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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

Mastodon experts, we need your help! openDemocracy is now publishing on Ghost which brings a suite of lovely fediverse features with it. Buuuut it also brings a new handle, @openDemocracy@opendemocracy.net, what's the best way to handle a situation like this? Repost the posts from the Ghost page […]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2026

It’s hard to know who stands for what in elections. UK local election candidates have made various pledges and we’re tracking data from the London Jewish Forum, Council for the Preservation of Rural England, Vote Palestine, and Pledge to Oppose Austerity, with more to come – over at […]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2026

Our UK local elections tracker is getting more data daily. In some areas it is already a useful tool for an at-a-glance overview of candidate opinions. We have reached out to more campaigns for their pledge data and welcome anyone to submit info on candidates […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

The Climate Wars: How Superpowers Are Carving Up the Earth | With Arthur Snell: What do melting Arctic ice, a war for farmland in Ukraine, and the panic of Gulf petro-states have in common? Arthur Snell exposes the terrifying new geography of global conflict […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Sex, power and backlash in Africa: An extract from Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah’s new book Seeking Sexual Freedom www.opendemocracy.net/en/backlash-s…

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

What movements can learn from their own histories: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on memory, risk and organising beyond backlash www.opendemocracy.net/en/nana-darko…

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Big Tech platforms under fire in inquiry into Southport mass stabbing: Amazon and X’s policies on age verification and content moderation criticised in report on murder of three children and stabbing of others […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Brazil: How the CIA funded Catholic marches that paved the way for the 1964 coup: Thousands clutching rosaries and dollars from Washington formed the march that paved the way for the 1964 coup […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

The US is facing its Suez moment – the outcome could change the world order: If Donald Trump fails to end the Iran war soon, its effects could last for decades, with unpredictable consequences […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Leaving to survive, staying to resist: Persecution and exile in El Salvador: We speak to journalists and defenders of human and environmental rights about how their lives have come under threat […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Revealed: Morocco forcibly displaced Black migrants ahead of AFCON tournament: Keen to present itself as a key EU partner on migration, Morocco pushed migrants out of sight before tourists arrived […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Defeating authoritarians: Notes from the Hungarian playbook: What can progressives everywhere learn from Magyar’s historic victory over Orbán’s anti-democratic regime? […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to the global anti-gender movement: Europe’s great replacement prime minister lost on Sunday, and so did the global anti-gender movement […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/04/2026

Netanyahu is behind Iran war, not Trump – and that makes peace unlikely: Israel’s strikes on Lebanon are a reminder that Netanyahu will do whatever he can to avoid a peace deal with Iran […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/04/2026

Sex, power and backlash in Africa: An extract from Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah’s new book Seeking Sexual Freedom www.opendemocracy.net/en/backlash-s…

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/04/2026

What movements can learn from their own histories: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on memory, risk and organising beyond backlash www.opendemocracy.net/en/nana-darko…

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

Some good news: Labour is to scrap an ‘arbitrary’ time limit on investigating sexual misconduct by doctors. Read our full analysis here www.opendemocracy.net/en/doctors-se… […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

CandidAsk — openDemocracy’s new, reader-powered database designed to track what local candidates stand for. To make this tool really useful, we need your help. We can't track everything, so we are asking you: What specific, measurable issues do you want your local candidates to answer for? […]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2026

“These massacres serve as a reminder that it was Netanyahu, not Trump, who started the war on Iran and that he continues to pull the strings. For as long as that’s true, the prospects of a lasting peace deal are very low.”⁠ ⁠ Read the full op-ed here […] [Original post on newsie.social]

text: Netanyahu is behind Iran war, not Trump – and that makes peace unlikely
image: Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026

UK plans to tackle AI harms would bypass democratic process, experts warn: The government is seeking powers to allow ministers to rewrite significant portions of the Online Safety Act […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026

What counts as a win when victory is out of reach?: Harsh Mander on solidarity, peace, and why holding together can be the real victory www.opendemocracy.net/en/what-count…

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026

Labour to scrap time limit on investigating sexual misconduct by doctors: I first reported on abuse in the NHS in 2022. Labour has made the right call on the unfair ‘five-year rule’ […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026

Having helped get Labour elected, Anacta Strategies now helps its clients get what they want from Starmer's government.⁠ ⁠ Anacta describes itself as "the leading Labour-specialist advisory firm”. Among its clients is Pearson Engineering, an Israeli-owned […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026

‘Labour-specialist’ lobbying firm with close ties to No10 revs up business: Having helped get the party elected, Anacta Strategies now helps its clients get what they want from Starmer's Labour government […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

Fake authors, fake stories: Inside the Russian campaign to influence Argentina's election: Exclusive: Agents linked to the Kremlin ‘paid’ for fake news by fake authors to be published by Argentine press […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

Why feminists must not give up on the UN Commission on the Status of Women: As far right works to roll back women’s rights from inside the UN, our participation is more important than ever […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

Big Tech such as Google, Meta and OpenAI, often insist they are neither domiciled nor resident in African countries to argue that they are beyond the reach of local regulators. They position themselves as champions of digital transformation, while deploying extensive legal resources to sidestep […]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

Trump’s war rhetoric drifts as US escalates toward ground war: As Trump vows to send Iran “back to the stone ages”, US military build-up points to a deeper, expanding war […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

Getting serious with Zack Polanski’s Green Party: Star-studded think tank launches, defection rumours and ‘growing pains’ – a week inside the ascendant Green Party […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

How African creators are currently being exploited in the AI boom: To turn the tide and address AI threats, African copyright frameworks need to be revised […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

Behind the headlines and rhetoric, what do Labour’s immigration plans mean for those affected? Read the full feature here ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-imm… #uknews #ukpolitics #ukvisa #ukimmigration #ukmigration

text: How UK migration policy shatters lives, image of Shabana Mahmoo

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

Gurr-boss: Inside ex-Amazon exec’s appointment to UK competition watchdog: Yes, new CMA chair Doug Gurr has downplayed links to Big Tech. But that’s not why experts are worried […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

*“My ultimate vision... was to achieve by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his panopticon.” — UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.* www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/i…

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

For the US and Israel, the Iran war is exposing an uncomfortable new world order: With Tehran closer to achieving its war aims than Washington or Tel Aviv, the global economic balance of power is shifting […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

Landmark verdicts could unleash new legal playbook over social media harms: In two US states, twin verdicts find tech giants Meta and Google liable for harms to young users on their platforms […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2026

What the research says about the UK’s proposed immigration reforms: Labour’s vision will lead to permanent insecurity, deepen destitution, and exclude a generation from full civic rights […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

Survivors of sex trafficking offences similar to those committed by Jeffrey Epstein may be refused support under the UK’s modern slavery system due to immigration law changes introduced by the previous government, experts have warned […]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

I haven’t committed any crime. I have diligently done what the government said to be on the 10-year route. And now, because my son has a disability, the government is saying you can’t have the right to stay, because you claimed benefits, you must wait another 10 years […]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

Would Epstein victims have been denied help after changes to UK slavery system?: Policy change on modern slavery could block victims of Epstein-style trafficking from getting help, experts fear […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

Use of force against women in English prisons more than doubled from 2021/2022 to 2024/2025.⁠ ⁠ Women are being handcuffed, restrained or subjected to “pain-inducing techniques”. Force has even occured against pregnant women and during hospital examinations ⤵️⁠ […] [Original post on newsie.social]

Text: Use of force in women's prisons doubles
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openDemocracy @opendemocracy.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

‘My heart is in pieces’: How UK government’s migration policy shatters lives: Behind the headlines and rhetoric, what do Labour’s immigration plans mean for those affected? […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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