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Columns, New in Ceasefire, Reflections - Wednesday, May 5, 2021 15:46 - 0 Comments
Reflections">Body, Language, Resistance: the Unfinished Song of Bobby Sands Reflections
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands after 66 days on hunger strike in a British prison. Roger Bromley explores the ways in which Sands's writings, and those of his fellow prisoners, became a principal resource for the building of Irish identity and solidarity.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, April 29, 2021 13:19 - 0 Comments
Special Report">“I have to start life all over again”: A Ghanaian deportee’s journey Special Report
Jamel had lived in the UK for half his life when he unexpectedly found himself on a plane to Ghana. His story, Galatea Scotti writes, shows how the emotional and material repercussions of involuntary returns can be deep and traumatic, not only for individuals but entire communities.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Sunday, April 25, 2021 19:36 - 0 Comments
Comment">Boris Johnson’s anti-ICC stance is an endorsement of Israeli impunity against Palestinians Comment
This week Boris Johnson declared his opposition to an International Criminal Court investigation of Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territories. By standing in the way of justice and allowing Israel to act with impunity, Johnson is complicit in the suffering of the Palestinian people, writes Taj Ali.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Sunday, February 21, 2021 15:52 - 0 Comments
Comment">Dear Sadiq Khan, the last thing British schools need is more police Comment
This week, London mayor Sadiq Khan became the latest politician to endorse greater police presence in British schools. This is a deeply misguided position, writes Roxy Legane.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, February 18, 2021 21:06 - 0 Comments
Comment">Defending free speech on UK campuses means defending the right to organise Comment
The Government's latest effort to regulate free speech in UK universities is a threat not just to academic freedom but to political organising and dissent on campus, and must be challenged on those terms, writes Azfar Shafi.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, February 17, 2021 13:59 - 0 Comments
Analysis">The latest Prevent Review is a political charade, we must boycott it Analysis
The UK government’s latest review of its Prevent strategy is not only a political facade but a trojan horse to expand the programme. We must be united in our call for disengagement from it, and to demand nothing less than Prevent’s abolishment, argues Na’eem Ibn Farooq.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, January 28, 2021 14:11 - 0 Comments
Comment">A decade after the Arab Spring, Western hypocrisy over arms sales is more brazen than ever Comment
This week marks a decade since the 25 January revolution in Egypt. Much has changed since, but one exception is the US and UK governments’ habit of praising democracy and human rights while selling arms to the autocrats flouting them, writes Andrew Smith.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, January 26, 2021 13:19 - 0 Comments
Special Report">As countries around the world push for nuclear disarmament, the UK and its allies resist Special Report
More than 75 years after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a landmark agreement prohibiting nuclear weapons has come into force this week. However, the five original nuclear powers, including the UK, stand in opposition. Steve Shaw reports.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, January 21, 2021 16:00 - 0 Comments
Ideas">An End to Myth: For a New American Language Ideas
As the 2020 US elections have shown, national mythology remains at the heart of American identity and a bulwark of the status quo. For meaningful change, we need a new American language, writes Benjamin Parisi.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, January 10, 2021 15:06 - 0 Comments
Comment">Why you should leave WhatsApp, and how Comment
As WhatsApp prepares to share even more of our personal data across the Facebook network, now is a good time to take stock of our online privacy options.
