge Now Faces Trial for Crimes Against Humanity Case
Judge German Castelli, who in 2012 ruled against 18 perpetrators accused of torture, murder and enforced disappearances during Argentina's military dictatorship, now stands accused of political negligence.
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Dispatches From Brazil's World Cup: "No One Lives Here Anymore"
At a favela five minutes from Brazil's most famous stadium, every family has been removed by force.
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Whistleblower: Arizona Inmates are Dying from Inadequate Healthcare
An investigation found dozens of cases of neglect in Arizona's privatized prison health care system.
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Recent Crimes of the FBI: Is Agency America's Greatest Threat to Domestic Freedoms?
The agency is not only guilty of withholding information, but also of entrapment and the outright creation of so-called terrorists.
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Amid Outcry and Occupation, Albuquerque to Pay $6 Million for Wrongful Police Shooting
The ruling comes as the city’s police department faces scathing criticism over excessive use of deadly force, with 23 fatal police shootings since 2010.
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An Ex-Banker and Occupier Walk Into A Jail. Guess Which One's Serving Time?
Cecily McMillan is behind bars, unlike any of the architects of the financial crisis. In this exclusive conversation she explains why her sentence serves a purpose.
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New York City Agrees To Largest Occupy Wall Street Settlement Ever
New York City taxpayers are still paying for the NYPD's approach to policing lawful protest.
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Massive Public Opposition to Oakland Spy Hub Forces City to Change Plans
Unprecedented public outcry this spring prompted the Bay Area city to rework – and vastly diminish – its $11 million plans for a mass surveillance system.
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Vodafone Reveals Existence of Secret Wires that Allow State Surveillance
Wires allow agencies to listen to or record live conversations, in what privacy campaigners are calling a nightmare scenario.
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Revealed: Egyptian Society Outraged By New Social Media Surveillance Program
The new plan expands the security forces' reach and reveals a return to a police state in Egypt.
