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Afghanistan – where almost every woman has been a victim of abuse
Violence against women has deep roots and there is a long way to go to achieve genuine emancipation, writes KARIMA KESHTMAND, former secretary-general of the Women’s Democratic Organisation of Afghanistan
Rebuilding Labour’s working-class roots and organising power is essential if the party is to recover, says MERCEDES VILLALBA
ANDREW MURRAY looks back at a damaging career marked by dishonesty, incompetence and revolting complicity in war crimes
Britain’s historic vote to leave the EU was a rejection of the political Establishment and the strategic direction pursued by Britain’s ruling class since the second world war, writes ALEX GORDON
Over 1,000 hostile US sanctions remain in place on Venezuela, while Britain continues its colonial theft of gold, writes MATT WILLGRESS
MARY DAVIS says the centrality of the Jewish community and the Communist Party to anti-fascism in the 1930s is too often overlooked on the left
TODAY, November 25, we mark the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
This is important for women across the world, but this year, for the women of Afghanistan, it has special significance.
This is because through it we may draw the current situation of the country’s women to worldwide attention.
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