Coming from Switzerland, I speak from experience: We've been up against the issue for at least twenty years. The Swiss People's Party voices demands like leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. Of course you have to address such nonsense. This is boring, but also has a positive side effect: Constantly defending yourself keeps you mentally alert!
Worldwide there is hardly a head of state who enjoys the lofty approval ratings of acting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But this is hardly a reason to celebrate.
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The media are a favourite toy of the Moldovan parties. Many television channels and news portals are openly or covertly linked to parties and the independent press is looked down on. Therefore, it is not surprising that two-thirds of Moldovans are convinced that the press is politically controlled.
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In dealings with women in the cultural industry there was long a certain freedom granted to anyone who was rich or successful enough.
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Why nationalism, in all its forms, demands a response.
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“If you believe lawyers and jurists who work in international law, the world has become an increasingly fair place over the last few centuries. […] But international law also has an often overlooked flipside which is dark, violent and misanthropic and hails from its history.”
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In Medellin modern libraries have sprouted up where the Colombian drug cartel once prevailed.
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