03 November 2016 The International Criminal Court Or the International Caucasian Court? by Neil Tidmarsh “An International Caucasian Court for the persecution and humiliation of people of colour, especially Africans.” So Gambia’s Information Minister, Sheriff Bojang, described the International Criminal Court this week when announcing his country’s withdrawal from the ICC’s jurisdiction. Gambia is the… Continue reading Issue 78:2016 11 03:The International Criminal Court (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue77:2016 10 27:Week in Brief International
27 October 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: The authorities have cleared the ‘jungle’ – the unofficial migrant camp outside Calais. Migrants have been registered and moved to official centres around France. ITALY: Some Italian naval officers are under investigation for suspected culpable homicide over an incident in 2013 in which 268 migrants drowned… Continue reading Issue77:2016 10 27:Week in Brief International
Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Lessons of the Masters
07 January 2016 Lessons of the Masters Play up, play up and bend the rules. By Neil Tidmarsh Democracy can be a messy business. Election results are often unpredictable. Sometimes they’re unsatisfactory (the governments of Spain and Portugal are becalmed at the moment, as Turkey’s was between elections last year, because recent elections have produced… Continue reading Issue 35: 2016 01 07: Lessons of the Masters
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
24 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: Isis-affiliated groups continue to fight the Taliban for ground and influence along the border with Pakistan. The town of Sangin, in Helmand province, is under siege by the Taliban. British and US special forces are helping efforts to break through to the reportedly poorly-supplied Afghan army defending… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
