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New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:00 - 6 Comments
Comment">Michael Gove’s Dickensian plot against Muslim educationists Comment
Michael Gove's virulent campaign against Muslim educationists - recently evidenced by the Trojan Horse plot that wasn't - shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been paying attention to his record, argues Yvonne Ridley.
New in Ceasefire, Radar Reports - Tuesday, May 13, 2014 15:51 - 3 Comments
Radar Reports">New coins leave India’s blind population short-changed Radar Reports
In the first installment of our new 'Radar Reports' series, Anoop Kumar reports on how millions of visually impaired Indians are now struggling as a result of the government’s short sighted coin minting project.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, May 9, 2014 12:26 - 2 Comments
Comment">Leaping into the Halal meat debate? Mind the Islamophobic bandwagon Comment
Animal rights campaigners and consumers are justified in their outrage over the ambiguity of food packaging labels. But anyone leaping into the latest Halal meat controversy should mind the Islamophobic bandwagon, warns Yvonne Ridley.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 6, 2014 16:32 - 2 Comments
Idea">Geographies of Resistance: Neoliberal Violence and Crisis Idea
Following a recent student-organised conference at Oxford University, Amber Murrey reports on the event and situates its discussions within the global longue durée of capitalism's rise.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, May 5, 2014 17:53 - 12 Comments
Special Report">‘Who said this would be investigated?’ Bangladesh and the May 2013 Massacre Special Report
One year ago today, the Bangladeshi state launched a brutal crackdown against Hefazat e Islam civilian protesters. A special report, featuring a key eyewitness interview with a survivor, examines the aftermath of the event, notably the continuing silence and complicity of the international community.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, April 28, 2014 16:50 - 0 Comments
Interview">Black Community Struggle, Academia and the Legacies of Enslavement Interview
Racism in policing, education and employment continue to be some of the biggest issues facing black communities. Ceasefire's Adam Elliott-Cooper talks to Robbie Shilliam and Stafford Scott about how academia, and the legacies of enslavement can help us understand and contribute to black community struggle today.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 12:59 - 4 Comments
Ideas">Austerity in the UK: The Ideology of ‘Public Opinion’ Ideas
Richard Seymour, author of the recently released 'Against Austerity', examines the ideological and political mechanisms through which a politics of austerity can gain the consent not just of the elites but of the majority of the public.
New in Ceasefire, Reflections - Sunday, April 20, 2014 17:32 - 1 Comment
Reflections">‘Kwibuka’: Remembering the Genocide in Rwanda Reflections
As the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda is commemorated this month, Roger Bromley reflects on the ways in which moral disengagement - the readiness to slaughter with impunity – was produced by discourses of ideological justification.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 16:09 - 1 Comment
Arts & Culture">Review | Opin Yu Yi: Sierra Leone’s Human Rights Film Festival Arts & Culture
In February and March 2014, the third edition of Sierra Leone’s key human rights film festival, Opin Yu Yi (‘Open Your Eyes’) took place in Freetown, the country’s capital city. Catriona Towriss reviews.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays - Sunday, April 13, 2014 16:12 - 2 Comments
Photo Essay">This Hidden Hell: A Walk in Yarl’s Wood Photo Essay
Setting out for a walk in Yarl's Wood on a fine winter's day, Jake Stanning expected a pleasant English countryside experience. Instead, he found Yarl's Wood detention centre: a prison where vulnerable men, women and children are detained for years without trial. How is such a place possible? He asks.
