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Prevent or provoke? What is the government's anti-terror strategy really doing to Britain's Muslims?

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By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Prevent is a toxic brand that destroys trust without delivering tangible results.

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Shell blamed for Pakistani oil tanker disaster that killed 215

A subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell has made payment of $9,500 to the families of each person.

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A woman has been awarded $30,000 for being paid less than a man doing the same job

Christine Schwieger received lower pay because of her sex.

By Lydia Smith

Sorry Nadiya, but a token Muslim is better than no Muslims at all

Workforces need to represent this country's diversity. A token effort is the first step towards this.

By Iqbal Wahhab

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Five shocking bans women face around the world

There is only one country in the world where women are restricted from voting.

By Lydia Smith

Tensions flare on Lesbos after migrants set fire to tents protesting 'inexcusable' living conditions

3,000 people are living in the refugee camp in "overcrowded, unhygienic and unsafe" conditions, say activists.

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Arkansas is going to force rape survivors to tell their rapist before having an abortion

It will also ban a safe and medically-proven termination method.

By Lydia Smith

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Liu Xiaobo health update: Chinese Nobel laureate in critical condition

Political activist is suffering from late-stage liver cancer.

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Chechnya accused of secret extra-judicial executions of dozens of people

The independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published a list of the alleged victims' names.

By Lydia Smith

Pride 2017 in pictures: London celebrates 50 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality

Thousands took to the streets, making it one of the biggest Pride parades in history.

By Tareq Haddad

Thousands of refugees and migrants evicted from Paris sidewalks by French police

Around 400 people have been arriving in Paris every day in recent weeks.

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Bisexual people are more likely to have higher levels of anxiety than gay men or women

People who identify as lesbian, gay and bisexual tend to rate their quality of life as lower than the UK average.

By Lydia Smith

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Sainsbury's was a Fairtrade pioneer - its not-so 'Fairly Traded' tea is a disaster for poor farmers

By Matthew Spencer

The supermarket will drop the Fairtrade mark from its tea.

Three women who took a massive plastic vagina to a protest are on trial in Spain

By Lydia Smith

They have been accused of "religious hate crimes" after a women's rights...

Street in African-American neighbourhood honouring KKK member to be renamed

By Associated Press

Move follows protests in June of this year.

Canadian baby could become world's first to have gender registered as 'unknown'

By Paul Wright

Kori Doty said assigning a gender at birth is a violation of a child's human...

Muslims tweet hilarious photos of their 'dangerous' grandparents amid Trump's travel ban

By William Watkinson

After months of court battles and controversy Donald Trump's travel ban was...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte war on drugs

One year of Rodrigo Duterte: 12 months, 12 controversial moments from the Philippines strongman

By Lydia Smith

Duterte has admitted to personally killing criminals and launched tirades at...

Donald Trump Jr and the Kremlin connection: is Natalia Veselnitskaya really a Putin insider?

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Lawyer has devoted much of her career to trying to overturn US sanctions...

George Soros betrayal: Israel 'endorses antisemitic laughing Jew poster' in Hungary

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Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of giving his backing to a poster...

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Human Rights

Prevent or provoke? What is the government's anti-terror strategy really doing to Britain's Muslims?

Shell blamed for Pakistani oil tanker disaster that killed 215

A woman has been awarded $30,000 for being paid less than a man doing the same job

Sorry Nadiya, but a token Muslim is better than no Muslims at all

Five shocking bans women face around the world

Tensions flare on Lesbos after migrants set fire to tents protesting 'inexcusable' living conditions

Arkansas is going to force rape survivors to tell their rapist before having an abortion

Liu Xiaobo health update: Chinese Nobel laureate in critical condition

Chechnya accused of secret extra-judicial executions of dozens of people

Pride 2017 in pictures: London celebrates 50 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality

Thousands of refugees and migrants evicted from Paris sidewalks by French police

Bisexual people are more likely to have higher levels of anxiety than gay men or women

Sainsbury's was a Fairtrade pioneer - its not-so 'Fairly Traded' tea is a disaster for poor farmers

Three women who took a massive plastic vagina to a protest are on trial in Spain

Street in African-American neighbourhood honouring KKK member to be renamed

Canadian baby could become world's first to have gender registered as 'unknown'

Muslims tweet hilarious photos of their 'dangerous' grandparents amid Trump's travel ban

One year of Rodrigo Duterte: 12 months, 12 controversial moments from the Philippines strongman

Donald Trump Jr and the Kremlin connection: is Natalia Veselnitskaya really a Putin insider?

George Soros betrayal: Israel 'endorses antisemitic laughing Jew poster' in Hungary

Stop children crossing deadly migration routes by changing family reunion rules

Stop children crossing deadly migration routes by changing family reunion rules

How drones and autonomous vehicles will run the 21st century farm

How drones and autonomous vehicles will run the 21st century farm

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

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Stop children crossing deadly migration routes by changing family reunion rules

How drones and autonomous vehicles will run the 21st century farm

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

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