Issue 123:2017 10 05:Week in Brief International

05 October 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: A ban on wearing the full-face veil in public has come into force.  However, French businessman Rachid Nekkaz has offered to pay any fine (€150) imposed. FRANCE: A 29 year old illegal immigrant from Tunisia stabbed two girls to death at a railway station in Marseilles. … Continue reading Issue 123:2017 10 05:Week in Brief International

Issue 114: 2017 12 20: A Double-Edged Sword (Neil Tidmarsh)

20 July 2017 A Double-Edged Sword En garde with anti-corruption laws. By Neil Tidmarsh Last week, the central election commission of Russia barred the opposition activist Alexander Navalny from standing in next year’s presidential election because of his criminal record – he was convicted of fraud earlier this year.  He and fellow opponents of President… Continue reading Issue 114: 2017 12 20: A Double-Edged Sword (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 114:2017 07 20:Week in Brief International

20 July 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: President Trump was the guest of President Macron at the military parade on Bastille Day in Paris.  The parade had a US theme to commemorate the centenary of US intervention in World War I. President Macron acknowledged French responsibility for sending thousands of Jews to Nazi… Continue reading Issue 114:2017 07 20:Week in Brief International

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